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A l)rief history of the Avenue with descriptive notes containing over two hundred photo- graphs of Residences, Churches, Hotels, Pubhc Buildings, Clubs, Monuments, 1910

irifd) aticnuf SDiiTctoiT ou need only say, ""—New York is understood, and this

is true whether you say it to the miner in Alaska, the alfalfa grower in the Great Southwest, or the farmer in . There are many cities having streets called Fifth Avenue. There is but one Fifth Avenue. Fifth Avenue with its millionaire's row; Fifth Avenue with its multi- million-dollar residences; Fifth Avenue with its magnificent clubs; Fifth Avenue

with its luxurious shops; the most luxurious in the new world, perhaps in all the world.

Fifth Avenue is rightly the City's most notable thoroughfare, for it is the City's

divisor. From it the side streets take their inception, starting from one side of

the Avenue all streets bear the name East, from the other side. West.

One of the most delightful and interesting diversions for strangers visiting the city

is a trip up Fifth Avenue from Washington Square on one of the Fifth Avenue

motor stages. It is also inexpensive, for it costs but ten cents, and that entitles one to a seat, no passengers being taken after the seats are filled. The stages are comfortably upholstered for those that prefer to ride inside, and the large windows permit of a fine view of the places of interest, but the winding stairway, where

the guard is always stationed to assist the passenger, invites one to the top, where the seats, arranged for two, face forward, giving an unequaled view of the avenue

and its trafiic. The sensation produced by one's first ride on the upper deck of

these stages is unique.

As a person rides atop of a Fifth Avenue 'Bus along this notable Avenue he sees in the lower section the substantial, well kept homes of quiet dignity; further uptown those of superb architecture and enormous cost; naturally the query is constantly arising in his mind. "Who lives in that house.^" To this question it is believed that this book will present the answer.

Obviously it is, if not impossible, at least inexpedient, to show the illustrations

of all the houses along this thoroughfare. The aim, however, has been to include many houses which are notable, either by reason of its beautiful architecture, or by the prominence of its occupant, and for t'le latter reason a few houses have been included which would have no part in a atiok devoted solely to beautiful houses.

It is confidently believed that a trip along the Avenue with this book as a guide will result in a knowledge of the residents and residences of Fifth Avenue, such as few people heretofore have possessed.

History of Fifth Avenue Page 52 Along Fifth Avenue Page 54 Directory of Fifth Avenue Page 58

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N. E. Cor. 8th St.—Hotel Brevoort Washington Arch 1 Wm. Butler Duncan N. E. cor. 10th St.—Grosvenor Hotel 27 James G. McLaughlin is J. A. Scriven N. W. cor. 9th St., \V. 24 Charles de Rham '^9 iMrs. P. F. Collier N. W. Cor. 10th St.— Church of the Ascension 28 Charles Calvin Day S. W. cor. 10th St.—32 Amos F. Eno 30 Ernest C. Bliss West Side Bet. Uth and 12th St.—Old First Presbyterian Church 40 William B. Boulton 42 William Brockie Farragut Statue, Madison Square Park S. W. cor. 26th St.—Cafe Martin S. W. cor. !i7th St.—Hotel Victoria S. W. cor. 25th St.—HoSman House N. E. Cor. 29th St.—Calumet Club Transfiguration Just t of 5th Ave., N. S. "29th St.— Church of the cor. 30th St.— Holland House 289 Joseph Walker N. W. cor. 29th St.—

10 N. E. cor. 32nd St.— 310 Mrs. M. H. Dehon N. W. cor. 36th St.— 392 Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt, N. W. cor. 34th St.—Knickerbocker Trust 33rd to 34th Sts.—Waldorf Astoria Hotel N. E. cor. 39th St.— S. E. cor. 36th St.—Tiffany & Co,

13 S. W. cor 35th St.— Gorh;im Building as Dr. Isaac L. Kipp S. W. cor. 43rd St.- -Hotel Renaissance N. W. cor. 37th St.—410 Brick Presbyterian Church Fifth Ave. Trust Co. S. W. cor. 44th St.— Sherry's N. E. cor. 44th St.—Delmonico's N. E. cor. 43rd St.—Temple Emanu-El S. E. cor. 44th St.—Night and Day Bank 587 James B. Haggin 585 Capt. Warren C. Beach A. D. T.—N. E. cor. 45th St. 551 Church of the Heavenly Rest S. E. cor. 40th St.— 459 Fred W. Vunderbilt N. E. cor. 47th St.—579 Helen Miller Gould

16 S. E. cor. 48th St.—591 Mrs. Harriet Goelet N. W. cor. 48th St.—Collegiate Church of St. Nicholas N. E. cor. 48th St.—593 Carlton House Co. 597 Mrs. Roswell P. Flower 603 James B. Clemens 601 Washington B. Thomas S. W. Cor. 49th St.—608 Mrs. Mary R. Goelet 617 Democratic Club N. W. cor. 49th St.—610 Mrs. John R. Kane

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21 680 Dr. Seward Webb S. W. cor. 54lh St.— 684 Hamilton McK. Twombly 685 S. E. cor. 54th St.—Chas. H. Harkness 683 Criterion Club 681 Hon. Levi P. Morton

«e N. W. cor. 54th St.— University Clul: N. W. cor. 53rd St.— St. Thomas' Church ( Episc.) 31 W. 54th St.—John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 4 W. 54th St.—John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

2S S. W. cor. 55th St.—Gotham Hotel S. E. cor. 55th St.—Hotel St. Regis N. W. cor. 56th St.— 7^20 Former residence of Edwin Gould 7-1-1 Mrs. J. D. Leary 7-25 Mrs. Marcus Daly 726 Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt's new residence S. E cor. 57th St.— Mrs. C. P. Huntington 728 Charles W. Morse S. W. cor. 57th St.—Former home of Harry Payne Whitney

