The New York herald., 1922-06-01
GREENWICH ESTATE
FOR COUNTRY CLUB
Gustav Schwab Place Bought
by Dingletown Club, a New
Organization.

The Gustav Schwab estate, one of
the finest in the hills OF Greenwich.
Conn. has been purchased by the newly
I organized Dingletown Country Club,
which has perpetuated in its name, one
OF the old residence neighborhoods of
that famous Connecticut town. The
club has also purchased seventy acres
OF land adjoining the Schwab place
from Nelson Macy. The Schwab prop
erty includes sixty-eight acres. The
residence is practically new. having
been completed only a year ago. 1t is
OF colonial architecture, and is laid out
in such manner that 1t will be trans
formed into golf club building at q
! nominal expense. There are other build
j ings on the premises which will be
available for caddy house, cottage for
golf professional, &c.
The Dingletown Country Club of
which Nelson Macy is the president. has
had the premises examined by the golf
architect, Devereux, who in his report
on the property says it is admirably
suited for the purpose.
! The club plans to proceed at once
| with the design and construction of one
OF the finest eighteen hole golf courses
| in America--one which will be a credit
to Greenwich as well as a source of
pride to its members. The plans of the
club also provide for expansion into
various fields of country sport so that
it will in its completed form, cover a
| field in this chosen locality, similar to
! the field of activities covered by the
Piping Rock Club OF Long Island.
The organization of the Dingletown
| Country Club will provide for $50 mem
bers. all of whom must purchase ten
shares of stock to be eligible for mem
bership. The charge for the first one
hundred members will be $1,000 each,
| for the second hundred members S1,250
each, for the third hundred members
| S1.500 each and for the last fifty mem
bers $4,000. A plan of financing has
been adopted which will place the club
en- substantial financial basis.
The Greenwich Office of George Howe
were the brokers in the transaction.
Other Suburban Deals.
| Howe G. Thompson sold for Charles
c. Seifert his residence on Roxbury
road, Edgemont Park. Scarsdale. to
Arthur G.. Wythe of this city.
Fish & Marvin sold for f. +. Marble
a building site on Clifford avenue at
Pelhamwood to a Mr.. Mason. The same
| brokers leased furnished for the sum.
mer the Robert House" on Green
ridge avenue. White Plains. to d. S
Kubie, and rented furnished for the
summer the residence of e. J. Johnson,
Reechmont Park. New Rochelle, to l..
Heilbrun of this city. ~
| II. Goldschmidt has sold to Shilowitz
Bros. & Robbins, three plots containing
! fifteen lots on the west side of Irving
place, Woodmere. l.. l.. for improve
| ment.
| Worthington Whitehouse, Inc, leased
for Princess Vlora her property al
Sands Point to A. Douglas Russell.
The property owned by John A. Stahl
at Old Westbury. l.. l.. has been sub
leased by Frederick G.. Peabody for the
summer to Mrs. II. l.. d. Lewis. War
rem Murdock was the broker. The same
broker also leased TO Sheridan f. Norton
the property of Frank C. Hicks al
Locust Valley, l.. I.
II. Gilbert has purchased from the
Sterling estate the Merritt Homestead
.on North street in the hills back OF
| Rye. The property consists of a re.
modelled farmhouse of two and a hall
acres of ground and includes q gar
dener's cottage, barn and garage
Kenneth Ives & Co. were the brokers.
Prince e. Ripley, through their White
Plains Office. sold for Leroy Smith his
residence on Lee avenue. in the Battle
Hill section of White Plains to Jear
Sieben of this city.