The interesting thing about this wonderful old house is that the realtor has it listed as being "c. 1921". Who thinks the agent's guestimate is off by a few decades? Granted he does state "City records do not go back past 1921", but come on. This house is waaaaaay older than the 1920's. It likely... Continue Reading →
For Sale: The Oldest Single-Family Home In Manhattan
The oldest surviving single-family home in Manhattan has just hit the market for $8.9 million! This early Federal-style house was built in 1795, for Nicholas William Stuyvesant - the great-great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant - one of the Dutchmen who founded the Big Apple. You may have heard that New York was once New Amsterdam. New... Continue Reading →