26 West Side between 57th and 58th Sts.— Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt 745 William E. Iselin 743 S. R. Guggenheim N. E. cor. 57th St.—Mrs. Herman Oelrichs N. E. cor. 59th St.— Hotel S. E. cor. 59th St.—Hotel Savoy West Side of Plaza, bet. 58th and 59th Sts.— N. E. Cor. 60th St.-

29 S. E. Cor. 60th St.—Van Norden Trust Co. N. E. cor. 61st St.—800 Mrs. J. A. Bostwick 801-804 Albert C. Bostwick

SO S. E. cor. 6'2d St.—807 Don Giovanni del Prago 805 Mrs. Wm. L. Bull 804 W. E. Roosevelt 803 William E. Cory S. E. cor. 61st St.—Com. Elbridge T. Gerry N. E. cor. 62d St.—810 Mrs. G. Amsinck

31 8U Mrs. Georgina Rutter 813 Hugh J. Cbisulm Sl'j George G. McMurtry 811 Francis Loring 81G Roliert L. Gerry 815 Mrs. Frederick Baker S E. cor. BJ^th St.—Edward J. Berwind SW Henry M. Brooks 8^25 Clifford V. Brokaw N. E. cor. 64th St. — George Crocker 834 Frank Jay Gould

33 N. E. cor. 65th St. — 836 Isidor Wormser 835 John W. Herbert S. E. cor. 67th St.— 856 Mrs. Jennie L. Armour N. E. cor. 66th St.—Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer

S. E. cor. 66th St.— 845 Grant B. Schley 854 Mrs. Benjamin Thaw

Sfi 858 Thomas F. Ryan N. E. cor. 67th St.—857 George J. Gould Stranger's Gate—67th St. entrance 853 Mrs. George W Kidd 85-2 Oliver H. Payne S. E. cor. 68th St.—864 Mrs. M. H. Yerkea 874. Mrs. C. F. Stickiu-y N. R. cor. 68th St.- -871 Harry Payne Whitney Former residence of W. C. Whitney S. E. cor. 70th St. 876 Frances B. Harrison 875 Daniel Gray Reid 884 Former residence—Josiah M. Fiske 883 Mrs. John Sloane East Side between 70th and 71st Sts.—Lenox Library West Side between 70th and 71st Sts.—Hunt Memorial

30 N. E cor. Vlst St.— Mrs. N. E. Ravlies 914 Samuel Thome fin John W Sterling y!i3 U. GuggeiilicTnier N. h. cor. 73r(l St.— .<)22 Nicholas Palmer H'iti John W'ooilrutf Simpson 925 Herbert L. Terrell 9'ii Geo. Henry Warren

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42 N. E. cor. 77th St.—Ex-U. S. Senator William A. Clark, of Montana S. E. cor. 79th St.—Isaac D. Fletcher 973 Carh)s deHeredia 972 Payne Whitney N. E. cor. 79th St.—Isaac V. Brokaw 964 Mrs. George H. Butler

44 B. Leeds 986 Williiiin J. Curtis 985 Irving Brokaw 988 Hush A. Murray' 987 Mrs. Wm. 98-t Horace C. Brokaw 1014 J. F. A. Clark N. E. cor 80th St.—990 Frank W. Woolworth 1015 Vacant S. E. cor. 8^nd St.— 1009 James B. Duke 1008 Jamt-s V Brouillard 1007 Mrs. H. K. Timmerman 10()() KoriiKT Resilience Miss Madeline Gelshenen N. E. cor. 83d St.— 10^0 William Soloman

46 1025 Gen'l Lloyd S. Bryce 10^27 George Crawford Clarke 1026 Mrs. M. J. Kingsland 1034 Herbert D. Robbins 1033 Edward P. Hatch 1032 Comtesse Annie Leary

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48 1073 Former Residence of Robert BvranDula 107-2 William W. Fuller 1071 Robert C. Lewis 1083 Archer M. Huntington 1082 Charles S. Phillips 1081 McLane Van Ingen East Side between 90th and 91st Sts.—Andrew Carnegie

60 N. E. cor. 9-lnd St.— 1109 Felix M. Warburg N. E. cor. 89th St.— 1080 Percival Farquhar S. E. cor. 92nd St.— I. Townsend Burden S. E. cor. 93rd St.— 1116 Jacob Ruppert

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'^^^^^^HE lapse of a century occasions small change in Old World communities. ^ (T"^ I" America, however—particularly in this Metropolis, New York—the passing of one years witnesses so great as to be I J hundred developments almost unbelievable. Scattered through the City many old residents ^^^^^^^^"^^ may be found who remember hill and dale, marsh and lake where now can be seen nothing but solid stretches of asphalt and masonry.

And no section has witnessed so striking a development as that which we now call Fifth Avenue.

A century ago Fifth Avenue was not a home of fashion and wealth. The Avenue had no existence. It is true that the much derided map makers of 1807 had laid out such a thoroughfare, but the country traversed was a veritable wilderness, and prophecies were freely made that a thousand years would not witness the comple- tion of the City, as planned in the maps. As the plans only contemplated a City extending North to the Harlem River, it will be seen that the prophets of the day were far astra,N'.

Although Fifth Avenue had no existence there was the famous Middle Road which, to some extent, followed the course of the Avenue of to-day. This road forked from the Eastern Post Road at what is now 29th Street and Fourth Avenue, journeyed Northwesterly to what is now Fifth Avenue and 42(1 Street. Here it connected with Lowes Lane, by which travelers were lead again to the Eastern Post Road.

A walk along this highway as far as Ji2d Street would have well repaid the traveler a himdred years ago. From its junction with the Eastern Turnpike the Middle Road rose gradually to an impressive height, skirted Murray Hill and gave a fine view of the surrounding country.

