New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-04-30
SALE OF HOTEL BASSETT PROPERTY
AND DI1NLAY BLOCK LATESTREALTY
DEALS; MANY MAIN STREET CHANGES
Schupack Estate Takes Over
Old Hotel-Ericksor 6
Carlson Buy Other Pro-
perty.

Negotiations were completed today,
whereby ono of tho largest real es-
tate sales in New Britain will mater
ializc. DR.. John +. Martin sold
throught the Camp Real Estate Co.
the Eassett hotel property at the
corner of Main and Myrtle streets to
the Morris Schupack estate, Henry
Schupack, son of the late Morris
schupack acting as the purchaser on
behalf of the estate. The property
includes the hotel, the cafe, shoe
pa1lors on Main street and several
stores on Myrtle street. The hotel
contains 50 rooms. The property ad-
joins the Stanley building, which is
owned By the Schupack estate, so
that now the estate owns all the pro-
perty on Main street from the rail
road crossing to Myrtle street, the
largest real estate frontage of Main
street property of any holders in
New Britain.
The property involved is one Of
the historic sites in the city. It's
origin dates back to the SOS when
Curtic Whaples. father of President
Meigs Fl. Wha pies. of the Come cti-
cut Trust and Safe Deposit bank Of
Hartford erected the building. 1t
was of colonial construction and WAS
looked upon as the most handsome
residence in this city at that time. 1t
was here that President Wha pies and
his sister. Miss lisa belle Wha pies, who
now resides on South High street
We're born South of the Whaples
residence was the John Stanley
homestead.
The place derived the name Of
Rassett from the fact that the late
Charles Bassett took over the house
from the Whaples estate and used it
as residence for many years. Mr.
Bassett was a merchant and con-
Quoted a grocery store next to the
Strickland property on Main street
It was here that the late Darius
Miller made his first start in this city
and later he entered business across
from Central park where he amassed
his fortune.
Several years ago, the Railroad
Block company purchased the pro-
perty and managed it for years. IT
lated became the property of Or. John
r. Martin. DR.. Martin made a num-
Der of improvements about the place,
erecting an extensive addition. The
Main street stores are conducted bv
the Hotel Bassett company as a cafe
and the other is 4 shoe repairing
shop, On Myrtle street. there is a
boOtblack parlOr, q barber shop, a.
meat market conducted by 3.
Y. Jones. and the 0. x. Lunch room,
conducted by Maurice McGarry.
Dunlay Block Sold.
Another real estate deal of con-
sidcra Bile magnitude was cOnsumma ed
today when III. F.. Christensen ard
Fred Wrinkle sold the property known
as the Dunlay block on Main street
to Erickson and Carlson of the l.
Porter co. It is understood that the
price was about 100000.
The property has a frontage on
Main street of 25 feet and is 125 feet
in depth. 1t belonged to the Dunlay
estate. 1t is understood that the
new owners will nuke extensive all
terations and open Up their furniture
store in the block.
There is q great real estate boom
going on in the city at the present
time, many large deals having been
engineered within the past few
months. Some of the properties chat
have changed ownership are the
the McCabe block. the Lee block, the
Grove property. the Charles Beaton
block. the Levitt block and the
Schmidt block. Current rumor per-
sists that a number of other big deals
are in the worI