Show historic old new york house houe A commodious frame house near the tha point overlooking hell gate now york was originally the country home homa of archibald grade one of 0 tho the merchant princes of the city ills ships sailed to nearly every port to la the chiv world but be lost a largo large part ot of ills his fortune through napoleons navigation ignation decrees and was forced to part with wilh his house before his bis death la jim 1829 the house is now used as 03 a restaurant where villere ice fee creim cream and soda water may bo be procured in summer but in the large rooms may be seen the handsome paneling and carved mantelpieces mantel pieces that contributed to the tamo fame of the tha place a hundred years ago |