Everythmg, of course, was farm land. The days of the old Dutch "Boueries" were past, and, in their places were a number of prosperous, well kejjt farm houses with abundant acres, nearly all being occupied by families well known in this City to-day—the Murrays, Sehieffelins, Crugers, and Kips, to meution only a few of the names found on the old farm maps. Of all these coimtry seats, perhajis the most famous was that of John Murray, which was bordered by a clear brook of no mean proportions, which after emptying into the translucent waters of Sunfish Pond flowed into Kip's Bay.

"Incleberg," Mr. Murray's country seat, stood not far from what is now Fifth Avenue and 31st Street, and it was here that Mrs. Murray entertained the British officers with the best of wines and her own charming presence long enough to per- mit Putnam's army to retreat Northward and to join Washington's troops at Harlem Heights.

The point at which tlie Britisli landed. Kip's Bay (i51st Street and East River), would have been v^silde a hundred years ago from the Middle Road, as would also Kip's Farm, extending along the River as far as 47th Street, with its hills, its abundant woodland, its marsh and meadow and its sparkling streams.

At what is now 42d Street, Middle Road ended and the last semblance of Fifth Avenue as we know it disappeared. Beyond this the country was more barren and rocky, and perhaps the most refreshing feature of the landscape was a rapid stream which runs from the living rock in the block now bounded by Fifth and Sixth Avenues and 4Gth and 47th Streets. It flowed East through the section now covered by the Windsor Arcade, skirted Murray Hill and emptied into Kip's Bay. And that stream, as Fifth Avenue builders can tell you, flows yet, even though submerged beneath tons of asphalt, brick and mortar.

The ensuing fifty years brought many changes to this Fifth Avenue district. We would find a few remnants of the old roads distinguishable here and there, perhaps, but the enterprising City Fathers, although somewhat in advance of their time, had cut the Avenue and side streets through, and the whole section was ripe for development. It must be admitted, however, that at the close of the first half of the last century. Fifth Avenue gave but little promise of its distinguished future. The Avenue was then at the hobble-de-hoy stage, midway between the charm of its youth and the magnificence of its maturity—an age, which in localities as in people, offers little that is pleasing or interesting. Opposite the site later occupied by the Reservoir, and where is now the New York Public Library was a rugged jjrec-ipicc of rocks, crowned with disreputable shanties. East of the Avenue, and in full view of it, were the tracks of the Harlem Railroad. On the present site of the Belmont Hotel stood a blacksmith shop. The Colored Orphan Asylum, which was soon to witness its own grim tragedy, was located between 43d and •14tli Streets, while the two blocks from 44th Street to 4Gth Street were covered by cattle yards. Processions of cattle driven up and down Fifth Avenue were familiar sights; and the diner at Delmonico's now eats his filet, not inappropriately, on the site of an old abattoir.

The scene North was not more promising than that South. From 51st Street to o'id Street, now occupied by the Vanderbilt houses, was a large nursery garden, while still further North lay a large stretch of rocky territory devoted to goat farms. Distinctly, this was the City's Sahara. "What shall we do with this useless country?" A few years later the problem was solved by transforming the bad lands into Central Park.

In all this confusion, the far-seeing predicted a bright future. About this time there was a sale of corporate property. Garrit Storm, a prosperous merchant, ])urchased the block bounded by Fifth and Sixth avenues, 42d and 43d Streets, for $45,000. Mr. Storm was evidently somewhat nervous about his bargain, for he offered to share it with his brother Stephen, who, however, refused to put his money into such rubbish. This block, now worth many millions of dollars, is still held by the Garrit Storm heirs. One of them is Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry; another was Dean Eugene A. Iloffnum, who left a fortune in real estate valued at $10,000,000. The foundation of his wealth was his share in the 42d Street block.

At the corner of 47th Street and extending to 51st Street on the North and almost to Sixth Avenue on the West, were the Elgin Botanic Gardens, covering twenty acres of land. In 1814 this tract was deeded by the State to Columbia College to compensate that institution for a New Hampshire township granted long before, hut lost when the claim of New York to that territory was relinquished. For many years befoi-e the transfer, the Elgin Gardens had borne a graceful part in the intellectual and social life of the City. They were laid out in 1801 by Dr. Hosack, Professor of Botany at Columbia, for the use of his students in their work, and such well known scientists as Le Conte, Michaux, Barton and others were frequently to be seen there. Science kindly shared with fashion the beauty of this early park, for when the favorite residence districts were St. Marks Place, Washington and Stuyvesant Squares and Gramercy Park, the gardens lay at a convenient distance for the afternoon drive. The gift of the Gardens bore the condition that the college should be removed to that site, and, though this was later annulled, it is a fact that when the college in 1857 removed to 49th Street and Madison Avenue, it was expected that so soon as buildings could be completed, the college would occupy the site of the Elgin Gardens. These immensely valuable acres which formed the major jjortion of the College's endowment, were not joy- ously received. They were at the time referred to by the College authorities as "A few miles out of the City, and though estimated by the Legislature to be worth $75,000, would not, upon sale, bring more than $6,000 or $7,000."

Another romance of fortunate purchase concerns the block on which the Windsor Arcade now stands. This land appears on old maps as part of the farm of Thomas Buchanan, a prominent merchant of New York, who married the daughter of Jacob Townsend of Oyster Bay. Tradition says that when Mr. Buchanan de- sired to live in New York, his young wife was unwilling to give up the comforts of the country to which she was accustomed, and especially desired a home which would permit the keeping of the family cow. To humor this wish Mr. Buchanan bought this farm, which has since become one of the costliest portions of the earth's crust. The two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan married the Goelet brothers.

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For m:iny of the facts contained in this brief history we thank the Windsor Trust Co. The latter half of the Nineteenth Century has witnessed a period of development which has made Fifth Avenue one of the most remarkable thoroughfares of the world, which has enabled it to compare to its advantage, with London's Bond Street and Regent Street, with the Rue de La Paix of Paris, with the Ring of Vienna, and with Unter den Linden of Berlin.

Possibly no street in any city of the world has been so expensively built as this Avenue between 14th and 59th Streets, which in the lifetime of a single generation has been an unimproved waste, a street of stately homes, and finally a centre of luxurious trade.

