PRESENT VALUE OF REAL ESTATE NEW YORK CITY (BY WARDS), COMPARED WITH THAT OF 1842. ALSO A LIST OF THE '*££\jj*>#"* Wealthy Citizens of New York City FORTY ODD YEAES AGO. ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, WITH AMOUNT ATTACHED TO EACH NAME. FOR THE USE OF Bankers, Brokers, Merchants and others. NEW YORK 1884. Copyright, 1884, by Peter F. Dalv. Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library Evening Host Job Printing Office, cor. Bkoaowav and Fulton Stkp.kt. PRESENT VALUE OF REAL ESTATE — IN — NEW YORK CITY (BY WARDS), COMPARED WITH THAT OF 1842. ALSO A LIST OF THE * Wealthy Citizens of New York City FOKTY ODD YEAES AGO. ARRANGED IX ALPHABETICAL ORDER, WITH AMOUNT ATTACHED TO EACH NAME. FOR THE USE OF Bankers Brokers, Merchants and others. NEW YORK : 1884. VALUATION— REAL ESTATE. 1842. Ward. Amount. 1st S32,144,785.00 2d 15,015,850.00 3d 12,137,G0O.0O 4th 8,733,450.00 5th . 9,456,100.00 6th 7,979,750.00 7th 11,209,686.00 8th 11,384,100.00 9th 8,891,950.00 10th 6,163,900.00 11th 3,996,800.00 12th 8,187,329.00 13th 4,283,800.00 14th 6,899,300.00 15th 14,361,200.00 16th 15,796,348.00 17th 9,708,700.00 18th 19th 20th 21st. 22d. 23d. 24th $186,350,648.00 1884. Amount. Increase. S06,673,810.00 834,529,025.00 30,555,128.00 15,530,278.00 36,052,319.00 23,914,719.00 12,429,526.00 3,696,076.00 43,855,318.00 34,399,218.00 22,676,588.00 14,696,838.00 16,383,192.00 5,173,506.00 38,193,478.00 26,809,378.00 28,986,804.00 20,094,914.00 17,174,414.00 11,010,514.00 16,570,148.00 12,573,348.00 115,322,795.00 107,135,400.00 10,052,115.00 5,708,315.00 24,065,318.00 17,100,018.00 55,297,238 00 40,930,038.00 36,232,418.00 20,430,070.00 33,783,142.00 24,074,442.00 75,665,963.00 75,005, 9G3.00 193,205,848.00 193,205,848.00 44,314,772.00 44,314,772.00 88,295,798.00 88,295,798.00 90,769,201.00 90,769,201.00 15,624,805.00 15,624,805.00 9,902,960.00 9,902,960.00 81,122,083,158.00 Total increase, $935,732,510.00 THE WEALTHY CITIZENS OF NEW YORK CITY, 40 ODD YEARS AGO. Names. Estimated Worth. Abrahams, Jacob S150.000 Adams, John 300,000 Adee, William 150,000 Allen, Stephen 150,000 Alley, Sard 200,000 Alstyne, John 100,000 Ames, Barrett 100,000 Antkon, John 150,000 Arcularius, Geo 200,000 Arnold, Aaron 150,000 Arthur, John 200,000 Aspinwall, Wm. H 100,000 Astor, John Jacob 10,000,000 Astor, Wm. B 1,500,000 Auchincloss, H 200,000 Austin, David 300,000 Aymar, Benj 300,000 Ay mar, John Q 100,000 Bache, Robert 200,000 Banyer, Mrs 100,000 Barclay, Geo 200,000 Bartlett, Caleb 150,000 Battelle, Joseph 200,000 Bolton, Curtis 100,000 Beach, Moses 1 150,000 Beekman, Henry 100,000 Beekman, John 100,000 Beekman, S. D 250,000 