A history of the New York Swamp (1901) (14590834057)

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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oseph Hecht bought the premises about1894 and enlarged and greatly improved them.Sellman & Co. are the occupants. At No. 14 (there is no No. 12) Jacob Lorillardv.-as a special partner and he built the store in 1839for Isaac BuUard. Wlien the estate of BuUard &Co. was settled, Louis H. Bullard bought thisproperty. The store, No. 18, was built by Ogden E. Ed-wards, son of William Edwards, the celebratedtanner, and grandson of the great theologian ofWestern Massachusetts, Jonathan Edwards. Og-den E. Edwards failed and the building, which hadbeen mortgaged for $25,000, was sold to JonathanThorne, who enlarged and improved it. The firmswith which he was connected afterwards occupiedit as long as they continued in business. The stores No. 20 and No. 22, built by GideonLee about 1820 and enlarged later, were occupiedsuccessively by Gideon Lee & Co, Leupp & Burke,Chas. M. Leupp & Co. and W. Creighton Leeand his sons under the firm name of Lee & Co. HISTORY OF THE SWAMP
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SWAMP STREETS 2i These stores were thus used by firms connectedwith the Lee family from 1820 to 1893. At Nos. 26 and 28 James Meinel in 1837 built astore which he used for- his leather business. Lor-ing Andrews afterwards leased it. In this firm,when they located, Ariel Low, of Boston, came asa partner about 1840, but became discouraged inone year and returned to Boston. Anson Lap-ham and his firms afterwards occupied the store.Henry G. Lapham bought it and in 1876 erectedthe large 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 o