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't.vrting at the beginning of things he that would see Fifth Avenue finds himself in Washington Square, which, occupying the site of the old Potter's Field, removed from Madison Square in 1797, has now for many years served the purpose of separating the abodes of fashion and prosperity from the slums to the southward. It was in view of the social conditions existing in the district below Washington Square that the south side was chosen as the site of the Mission Church and School erected to the memory of the late Adoniram Judson, the first foreign missionary sent out from tlie . Its great yellow campanile, surmounted by a cross which is illuminated at night, dominates the Square, and its parochial work has, since its establishment in 1892, done much to redeem the character of the neighborhood.

The large building on the east side of the Square is the property of the New York Lniversity and houses on its upper floors its schools of law, pedagogy, commerce, accounts and finance. It replaces a beautiful old grey stone building in the Tudor style which was moved to the new site of the University in the Borough of .

fine The old houses on the north side of the Square—many of them still occupied by leading New York families—occupy land which was formerly the farm of Captain Richard Robert Randall, who in 1801 bequeathed it to the Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for superannuated seamen. The rentals from this farm propert\', which is many acres in extent, are more than $500,000 a year, and provide more income than can possibly be used by the "Harbor" in the maintenance of its beautiful home on Staten Island.

The north side of the Square and the small section at the beginning of the avenue have preserved their residential character and exclusiveness to a degree that has not been maintained by any other portion of the avenue south of Central Park.

Washington Arch, the commanding feature of the Square, and the City's most

notable monument, is the perpetuation in marble of the temporary arch iii plaster designed by for the celebration in 1889 of Washington's inaugura- tion. It is 77 feet high and has a span of 30 feet. Its cost, $128,000, was raised by popular subscription.

10th Street N. W. corner. The Church of the Ascension, Episcopal. The pulpit of which hafl l)cen occupied by some of the leading divines of this faith in this country.

12th Street. The First Presbyterian Church, founded in 1716, the oldest church of that denomination in New York.

From 13th Street to 23d Street, which only a few years ago was almost exclusively devoted to residences, churches and clubs, lofty business buildings, occupied largely for wholesale trade purposes, are now the rule.

The Fuller or "Flat Iron" Building at 23d Street (better known by the latter name from the form of its ground plan) has a world-wide fame because of its unique architectural characteristics, and it is also noted as having produced the windiest corner in New York.

The Fifth Avenue Building on the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 23d Street, has only recently replaced the old Fifth x\ venue Hotel, which from its open- ing in 1859 was celebrated as the stopping place of the most notable visitors to New York. Madison Square Park was laid out as a Potter's Field in 1794. The United States government erected an thereon in 1806.

Tlie east side of Madison Square is notable for its buildings. The entire block from ^Sd Street to '24th Street is occupied by the great office building and tower of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The tower is the highest structure in the world, being fifty stories and 700 feet above the pavement. The Madison Square Presbyterian Church (Dr. Parkhurst's) just north of the Metropolitan tower is a fine example of Byzantine architecture. The Appellate Division Court House at the north east corner of 25ih Street and Madison Square is one of New York's most notable buildings because of its archi- tecture, sculpture and mural decorations. It was completed in 1900 at a cost of $750,000.

The Club at the S. E. corner of iJ6th Street and Madison Square, the conservative Democratic organization of the City, occupies the former home of the University Club. It has a very distinguished membership.

Madison Square Garden, occupying the entire block at the northeast corner of Madison Square and ''26th Street, is the largest amusement building in America. Designed by Stanford White and completed in 1890, at a cost of $3,000,000, it is one of the most beautiful buildings in New York. Its tower, surmounted by a statue of Diana, is an adaptation of the Giralda in Seville, Spain.

Returning to Fifth Avenue the Cafe Martin, at the southwest corner of !26th Street, occupying the building which for many years was Delmonico's, is the French restaurant par excellence of New York.

The Brunswick Building, on the north side of Madison Square, stands on the site of the Hotel Brunswick, whicli for many years was New York's most fashionable hotel.

29th Street. The Calumet Club at the northeast corner of 29th Street is one of the fashionable clubs for young men.

The Church of the Transfiguration on '29th Street just east of Fifth Avenue, is better known as "The Little Church Around the Corner."

The Marble Collegiate Church at the northwest corner of 30th Street (Dutch Reformed) is the oldest Protestant church organization in America, dating from 1614.

The Holland House immediately north of the Marble Collegiate Church, is one of New York's most fashionable hotels.

The Knickerbocker Club at the northeast corner of 32d Street is one of the most fashionable and exclusive clubs in New Y^ork.

The Waldorf-Astoria on the west side of the Avenue from 33d to 34th Streets, is the largest and most luxurious hotel in the world. It was built and is owned by William Waldorf Astor and John Jacob Astor and is said to have cost about $1'2,000,000. It has accommodations for 1,.500 guests, and an equal number of servants is employed within its walls.

On the northwest corner of on the site of the residence of the late Alexander T. Stewart stands the white marble building of the Knickerbocker Trust Company.

At the northeast corner of 34th Street is the department store of B. Altman & Company, the first large enterprise of this nature to enter Fifth Avenue.

Ascending Murray Hill at the southwest corner of 36th Street stands the building of the Gorham Company, silversmiths, one of the handsomest business buildings in the city, and at the southeast corner of 37th Street the beautiful building of Tiffany & Co., world-famed for its jewelry and silverware. This building was designed by Stanford White.

37th Street. The Brick Church, one of the most fashionable Presbyterian churches, was formerly presided over by Dr. Henry Van Dyke.