Bleecker, J. W 200,000 Bishop, Japhet 150,000 Bloodgood, Thos 200,000 Bogert, Hy. K 100,000 Bogert, James, Jr 300,000 Kames. Estimated Worth. Boorman, James $800,000 Bouchaud, Joseph 100,000 Bowne, Walter 400,000 Bradhurst, J. M 150,000 Bradhurst, Sam'l 100,000 Brandreth, Benj 150,000 Brevoort, H., Jr 300,000 Bronson, Arthur 100,000 Bronson, Silas 250,000 Brooks, James 100,000 Brooks, Thomas 100,000 Brooks, Sydney 100,000 Bogert, James 300,000 Brower, George W 100,000 Brown, James 300,000 Brown, Silas 100,000 Brown, Stewart 300,000 Bruce, George 100,000 Bruce, J. M 100,000 Bruen, Matthias 500,000 Buckley, Jno. L 100,000 Buckley, Thomas 200,000 Baloid, Robert 100,000 Bunker, Wm. J 100,000 Burke, Widow M. R 150,000 Campbell, John 100,000 Carman, Rich'd F 200,000 Carow, Isaac 200,000 Cheeseman, Dr 150,000 Chesebrough, R 200,000 Chesebrough, Mrs. A 500,000 Chesterman, James 200,000 Clapp, John 100,000 4 Names. Estimated Worth. Clark, Aaron $200,000 Clark, Edwin 100,000 Clark, Rich'dS 100,000 Clark, Mrs. Benj 100,000 Clason, Augustus W 100,000 Clinton, Mrs. H. (widow).. 100,000 Coddington, Jonathan I. . . 150,000 Coles, Benj. N 150,000 Coles, Wm. J 100,000 Colgate, Wm 200,000 Collins, E. K 100,000 Conch, Wm 200,000 Conklin, Jonas 100,000 Contoit, John H 250,000 Corlies, Benj 200,000 Cornell, Robt. C 150,000 Corse, 1 250,000 Coster, Jno. G 250,000 Cotheal, David 100,000 Cozzens, W. B 100,000 Crane, Jacob 200,000 Crosby, Wm. B 1,000,000 Cruger, Mrs. Douglass 400,000 Curtis, Lewis 100,000 Cushman, Don Alonzo 100,000 Cutting, F. B 100,000 Cutting, Mrs 200,000 Dash, John B 150,000 Dater, Philip 200,000 Davis, Chas. A 100,000 De Forest, Alfred 150,000 De Forest, Benj 350,000 De Forest, Wm. W 150,000 Dennison, Lyman 100,000 Delafleld, Dr 100,000 Delaplaine, Jno. F 100,000 Deluze, L. P 100,000 Demilt, Saml 100,000 Deming, F 250,000 Dennison, Chas 200,000 Depeyster, J. W 400,000 DeRham, H. C 150,000 Dickinson, C 300,000 Donaldson, James 250,000 Donaldson, Robt 250,000 Douglas, Geo 400,000 Douglas, Wm 400,000 Names. Estimated Worth. Drake, LI $200,000 Drake, John 200,000 Drake, Jacob 100,000 Drew, Daniel 200,000 Dubois, Cornelius 400,000 Dykers, John H 100,000 Edgar, H. L 100,000 Edgar, Wm 100,000 Eggleson, Thos 150,000 Emanuel, Mich'l 100,000 Embury, Peter 100,000 Faile, E. G 100,000 Fanshaw, D 150,000 Favre, Fred'k W 200,000 Ferris, Chas. G 200,000 •Field, H. W 200,000 Field (Heirs of Moses) 300,000 Fish, Preserved 200,000 Fitch, Asa, Jr 500,000 Foster, Andrew 300,000 Foulk, Joseph 300,000 Fowler, Theodore 200,000 Fox, Geo 150,000 Fox, Geo. T., Jr 100,000 Fox, Wm. W 200,000 Fiedler, Ernest 100,000 Furman, Gabriel 200,000 Furniss, W. P 250,000 Gallatin, Albert 100,000 Gardiner, Thos 500,000 Gardner, John 100,000 Gardiner, David 150,000 Garner, James G 200,000 Garner, Thomas 200,000 Gebhard, F 500,000 Gihon, John 100,000 Gilbert, Mrs. W. W. G . . . 