A history of the New York Swamp (1901) (14590835857)

Identifier: historynewyorksw00norc (find matches)
Title: A history of the New York Swamp
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Norcross, Frank W
Subjects: Leather industry and trade -- New York (State) New York Tanning New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York : Chiswick Press
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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arge structure now occupied as the main officesof the United States Leather Company. In the upper floors of the building at No. 30 theEclectic Fraternity flourished from 1834 to 1840.Matthew Carroll, once connected with Gideon Lee,built this store. His son, Nicholas, succeeded tohis fathers business. He was a politician, a friendof Henry Clay, and early left the leather trade. J.S. Rockwell & Co. commenced their businesscareer in New York on this spot. Valentine Everit built No. 32 in February, 1825.It was occupied by \. Everit & Co. and their suc-cessors for half a century. The Roosevelt estateowned the ground and leased it to Mr. Everit at arental of $3,000 for twenty years, the building torevert to the owner of the land at the expiration ofthe lease. It is now owned by the Roosevelt Hos-pital. Isaac Hyde, Jr., and T. S. Chapman com-menced business here. The stores Nos. 36 and 38 were originally occu-pied by Van Woert & Eraser and Van Nostrand & HISTORY OF THE SWAMP,
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SWAMP STREETS 29 Co. Wm. H. Hoople built one and rebuilt the other.Charles A. Schieren bought both ol them fromWm. G. Hoople in 1899. They are connected withi.y Cliff street and together make a present holdingby Mr, Schieren of 7,000 scjuare feet. The stores Nos. 46 and 48 were built by E. K.Pritchett, of Pritchett, Baugh & Co., were occupiedby Bulkley & Brooks and H. J. Brooks & Co.,Pritchett, Baugh & Co., of Philadelphia, ownedtliem until 1886, when they were sold to E. VonFeldc, who kept a restaurant on Cliff street. Thestore No. 50 was built by Wm. H. Hoople, wholeft it by will to his grand nephew, William How-ard Hoople. Below this, on the corner of Pearl street, is ahotel built early in this century. The waters ofthe East River are said to have readied nearly tothis point a hundred years or more ago. From theold ferry to Brooklyn the street received its name.Near here and in Peck Slip were two eminent hidefirms. The three brothers of the Hicks family weregreat me