At the northeast corner of 39th Street is the LTnion League Club, a very representa- tive Republican political club, which was organized in 1863 to aid the cause of the Union. On the west side of the Avenue from 40th to 42d Streets is the beautiful new building of the New York Public Library, of which Carrere & Hastings are the architects. It will when completed afford sliclf room for over l.oOO.OOO hooks. The library, which is a consolidalion of liie Astor. Lenox and Tildcu foundations, occu])ies the site of the old Croton Reservoir in IJryant Park. Library was founded in 1S4!) l)y John Jacob Astor; the Lenox Library in 187U by James Lenox; the Tilden Trust, incorporated in 1887, as a result of compromise in a law suit, received by bequest $-2,000,000. In August, 190L the Park Department contracted for a building to cost about $9,000,000. The corner stone was laid November 10, 1902.

On the northeast corner of 43d Street is Temple Emanu-El, a Jewish synagogue, which is regarded as one of the finest examples of Moorish architecture in America.

On the southeast corner of 44th Street stands the Night and Day Bank, and on

I lie northeast and southwest corners respectively are Delmouico's and Sherry's {{estaurants. Delmouico's is the oldest and most famous restaurant in .\merica .ind one of the best known in the world. Sherry's is a younger establishment,

\\ liich has obtained a world-wide fame in the last quarter century. Each of these establishments is the scene of many social functions, dinners, receptions and balls, and the resort of fashion the year round.

The Windsor Arcade at 46th to 47th Streets occupies the site of the Windsor Hotel, destroyed by fire in 1899 with a large loss of life. The Arcade buildings will shortly be torn down to make way for two or more large buildings.

47th Street. Back of the Windsor Arcade and occupying the entire lilock on Mad- ison Avenue from 46th to 47th Streets towers the Carlton House just nearing completion. It will be conducted by the same management as the Ritz and Carl- ton Hotels in London.

No. 617. The National Democratic Club, between 49th and 50th Streets. Founded in 1871. Has a membership of nearly 3000. The names of many of the prominent men of the City, State and Union are on its membership rolls.

St. Patrick's Cathedral, 50th to 51st Streets, is the largest and most beautiful church edifice in America. The architect was James Renwick. It was built of granite and white marble at a cost of nearly $3,000,000, and has a seating capacity of 2500.

The Union Club on the northwest corner of 51st Street is the oldest and most representative of New York's fashionable clubs. Opposite the Union Club are the brown stone residences known as the " Vanderbilt Twin" houses.

.\t 53d Street is St. Thomas' Church (Protestant Episcopal), which was burned in 1905 but has since been temporarily rebuilt.

No. 683. Criterion Club, an exclusive Jewish social organization.

The University Club on the northwest corner of 54th Street is another of New York's most notable and representative clubs and has a very large and distinguished membership, which is limited to graduates of colleges and universities. The sculptured seals of eighteen colleges are a feature of the exterior decoration.

Gotham Hotel S.W. corner 55th Street. Recent atldition to the City's prominent fashionable hotels.

St. Regis Hotel, S.E. corner 55th Street. Noted for its luxurious appointments.

55th Street. The Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church celebrated for many years as the pulpit of the late Dr. John Hall.

57th Street. At this point stages diverge from 5th Avenue for Riverside Drive which they traverse for nearly four miles passing enroute Carnegie Hall, the Acad- emy of Fine Arts, , the New Theatre, the residences of Charles M. Schwab and many others, the Soldiers and^Sailors Monument, Claremont and Grant's Tomb, affording an unsurpassed view of the Hudson River—a trip never to be forgotten. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, West Side from 57th to 58th Streets. Conceded to be the finest residence architecturally in this country—French Renaissance. Plaza Hotel. Another recent addition to the palatial hotels of . Its ideal location appeals to many of the fashionable people of the country.

Entrances to Central Park. This great park extends from o9lh Street to 110th Street about two and one-half miles long and from oth Avenue to Eighth Avenue, contains 845 acres, 18.5 in lakes and reservoirs—400 in forest. In trees and shrubs over half a million— ;?1 miles of walks—over 5 miles of bridle paths, and 9 miles of road. The Mall is ii t)road promenade a quarter of a mile long, "208 feet wide bordered in a double row of Elm trees and famous for its collection of statues. Just beyond the lake is the ramble 36 acres; passing into the Belvidere, a tower of stone, we see Rustic Cabins, gorges and waterfalls; then the city reservoir, and on the left the Museum of Natural History. Public Park Carriages can be had in seasonable weather at the entrance and Eighth Avenue for a trip around the park. Fare 25 cents.

Metropolitan Club, commonly known as the Millionaires' Club, one of the leading fashionable social organizations of the City.

(J4th Street. "The Arsenal," office of the Park Department, recently came into prominence as the result of an unsuccessful attempt made in 1909 to obtain this .site for the National Academy of Design.

G4th Street. Entrance to the Central Park Menagerie which contains collections of birds, animals and reptiles.

70th to 71st Streets. Lenox Library, presented to the City in 1870 by James Lenox together with his entire collection of rare books, manuscripts and paint- ings. Having now been merged in the New York Public Library the building has been sold to Mr. Henry Frick who will replace it with a residence.

Opposite the library is the Hunt Memorial to Richard Morris Hunt, Oct. 31, 1828, July 31, 1895. In recognition to his services to the cause of art in America, this memorial was erected in 1898 by the art societies of New York.

72d Street Entrance. Entrance for the Casino Restaurant, the Terrace, the Mall and the Lake.

74th Street. The Pickhardt House, now owned by Rev. Alfred Duane Pell was commenced in 1875 by William Pickhardt an eccentric dealer in chemicals who strove to outdo the Stewart palace at 34th Street, and finished in 1889 after many interruptions and changes in plans at a cost of over $1,000,000. It was never occupied by the original owner.

7Gth Street. Temple Beth-El. 7()th Street. Jewish Synagogue unicpie in its architecture. It cost $750,000.

Senator Clark's Residence, N.E. corner 77th Street. Magnificent residence in granite and bronze costing about fifteen millions and when entirely completed will be considered one of the show places of the world. Commenced Aug. 1897.

79th Street Entrance. Entrance for the Egyptian Obelisk.