150,000 Giraud, Jacob P 250,000 Giraud, Joseph 200,000 Goelet, Peter 200,000 Goellet, Mrs. Robt. B 100,000 Gomez, A. L 200,000 Goodhue, Jonathan 400,000 Goodwin (Goodwin, .... Fisher & Co) 100,000 Gould, Hoyt 200,000 Graham, Bernard 150,000 5 Names. Estimated Worth. Greeley, Augustus $100,000 Griffin, Francis 100,000 Griffin, George 250,000 Grinnell, H 200,000 Grinnell, M. H 150,000 Griswold, George 300,000 Griswold, N. L 400,000 Grosvenor, Jasper 200,000 Grosvenor, Setu 250,000 Hadden, David 200,000 Haggerty, John 500,000 Haight, David L 200,000 Haight, Rich'd K 100,000 Haines, R. S 100,000 Hale, J. L 100,000 Hall, J. Prescott 100,000 Hall, Valentine G 100,000 Halstead, Caleb 0 100,000 Halstead, Wm. II 150,000 Harmon, Philip 100,000 Harmony, Peter 500,000 Hart, Eli 100,000 Havemeyer, Wm. P 100,000 Heard, James 200,000 Heard, Nich's T 100,000 Hear-n, Geo. A 100,000 Hendricks, • 200,000 Hendricks, 200,000 Hendricks, - — 200,000 Hendricks, Uriah 300,000 Hendricks, Widow 300,000 Heyer, Corn's 100,000 Hicks, Hy. W 250,000 Hicks, John G 200,000 Hicks, John H 250,000 Dicks, Sam'l 250,000 Hoffman, L. M 250,000 Holbrook, Ephraim 200,000 Holmes, Eldad 150,000 Holmes, Silas 150,000 Hone, Philip 100,000 Howard, Wm. W 600,000 Howell, Mrs. Wm 100,000 Howland, G. G 350,000 Howland, Jno. H 300,000 Howland, S. S 250,000 Howland, Wm 500,000 Names. Estimated Worth. Hubbard, N. T $100,000 Hunt, Jonathan 1,000,000 150,000 100,000 Ireland, Andrew L 100,000 Ireland, Wm. H. 100,000 100,000 Irving, Mrs. Jno. T 300,000 Jackson, Hamilton 200,000 100,000 400,000 100,000 300,000 100,000 100,000 Johnston, John 800,000 250,000 300,000 300,000 Jones, John Q 150,000 Jones, Walter K 250,000 200,000 Kane, Oliver 200,000 Kearney, J. D., Jr 300,000 Kelly, Wm 150,000 Kelly, Eobt 150,000 150,000 Kermit, Kobt 100,000 Kernochan, Joseph 500,000 150,000 Ketchum, Morris 100,000 500,000 150,000 Kingsland, Dan'l C 200,000 Kingsland, Kich'd 200,000 150,000 Kneeland, Chas.... 100,000 150,000 Laffan, E 200,000 100,000 100,000 350,000 150,000 Lawrence, D. L 300,000 100,000 400,000 300,000 6 Names. Estimated Worth. L(X\vr6DcC| Josepli ctfln nun Liiwrence R. ]VI 9fio ooo Len.vilt Oiivid Lee, David 200 000 Lej^ett, Stiui 1 ! 