New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
PRICES PAID AT
SPUYTEN DUYVIL
Many Persons Attend Sale
Held Under Big Tent
on Grounds.
$4,000 REALIZED
FOR HOME AND SITE
Lots Along Netherland Av., Be-
tween 227th and 23Oth Sts.,
Bring from 81 1915 Up.

Under a big tent on the premises
sale of three houses and l64 lots, being
part of the property known as Edgehh'
Terraces. at Spuyten Duyvil, this CITY,
was begun soon after o'clock yester-
day by George G. Baker, and was con-
t;nued until late last night. 1t marked
q unique occasion in the realty his
tory of the city. this being the hrs'
voluntary outdoor sale ever held in
the winter season, according to men
,,ho have been identified with locai
trading for many years. There were
faw reminders Of real winter present
the day. with it's clear skies ana ltS
Aood Of sunshine, being more IKE one
in early spring than in the CLOSING
weeks of the old year .Lo
THE tent was we'll filled when tne
fyst lot. which was 10, being the north-
oast corner of 227th st. and Arlington
a. was nut up for sale. 1t has
frontage of 35 feet on the avenue ana
ms feet in 227th ST. It brought s3,OOV,
The two adjoining northerly lots, ~
end * also were disposed OF Tor S0'VVo
each Other interior lots on me eas1,
erIy side of Arlington av. were soIo
from $4,000 TO $1,000 each one ouIeI
getting three lots-l6. II and io-lV %
s9 GOO each. and another buyer lo'S 10
and 90 for S2.050, this batch OF iiVe io'S
having a depth of l25 feet.
For the northwest corner OF Nethei
land av. and 227th 81. S2,lOO was rear
ized. the buyer getting the adJol1rInIt
westerly lot at the same hgure: ~
corner lot fronts 1l5 feet on Ne'n me-
land av. and 35 feet In 22tth ST. in
lot lust TO the west OF II mas slinll
dimensions. The prices for otner io'Ss;
corprising the westerly block lFoh' %
Netherland av., between Ez.'h 81, an an
230th St. ranged from $50 20 SI'ooV'
the lowest sum being paid ioI Ihe "
angular corner site az 23Uth ST. lha'
corner site fronts 32.09 feet on the ave rt
nue. and 1878 feet in 230th ST. lne
buyer OF that site got the three ioIs s1
Joining on the south, paying a4so - -,
375 for each Of those three ioIS.
house and three lots IN this olocA ir0"'
were withdrawn. e .,,.o
The irregular shaped plot OF wv
lots fronting on Edgehill av.' ana hho 'N. Il Il
as lots as and 40, was oought py onv
nerson for 50 800 a lot. On the easterly
ride of Netherland av. an artistic
house. on a plot with a frontage OF
ahout az feet and a rear line OF % ieet'
C-as sold for SlO.3O0. Two lots 10 tne
eonth OF the house brought 900 each:
Tho lot at the northeast corner OF
Goth 81. and Edgehi!l az. was SOLD TOT
sT5O and the adjoining lot TO the north
was disposed of az the same price.
Two lots lust north OF this site
changed hands at $500 each.
EdgehiU Terraces is one Of the most
northerly restricted residential sec
tons within New York City proper
Directly TO the south are large apart
ment houses, and even TO the norm OF
n. The Broadway subway IS three
blacks east of the property; 29Oth St,
a l50-foot wide asphalted street. leads
s;rectIv 10 the lots and dwellings.
The vast territory surrounding the
Spuyten Duyvil promontory, forming
part Of the property sold yesterday
was acquired $50 years ago By Isaac
Johnson. a worthy Dutch settler. his
home is still standing and inhabited
When he built his foundry at the
waterfront, where the Harlem joins the
Hudson. ne realized that the lands
above on the promontory would be tnt
;dcal Mace for the home Of himself, IN;
family and friends. Together they Sc
cured the entire section and placed re-
strictions upon it. These restrictions
have been faithfully maintained ever
since.
On Edgehill Terraces are situated I'M
clubhouse, tennis courts and athietl'
field of the Nipnichson Club, an ex
elusive organization. Within a re"
minutes walk one can overlook tn'
Hudson's sweep for miles north ant
south. Az the southerly end OF th'
lands is the new station OF the Ne"
York Censrals electrified road.
The proposed Fulton Memorial bridge
will be erected leading from lnwood tC
Spuyten Duyvil. but an improvement
hat is being earnestly pushed at pres
emf is the construction Of eoncourst
leading from 225th st. and the subway
station across a valley Directly %
Edgehill Terraces.
An the romantic beauty OF the sec
tion has been kept intact, and OLD
timers claim that no changes have
taken place in certain quarters from
the time when Washington Irving
roarned through the section for inspi'
ration 10 enbody in his many writings