82nd Street. The Metropolitan Museum of Art is the largest and richest Art Museum in America and probably attracts more visitors than any other public or private building in New York. No visit to New York is complete which does not include it. Admission free, except Mondays and Fridays, 25 cents. Monday and Friday evenings 8 to 10 p.m.

Henry Phipps, N.E. corner 87th Street. Beautiful marble residence with its spacious grounds makes one of the attractive sights of the city.

Andrew Carnegie, East Side between 90th and 91st Streets. Occupies nearly a square block. Beautifully laid out grounds surround a splendid residence—known all over the world as one of New Y'ork City's palatial homes. 90th Street Entrance. Entrance to the Reservoir. The American Museum of Natural History open week days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission free. 1010

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Street J. Name Street No. Name N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. Wash. Sq. Wash. Sq. & oth Ave. Miss S. R. Rhinehinder & 5th Ave. Eugene Delano 4 F. Spencer Witherbee 1 Wm. Butler Duncan 6 Lispenard Stewart Wash. Court la Paul Dana 3 Former residence of Comtesse Leary Mrs. C. F. Chickei-ing S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 8th St. 8 Pierre Mah 8th St. 7 The Russell N.W.Cor. N.E. Cor. 8th St. 10 Edison Co. 8th St. 11 Brevoort Hotel 12 Apartment House 17 Dr. Milton Mabbott 14 James Burt 19 Dr. E. L. Partridge 16 C. F. Abbott S.E. Cor. 22 The Berkeley Oth St. 21 Dr. Robert J. Kahn Former residence of Samuel 24 Charles de Rham L. Clemens (Mark Twain) N.E. Cor. 28 Charles Calvin Day Oth St. 23 Maj.-Gen. Daniel E. 30 Ernest C. Bliss Sickles 25 J. A. Scriven 27 James G. McLaughlin 29 Mrs. P. F. Collier 32 Amos F. Eno 31 J. Walter Wood S.E. Cor.

Church of the Ascen- sion. Episc. 40 William B. Boulton 42 William Brockie 44 C. F. Dean S.W. Cor. 11th St. 46 Mrs. B. K. Williams N.W. Cor. 11th St. & to S.W. Cor. 12th St. Old First P sbvt( Church

N.W. Cor. 12th St. 60 Former Home of Thos. F. Ryan 62 Mrs. Geo. L. Kingsland 68 Wm. W. Tompkins WEST SIDE EAST SIDE

Street No. No. Street No. Name N.E. Cor. loth St. lO'-Z Miss Elizabeth Aymar 162 Miss Martha H. An- 13th St. 63 Former residence of drews Charles Heckscher Adj. 65 Former residence of S.W. Cor. Catherine Lorillard ia^nd St. 168 Mrs. W. H. Maxwell Wolfe Bet. 15th & 16th Sts. 77 Mrs. Maria L. Camp- bell 23rd to 22nd to 24th Sts. 5th Avenue Building 23rd Sts. Flat Iron Building Site of old 5th Av. Hot'l 23rd to N.W. Cor. 26th Sts. Madison Square Park 24th St. Albemarle Hotel Madison S.W. Cor. Square Park Farragut Statue 25th St. Hoffman House 23rd to 25th St. & 24th St. E. Madison Sq. Worth Monument of Mad. Sq. Metropolitan Life Ins. S.W. Cor. Co. Bldg. 26th St. Cafe Martin N.E. Cor. 24th St. & S.W. Cor. Mad. Sq. Dr. Parkhurst's Church 2~th St. Hotel Victoria N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 29th St. Marble Collegiate 25th St. & Church, Reformed Mad. Sq. The Appellate Division Court House 26th to 27th St. N.E. Cor. Mad. Sq. Madison S(|. Garden 26th to 27th St. Brunswick Bldg., site of old Brunswick Hotel S.E. Cor. 28th St. 247 KnickerI)ocker Apart- ment Hou.se N.S. of 29th St. just east of 5th Ave. Church of the Trans- S.W. Cor. figuration, "Known .'30th St. 276 Holland House as the Little Church 310 Mrs. M. H. Dehon Around the Corner." 312 Mrs. Eliz. F. Sahler N.E. Cor. 33rd to 29th St. 269 Calumet Club 34th St. Waldorf-Astoria Hotel 271 Mrs. R. E. Livingston N.W. Cor. Bet. 30th & 34th St. 358 Knickerb'k'r Trust Co. 31st Sts. 289 Joseph Walker Bet. 31.st & 32nd Sts. 309 Johnston Livingston S.W. Cor. 311 Countess de Laugiers- 35th St. 386 Gorham Building Villars N.E. Cor. N.W. Cor. 32nd St. 319 Knickerbocker Club 36th St. 392 Mrs. Louis T. Hoyl S.E. Cor. N.W. Cor. 35th St. 361 B. Altman & Co. 37th St. 410 Brick Church, Presby. 377 Gordon Norrie 379 John A. Hadden, Jr. N.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 39th St. 442 Miss Mary A. Wendel 36th St. 401 Tiffanv & Co. 448 Dr. Isaac L. Kip 37th St. 417 W. S. (iurnee '^ ' 419 Henry Asher Robbins WEST SIDE EAST SIDE