300 000 TjpfT trpt f. T" li n« snn nnn Lporrptf AVm i ^o nnn TjPrffTptf Win P 1 i no nnn TiPnoY .Tom pa 9 ^nn nnn TjP Tinv .rnr-rtl"* T?. qoo nnn TiPnnii (^liii<3 i ^o nnn T iP \v\ a ATnvf/o n 70n nnn Til tt 1 p "Pid win' 1 9nn oon Little Jiicolj 4no nnn Livingston TMntnvm 100 000 Lnvd T'liifnt; Ti r^nn nnn TiOVi 1 1 n lvl .Tn pnli i oon nnn TjO ri Hmv.I .T:i pnl"> .Tr l r >() nnn Lovi 1 1 :i ri! "Ppfpv — . U\J\f f UUv Lovi 1 1 n Tfl T^pf.pv »Tv TiO VI 1 1 ;l I'd AVl ri aw i ooo oon Ln n 1 in t, Ali"ilinriao 900 000 Lovett Geo 300 000 Low, Albert 200 000 Low Diin' 1 400 01)0 Ludlow Tlm« W J. 'J' /, V IKJVJ Ludlow ( Estate) 300 000 McBride James SOO 000 McCall James 100 000 McCarthy Thos S 100 000 McCartv Petpr 200 000 TVTp.f ^nslc rv TJ olif. 150 000 lv"|OUU Make Perit 150 000 Macy Josiah 100 ooo Ma fr ee James 200 000 Maitland R 150 000 Manice De F 100 000 March Chas 100 000 Marsh Chas 150 000 Marshall, Beiij'u 250,000 Mason (Estate of), John. . 800,000 Marshall, Joseph 150,000 150,000 100,000 Messier, P. A., Jr 100,000 Milderberger, Christ'n. . . 300,000 150,000 Names. Estimated Worth. Mil ler, John B $200,000 Mills, James 100,000 Minturn, R. B 100,000 Monroe, Mrs. James 400,000 Moore, Clement C 250,000 Moorewood, Edmund 100,000 Morgan, John I 100,000 Morris, Goveneur 500,000 Morrison, John 300,000 Morse, Sidney E 100,000 Mortimer, Rich'd 200,000 Moss, John 200,000 Mott, Sam'l P 150,000 Mott, Valentine 150,000 Mott, Wm. F 150,000 Munn, Stephen B 200,000 Murray, Jno. R 150,000 Murray, Miss 150,000 Munson, M 100,000 Murray, Robt. 1 100,000 Nevins, R. H 200,000 Nevins, P. 1 100,000 Newbold, Geo 100,000 Nichols, Sam'l 100,000 Norris, Thos. P 200,000 Oakey, Dan'l 100,000 Ogden, J. D 100,000 Oliphant, D. W 100,000 Olmstead, Fr's 200,000 Oothout, John 150,000 Packard, Isaac 250,000 Parmlee, Dr 200,000 Post, Allison 300,000 Post, Waldron B 150,000 Prall, David M 100,000 Prime, Edward 150,000 Palmer, John 1 100,000 Parish, Dan'l 500,000 Parish, Henry 700,000 Paulding, Wm 500,000 Peaisali, Mrs. Thos 200,000 Peck, Elisha 200,000 Petit, P 250,000 Perry, J. A 150,000 Phelps. Anson G 200,000 Phelps, Thaddeus 100,000 Philipson, Fr's 200,000 7 Names. Estimated Worth. Phoenix, J. P $350,000 Piersall, Thos. W 100,000 Pirnie, John 150,000 Porter, D. C 100,000 Rankin (Estate of), Henry . 250,000 Knnkin, John 200,000 Kathbone, John 000,000 Rathbone, Jno., Jr 200,000 Eay, Eobt .. 300,000 Heed, Colin 500,000 Remsen, Henry 500,000 Remsen ( Three children ) 300,000 Remsen 1 of \ 300,000 Remsen ( H. Remsen. ) 300,000 Remsen, Hy 150,000 Remsen, Hy. B 100,000 Remsen, Wm 100,000 Repilye, G 500,000 Rhinelander, B 200,000 Rbinelander, W. C 200,000 Riggs, Elisha 150,000 Riker, Rich'd 250,000 Robbins, Jno. H 100,000 Robbins, N 100,000 Robins, John 300,000 Rogers, Geo. P 250,000 Romaine, Benj 100,000 Rogers, John 150,000 Roosevelt, C. V. S 500,000 Rosevelt, J. H 250,000 Roosevelt, Jas. 