The New York herald., 1921-10-20
WOMAN BIDDERS
IN FORCE AT SALE
Make Up Large Part of Crowd
In Auction Room at Even
Estate Offering.

A large crowd. the majjorit.- OF whom
were women. attended the auction OF
164 lots belonging to the estates OF
Louise and Caroline G. Even. held yes
terday by Bryan 1. Kennedy. Inc, In
IA Vesey street. The sum of $95.900
was realized for the property.
The first lot offered was bought by
John Even. lawyer. and one of the
descendants of John Even. founder Of
the Even estate. Mr.. Even owns the
plot, 170x2o0, at the northeast corner Of
Spuyten Duyvil Parkway and West
231st street. The lot was No. 1. adjoin-
ing his property on Spuyten Duyvil
Parkway. and he paid $4,000 for 1t. He
bought the lot abutting same. No. 10.
for $1,000. The adjoining lot. No. 16. on
Fairfield avenue. he bought for $1,000,
and the two lots adjoining at the north
west corner Of Fairfield avenue and
23lst street. Nos. IL and IS, he bought
for $1,000 each. BY making these pur-
chases. he was able to square out his
property. Lots Nos. 2 and 3 on Spuyten
Duyvil Parkway were bought by Jacob
Block for $4,000 each. Lot No. z. at
the southeast corner of Spuyten Duyvil
Parkway and 237th street, was bought
by A. C. Cannon for s3,550. The three
lots adjoining this. Nos. 4, and 6.
were sold to separate buyers for $3.50
each.
r. b. Waterbury OF 513 West 135th
street. was the purchaser of lots Nos.
81 and 92. upon which were discovered
N rrf1o " IN apin
of the New York Historical Society the
fireplace and foundations of the farm
house of George Tippett, refugee from
New England In 1868. who was the
first settler in Spuyten Duyvil. He paid
only $275 for each OF the lots, one OF
tho many bargains obtained at the
sale. Frank Felicon of I'LL West 11Sth
street, bought lots Nos. S6, 81 and SS.
upon which was recently discovered
early colonial relics. He paid S325 each
for the lots. L. III. Tyndale of 415 West
11sth street paid $400 each FOR lots
Nos, SO. 81 and IS, which are also
covered with early colonial kitchen uten-
sils and farm implements.
During the sale Clarence 3. Tippett,
q direct descendant OF George Tippett,
telephorfed to Mr.. Kennedy that he had
just learned Of the New York Historical
Society's discovery on the Even prop
eTty, ana aSkeu IL nc COulu uOt Diu OIi
lots Nos. 91 and 90. Mr.. Tippett was
informed that they had been purchased
just ten minutes before by b. d. Water
bury.
Lots ON the east side of Fairfield ave-
nue., between 2Slst and 232d streets. ex-
elusive of the two corner lots, which
sold for $72o and $50 each. brought an
average of $i35. Four lots on 23lst
street, between Fairfield avenue and
Arlington avenue. brought an average
of $425. -Four lots on 232d street. be-
tween Fairfield avenue and Arlington
avenue. brought an average of 1890 each.
The sixteen lots on the west side OF
Arlington avenue. between 23lst and
232d streets. brought an average of s425
each.
The property known as the lowlands,
suitable for apartment houses. store
property. garages. theatres, &C., sold
for as low as sl20 each. The four lots
at the junction of Riverdale avenue and
Spuyten Duyvil road sold for $500 each
and the four lots adjoining to the north
for $40 each. Two lots at the junction
OF Riverdalc avenue. Spuyten Duyvil
road and sS2d street sold for s475 each.
The two lots adjoining to the north for
$500 each and the two lots next to these
for $325 each.