Street No. Name Street No. Name 40th to Tlie New York Public N.E. Cor. 4'2nd St. Library, Astor, Len- 39th St. I'nion League Club ox and Tilden foun- S.E. Cor. dations, site of old 40th St. 459 Fred W. N'anderbilt Croton Reservoir, N.E. Cor. . 42nd St. Former residence of Levi P. Morton S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 4.'?rd St. 51 "2 Hotel RenaissiHice 43rd St. 511 Richard T. Wilson Fifth Avenue Triisl Co. N.E. Cor. 43rd St. Temple Emanu-El S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 44th St. 5-2-2 Sherry's 44th St. Night & Day Bank N.W. Cor. Building 44th St. Fifth Avenue Bank N.E. Cor. 44th St. Delmonico's S.E. Cor. 45th St. The Lorraine Adj. N.E. Cor. 45th St. 551 Church of the Heaven- ly Rest, Episc. 555 Mrs. James R. Jesup 559 George C. MacCracken 4 W. 46th St. Fifth Avenue Baptist 46th to Church 47th St. Windsor Arcade N.E. Cor. 47th St. 584 Arthur T. Sullivan 47th St. 579 Helen Miller Gould 585 Capt. Warren C. Beach 587 James B. Haggin S.E. Cor. 48th St. 591 Mrs. Harriet Goelet N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 48th St. Collegiate Church of St. 48th St. 593 Carlton House Co. Nicholas 597 Mrs. Sarah M. Flower 604 Mrs. Russell Sage 599 James J. Coogan 601 Washington B. Thomas 003 James B. Clemens 605 Thomas L. Watt 607 Mrs. C. H. Gordon S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 49th St. 608 Mrs. Mary R. Goelet 49th St. 609 Miss E. H. White

N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 49th St. 610 Mrs. John R. Kane 49th St. 611 Belgravia Apartments 612 Frederick Flower 615 Apartment House 616 Mrs. Daniel Butterfield 617 Democratic Club 620 Chas. F. Hoffman 622 August Heckscher N.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 50th St. 626 Benjamin Altman 50th St. 621 Buckingham Hotel 632 Former residence of 50th to Russell Sage 51st St. St. Patrick's Cathedral, S.W. Cor. R. C. 51st St 634 Mrs. Darius Ogden Mills N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 51st St. 640 Henry Clay Frick 51st St. Union Club 645 Wm. B. Osgood Field 647 Robert Goelet S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 52nd St. Wm. D. Sloane 52nd St. Morton F. Plant N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 52nd St. 660 Wm. K. Vanderbilt 52nd St. Vacant land WEST SIDE EAST SIDE Street No. Name Street No. Name

666 Wm. K. Vaiiderbilt, Jr 665 Mrs. Henry M. Schief- felin 667 Former residence of Simon B. Chapin 669 Former residence of Dr. Alfred K. Hills S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 53rd St. 670 William Brewster 53rd St. Former residence of Harvey E. Fisk N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 53rd St. 676 St. Thomas Church, 53rd St. 673 James T. Pyle Episc. 675 Samuel Untermeyer 680 Dr. Wm. Seward Webb 677 Cornelius Vanderbilt 681 Hon. Levi P. Morton S.W. Cor. 683 Criterion Club 54th St. 684. H. McK. Twomblv S.E. Cor. 4 \\. 54th St. John D. Rockefeller, Sr. 54th St. 685 Chas. H. Harkness 13 W. 54th St. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 54th St. University Club 54th St. 689 William Rockefeller 691 Mrs. Dodge 693 W. Kirkpatrick Brice 695 Mrs. E. D. Brewster S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 55th St. Gotham Hotel 55th St. Hotel St. Regis N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 55th St. 708 Fifth Ave. Presbyterian 55th St. 705 Former residence of E. Church H. Harriman 716 Andrew C. Zabriskie 707 Francis de R. Wissmann 709 711 Adrian Iselin 715 Mrs. J. Hood Wright S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 56th St. Apartment House 56th St. 719 Woodbury G. Langdon N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 56th St. 7!20 Former residence of 56th St. 721 Mrs. C. Kingsland Edwin Gould 725 Mrs. Marcus Daly 7)22 Mrs. J. D. Leary 724 Mrs. M. E. Bierstadt 726 Mrs. Louis T. Hoyt's new residence 728 Charles W. Morse S.W. Cor. S.E. Cor. 57th St. Former residence of 57th St. Mrs. C. P. Huntington Harry Payne Whitney N.W. Cor. N.E. Cor. 57th St. to Mrs. Cornelius Vander- 57th St. Mrs. Herman Oelrichs bilt 743 S. R. Guggenheim 745 William E. Iselin SM. Cor. \ S.E. Cor. 58th St. ' 58th St. Plaza Bank

N.W. Cor. Cor. )' N.E. 58th St. to 58th St. 703 The Bolkenliayn Plaza Hotel S.W. Cor. C S.E. Cor. 59th St. ) 59th St. 767 Hotel Savoy Park Plaza Ecjuestrian Statue of N.E. Cor. 5th Ave. & Gen'l W. T. Sherman. 59th St. 783 Hotel Nethcrland 59th St. Principal entrance to Central Park, which extends to 110th St. between 5th and 8th Avenues. EAST SIDE E.\ST SIDE