1 150,000 Ruggles, Saml, B 100,000 Russell, Chas. H 150,000 Sampson, Joseph 500,000 Sands, Joseph 100,000 Sands, Thos 100,000 Schieffelin, Effingham 100,000 Schieffelin, Hy. C 100,000 Schieffelin, R. H 150,000 Schermerhorn, A 500,000 Schermerhorn, Jno 1,000,000 Schermerhorn, P 1,500,000 Schuchardt, F'k 200,000 Sharp, Peter 100,000 Shelden, Hy 100,000 Shotwell, Joseph S 200,000 Smith, Jno. T 100,000 Namos. Estimated Worth*. Smith, Peter $150,000 Spofford.Paul 100,000 Stagg, Jno. P 100,000 Stagg, Benj 100,000 Stevens, Benj 400,000 Stevens, Horatio G 150,000 Stevens, John H 100,000 Stevens, Rob't L 350,000 Stevens, Jno. C 300,000 Steward, John 300,000 Stewart, A. T 200,000 Stewart, Rob't 2,000,000 Stewart, L 200,000 Stewart, Lispenard 100,000 Storm, Stephen 200,000 Storms, Garret 300,000 Stout, Aguilla G 200,000 Strong, Benj 150,000 Strong, Wm. G 150,000 Stuart, Rob't L 100,000 Sturges, Jonathan 150,000 Stuyvesant, Peter G 2,500,000 Suckley, Geo 300,000 Suffern, Thos 200,000 Suydam, Fer'd S 200,000 Suydam, James 150,000 Suydam (Estate of), John. . 1,000,000 Suydam, Lambert 200,000 Suydam, Rich'd 100,000 Swan, Benj. L 300,000 Swords, James 100,000 Talbot, C.N 100,000 Targee.John 100,000 Taylor, Edw'd N 200,000 Taylor, Jacob B 100,000 Taylor, Moses 150,000 Thompson, Abm. G 350,000 Thompson, Sam'l 300,000 Thompson, David 100,000 Thompson, James 300,000 Thompson, Jonathan 250,000 Thome, Herman 1,000,000 Tileston, Thos 100,000 Tillou, F. R 150,000 Tisdale, Sam'l T 100,000 Titus, Wm. M 100,000 Todd, Wm. W 100,000 8 Names. Estimated Worth. Tonnelle, John $200,000 Towning, 100,000 Townsend, Elihu 250,000 Treadwell, Adam 200,000 Trimble, Dan'l 100,000 Tucker, Gideon 400,000 Van Allen, Jas. 1 400,000 Van Buren, 150,000 Vanderbilt, Cornelius 200,000 Van Nest, Ab'm 300,000 Van Nostrand, Jno 100,000 Van Schaick, M 200,000 Varian, Isaac L 200,000 Varnum, Jos. B 150,000 Wagstaff, Alfred 200,000 Walker, Joseph 100,000 Walker, R. G 100,000 Wallace, Win 200,000 Ward, John 150,000 Weed, Nathaniel 200,000 Weed, Harvey 200,000 Wells, James N 100,000 Wendell, John D 500,000 Wetmore, W. C 500,000 ames. Estimated Worth. Weyman, Abner $200,000 White, Eli 200,000 White, Wm. A 100,000 White, CP 200,000 White, Robt 100,000 Whitlock, W 150,000 Whitney, Stephen 3,000,000 Whittemore, Timothy 100,000 Willink, I. A 500,000 Williams, R. S 150,000 Willis, John R 150,000 Wilmerding, Wm. E 150,000 Wisner, Gabriel 100,000 Withers, Reuben 100,000 Wolfe, Christopher 250,000 Wolfe, J. D 300,000 Wood, John 100,000 Wood, John (Baker) 100,000 Wooley, Benj. L 100,000 Wright, Jno. D 100,000 Wyckoff, Hy 100,000 Wyckoff, Widow 200,000 Yates, Hy 150,000 Young, Hy 300,000