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[[File:Sanborn Manhattan V. 1 Plate 001 publ. 1905.jpg|thumb|upright|The Kemble Building in the Financial District on a map published in 1905]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Kemble Building''' was an |
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| ⚫ | The '''Kemble Building''' was an eight-story<ref name=block>''Blockfront Sold On Whitehall Street'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 6, 1949, pg. 40.</ref> edifice located at 15–25<ref name=once/> [[Whitehall Street]] between [[Bridge Street (Manhattan)|Bridge Street]] and [[Stone Street (Manhattan)|Stone Street]]. It stood opposite the [[Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House|Custom House]] in the [[Financial District, Manhattan|Financial District]] of [[Lower Manhattan]], [[New York City]].<ref>"In The Real Estate Field", ''The New York Times'', September 11, 1906, pg. 13.</ref> Owned by the [[Ogden Goelet]] Estate,<ref name=once/> the structure adjoined the seven-story [[New York Produce Exchange]] Building.<ref>"Real Estate Field", ''The New York Times'', March 5, 1919, pg. 5.</ref> At first employed as a cotton warehouse, it was used for office space beginning in 1882. Prior to the Kemble Building's erection, the site was occupied by the business of Hendrick Willemsen, a baker and bread inspector.<ref name=once>"Lower Manhattan Once Industrial", ''The New York Times'', March 10, 1935, pg. RE1.</ref> |
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==Leased to various tenants== |
==Leased to various tenants== |
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During January 1886, room 34 of the Kemble Building was occupied by the Pennock Underground Telegraph Company.<ref>"Financial", ''The New York Times'', January 21, 1886, pg. 7.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | One of the initial office tenants, |
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A college graduate, who was a grammar school instructor, advertised for pupils to tutor in the afternoons or evenings in September 1886. Interested parties hoping to be tutored in the classics, mathematics, and elementary studies were requested to reply to room 105 of the Kemble Building.<ref>"Instruction", ''The New York Times'', September 16, 1886, pg. 6.</ref> In June 1890 the structure hosted a meeting of wholesale liquor dealers. They met to consider possible action against arbitrary measures taken by the Whiskey Trust.<ref>"What Is Going On", ''The New York Times'', June 22, 1890, pg. 8.</ref> |
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The Mary H. Packer, a schooner rigged steam ship weighing ninety-seven tons, was owned by a Mr. White, whose office was in the Kemble Building in October 1892. The vessel sank alongside a railroad pier at the foot of Hamilton Avenue, [[Brooklyn, New York]], on October 23, 1892. It was built in [[Perth Amboy, New Jersey]] in 1886.<ref>"Sunk Alongside The Pier", ''The New York Times'', October 24, 1892, pg. 10.</ref> |
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In 1896, the [[New York Produce Exchange]], which maintained offices for grain brokers, was located in the Kemble Building.<ref>"Obituary Record", ''The New York Times'', February 25, 1896, pg. 2.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | One of the initial office tenants, who continued to lease space in 1935, offered the Goelet Estate $3,000,000 for the Kemble Building, but was refused.<ref name=once/> In June 1921, the Kemble Building's basement and a large store inside were leased to Unger Brothers, who opened a restaurant.<ref>"Upper Broadway Leases", ''The New York Times'', June 7, 1921, pg. 34.</ref> |
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==Purchased by corporation== |
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The Kemble Building was purchased for $550,000 by the 2-4 Stone Street Corporation in January 1949. Owners of the [[55 Wall Street|Merchants Exchange Building]], the group acquired a half interest held by [[George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe]], and a comparable interest owned by Robert Goelet and Robert W. Dowling, trustees of the [[Ogden Goelet]] Estate. The transaction was paid in cash through Boyd Wilson & Company, brokers.<ref name=block/> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Ogden Goelet]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 3 August 2023
The Kemble Building was an eight-story[1] edifice located at 15–25[2] Whitehall Street between Bridge Street and Stone Street. It stood opposite the Custom House in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City.[3] Owned by the Ogden Goelet Estate,[2] the structure adjoined the seven-story New York Produce Exchange Building.[4] At first employed as a cotton warehouse, it was used for office space beginning in 1882. Prior to the Kemble Building's erection, the site was occupied by the business of Hendrick Willemsen, a baker and bread inspector.[2]
Leased to various tenants
[edit]During January 1886, room 34 of the Kemble Building was occupied by the Pennock Underground Telegraph Company.[5]
A college graduate, who was a grammar school instructor, advertised for pupils to tutor in the afternoons or evenings in September 1886. Interested parties hoping to be tutored in the classics, mathematics, and elementary studies were requested to reply to room 105 of the Kemble Building.[6] In June 1890 the structure hosted a meeting of wholesale liquor dealers. They met to consider possible action against arbitrary measures taken by the Whiskey Trust.[7]
The Mary H. Packer, a schooner rigged steam ship weighing ninety-seven tons, was owned by a Mr. White, whose office was in the Kemble Building in October 1892. The vessel sank alongside a railroad pier at the foot of Hamilton Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, on October 23, 1892. It was built in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1886.[8]
In 1896, the New York Produce Exchange, which maintained offices for grain brokers, was located in the Kemble Building.[9]
One of the initial office tenants, who continued to lease space in 1935, offered the Goelet Estate $3,000,000 for the Kemble Building, but was refused.[2] In June 1921, the Kemble Building's basement and a large store inside were leased to Unger Brothers, who opened a restaurant.[10]
Purchased by corporation
[edit]The Kemble Building was purchased for $550,000 by the 2-4 Stone Street Corporation in January 1949. Owners of the Merchants Exchange Building, the group acquired a half interest held by George Innes-Ker, 9th Duke of Roxburghe, and a comparable interest owned by Robert Goelet and Robert W. Dowling, trustees of the Ogden Goelet Estate. The transaction was paid in cash through Boyd Wilson & Company, brokers.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Blockfront Sold On Whitehall Street, The New York Times, January 6, 1949, pg. 40.
- ^ a b c d "Lower Manhattan Once Industrial", The New York Times, March 10, 1935, pg. RE1.
- ^ "In The Real Estate Field", The New York Times, September 11, 1906, pg. 13.
- ^ "Real Estate Field", The New York Times, March 5, 1919, pg. 5.
- ^ "Financial", The New York Times, January 21, 1886, pg. 7.
- ^ "Instruction", The New York Times, September 16, 1886, pg. 6.
- ^ "What Is Going On", The New York Times, June 22, 1890, pg. 8.
- ^ "Sunk Alongside The Pier", The New York Times, October 24, 1892, pg. 10.
- ^ "Obituary Record", The New York Times, February 25, 1896, pg. 2.
- ^ "Upper Broadway Leases", The New York Times, June 7, 1921, pg. 34.