Street No. Name Street No. Name S.E. Cor. Opposite 60th St. 786 Van Nordcn Trust Co. 67th St. Entrance to Central N.E. Cor. Park, "Strangers' " 60th St. Metropolitan Club Gate S.E. Cor. S.E. Cor. 61st St. Com. Elbritlge T. Gerry 68th St. 864 Mrs. M. H. Yerkes N.E. Cor. N.E. Cor. Gist St. 800 Mrs. J. A. Bostwick 68th St. 871 Harry Payne Whitney 801-2 Albert C. Bostwick (Former residence of 803 William E. Corey William C. Whitney) 804 W. Emlen Roosevelt 874 Mrs. C. F. Stickney 805 Mrs. William L. Bull 875 Daniel Gray Reid S.E. Cor. 876 Frances Burton Har- 62nd St. 807 Don Giovanni del Prago N.E. Cor. S.E. Cor. 62nd St. 810 Mrs. G. Amsinck 69th St. 878 Mrs. Ogden Mills 811 Francis Loring N.E. Cor. 812 George G. McMiu-trv 69th St. Mrs. E. H. Harriman 813 Hugh J. Chisolm 881 Adolph Lewisohn 814 Mrs. Georgina Rutter 883 Mrs. John Sloane 815 Mrs. Frederick Baker S.E. Cor. 816 Robert L. Gerry 70th St. 884 Former residence of S.E. Cor. Josiah M. Fiske 63rd St. 817 Former residence of 70th to Mrs. Clarence A. 7Lst St. Lenox Library. Open Postley week days from 9 A.M.to6P.M. N.E. Cor. West side 63rd St. Former home of the Bet. 70th & Progress Club 71st Sts. Hunt's Memorial 824 Mrs. C. L. Kernochan Statue, architect of 825 Clifford V. Brokaw Lenox Library. 826 Henry M. Brooks N.E. Cor. S.E. Cor. 71st St. Mrs. N. E. Baylies 64th St. Edward J. Berwind S.E. Cor. Opposite 72nd St. 900 Mrs. Mary L Burden 64th St. Entrance to the Cen- Opposite Entrance to Central tral Park Menagerie. 72nd St. Park Casino, Restau- N.E. Cor. rant, Terrace, Mall 64th St. George Crocker and Lake, " Chil- 833 William Guggenheim " dren's Gate 834 Frank .Jay Gould N.E. Cor. 835 John W. Herbert 72nd St. Vacant land 836 Isidor Wormser 912 John W. Sterling S.E. Cor. 914 Samuel Thorne 65th St. 838 William Watts Sherman S.E. Cor. N.E. Cor. 73rd St. Vacant Land 65th St. 840 John Jacob Astor N.E. Cor. 844 J. P. Morton 73rd St. 922 Nicholas Palmer S.E. Cor. 923 R. Guggenheimer 66th St. 8+5 Grant B. Schley 924 (jco. Henry Warren N.E. Cor. 925 Herbert L.Terrell 66th St. Mrs. H. O. Havemever 926 John Woodruff Simpson 852 Oliver H. Payne S.E. Cor. 853 Mrs. George W. Kidd 74th St. 929 Rev. Alfred D. Pell 854 Mrs. Benj. Thaw (Old Pickhardt house) 855 Former residence of N.E. Cor. Simon Borg 74th St. 930 Simon B. Chajjin S.E. Cor. 931 Former house of James 67th St. 856 Mrs. Jennie L. Armour D. Layng N.E. Cor. 932 Mortimer L. Schiff 67th St. 857 George J. Gould 933 L. V. Harkness 858 Thomas F. Ryan 934 Mrs. Alfred M. Hoyt EAST SIDE E.\ST SIDE

No. [ Name Street No. Name 0pp. E. Edwin Gould's 82rd St. Metropolitan Museum residence of Art. Open on week days at 10 A.M., Sun- E. S. Harkness days at 1 P.M., Sat- urday from 10 A.M. to id P.M. Temple Beth-El N.E. Cor. 82nd St. Vacant land John J. Wysong 954 Samuel W. Bridgliam S.E. Cor. 955 J. Horace Harding 83rd St. Vacant land 1014 J. F. A. Clark Vacant land 1015 Vacant N.E. Cor. Ex. U. S. Senator Wm. 83rd St. Vacant land A. Clark of Montana 1020 William Solomon 963 Charles Fred Dieterich 1025 Gen. Lloyd S. Bryce 964 Mrs. George H. Butler 1026 Mrs. M. J. Kingsland 965 Jacob H. Schiff 1027 George Crawford Clark S.E. Cor. William V. Lawrence 84th St. 1028 Jonathan Thorne N.E. Cor. New residence of J. B. 84th St. 1030 Miss C. K. Hamer.sley Duke 1032 Comtesse Annie Leary 972 Payne Whitney 1033 Edward P. Hatch 973 Carlos De Heredia 1034 Herbert D. Bobbins S.E. Cor. Isaac D. Fletcher 85th St. 1038 Apartment House

N.E. Cor. Entrance to Central 85th St. •James B. Clews Park, ''Miner's 1041 Lloyd Warren " Gate 1043 Morton L. Adler Egyptian Obelisk 1044 Mrs. Sara B. Crowell 1045 Mrs. Richard S. Dana Isaac V. Brokaw 1046 Michael Dreicer 984 Howard C. Brokaw 1047 Henry S. Glover 985 Irving Brokaw S.E. Cor. 986 William J. Curtis 86th St. 1048 Apartment House 987 Mrs. Wm. B. Leeds N.E. Cor. 988 Hugh A. Murray 86th St. Vacant land 1053 George Leary 989 Nicholas F. Bradv 1054 Former residence of Gen. H. C. T. CoUis 1056 Charles Page Perin 80th St. 990 Frank W. Woolworth S.E. Cor. 991 Daniel Crawford Clark 87th St. Henry Phipps 992 Former residence of Phillip Livingston N.E. Cor. 993 Louis Stern 87th St. 1063 Henry Phipps S.E. Cor. 1068 Leo Stein 81st St. Vacant land S.E. Cor. 88th St. 1069 Mrs. James B. Rey- N.E. Cor. nolds 81st St. Vacant land N.E. Cor. 1006 Former residence of 88th St. Mrs. William Pollock Miss Madeline 1071 Robert C. Lewis Gelshenen 1072 William W. Fuller 81st St. 1007 Mrs. H. K Timmerman 1073 Former residence of 1008 Jas. P. Drouillard Robert Byron Dula S.E. Cor. S.E. Cor. 82nd St. 1009 James B. Duke 89th St. Benjamin Duke EAST SIDE EAST SIDE

Street No. Name Street No. Name N.E. Cor. 90th to 89th St. 1080 Percival Farquhar 91st St. 1093 Andrew Carnegie 1081 McLane Van Ingen S.E. Cor. 1082 Charles S. Phillips O^nd St. I. Townsend Hurden 1083 Archer M. Huntington N.E. Cor. 92nd St. 1109 Felix M. WMrl)iiig S.E. Cor. 93rd St. 1110 .Jacol) Riippert Opposite 90th St. Entrance to Central Park, "Engineers' Gate," Reservoir and Museum of Natural History

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