New-York tribune., 1915-09-22
TO IMPROVE
HISTORIC SITE
Six Story Apartment
House To Be Built at
10th st. and I'd Ave.
SITE ONCE PART OF
STUYVESANT FARM
Many Manhattan and Bronx
Properties Sold Under
the Hammer.

A six-story apartment house, with all
modern convenierces, is TO be erected
on the premises 1913 70 204 East loth
st. and 1856 to l6O Second ave. by the
Stuyvesant Realty Company which was
recently formed. II took title 10 the
property yesterday from the Pough-
keepsie Savings Bank.
The land to be improved was once
part of the 62-acre 'Bouwerie farm OF
Governor Peter S.uyvesant, last OF the
Dutch Governors OF New Amsterdam
Some historians of old New York say
the house which Stuyvesant occupied
was at about Ninth st. and Third ave,
and that what is now Stuyvesant ST.
was a lane extending through rear
garden OF the premises; others, how
ever, say the residence of the famous
Governor was at the westerly end OF
the block bounded BY First and Second
aves.. Tenth and Eleventh sts., or there
fore adjoined the site on which the
proposed apartment house will stand.
Directly opposite the new apartment
house site is St. Marks Church, the
second oldest church edfice IN Man
haitian. having been erected IN 1873 on
the grounds of an early chapel built
by Peter Stuyvesant. The steeple OF
the church was added in 1929 and the
present porch in 1858. Under the
southeast end of the church Is the
tomb of the Governor. Stuyvesant Is
credited by historians with being the
first person to evince an interest IN the
appearance Of New Amsterdam. tie
died In August, 1872. 1t was ne VINO
issued the order that male residents OF
age must build one year after thelr
arrival in this country "a decent, habit
able tenement house" A census made
in l656 showed that there were lZo
houses and one thousand souls in Ne"
Amsterdam.
The Poughkeepsie Savings Bank Las
loaned to the Stuyvesant Company
S17O. 900 at 6 per cent to carry out the
improvement as planned. Inc loan VIII
be due on June /. 1921.
Many properties were sold at auction
Yesterday in the Vesey Street sales
rooms. A voluntary sale of the real
estate of Elizabeth NJ. Barry was the
leading feature. That sale was held oy
Joseph p. Day. ..,,o..
The auction results were as ioiio"s'
By Joseph P. Day.
West goth st., 224-232, 3, 4, 6 and 7
story buildings; to Oscar Mayer,
marty in interest, for Sl15,OOO.
Fox St. 1045, two story dwellingi 10
f. ]. Murphy, for $4,000.
East 167th at, 545, four story nat'
to John Byrne, for S19,lOO
Fulton av., 1859. two four story mats;
to John Byrne, for sl3,5OO. .
East 18TH ST., e. s., go feet north OF
Fulton av., 55x60. vacant; to Ernst
Wagner, for $3.50.
Fast i61st st.. 612, five story fat; TO
J. Oscar Delamater, for $1,000.
linton av.. 986-l004, ten two story
dwellings,; withdrawn.
Avenue f. 557-559. n. e. cor. OF East
35th ST., Bayonne, n. j., 31xlOo' Two
story dwelling; to Mrs. c. F. Ahern' 1or
Unuuowa I'd, Fairfield, Conn, six
acres with n frontage Of $50 feet on
Trnouowa rd.. with two story mansion;
withdrawn. and then sold at private
sale.
West 5Oth St, 514, FIVE story tene-
ment and stores; to the plaintif, Tor
900.
West 5Oth ST.. 512, five story tene-
ment and stores; to the plaintin' 1or
$1,000. ~
East lO6th ST., 8, five story tenement;
to the plaintiff, for $4,000.
East l06th ST., 3, north side, l4O feet
east of Fifth av., 4OxlOO.ll feet, hYe