Jacob Ruppert Sr. House

Last updated

The Jacob Ruppert Sr. House was a large mansion located on 1115 Fifth Avenue (now 1119 Fifth Avenue) on the southeast corner of East 93rd Street and Fifth Avenue, in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. [1]

History

Jacob Ruppert Sr. Jacob Ruppert Sr. (1842-1915).png
Jacob Ruppert Sr.
Kneipstube in 1903 Kneipstube in the Jacob Ruppert Sr. House.png
Kneipstube in 1903

It was originally constructed for the brewer Jacob Ruppert Sr. (1842–1915), the father of Jacob Ruppert, in 1883. [2] His parents originally came from Bavaria. [3] The building was designed by William Schickel. [4]

The house featured a small German kneipstube , or taproom, which still exists. [2] [4] The structure itself was sold by the heirs and torn down in 1925.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Ruppert</span> American businessman, politician

Jacob Ruppert Jr. was an American brewer, businessman, National Guard colonel and politician who served for four terms representing New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1899 to 1907. He also owned the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1915 until his death in 1939.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carnegie Hill</span> Neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, US

Carnegie Hill is a neighborhood within the Upper East Side, in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Its boundaries are 86th Street on the south, Fifth Avenue on the west, with a northern boundary at 98th Street that continues just past Park Avenue and turns south to 96th Street and proceeds east up to, but not including, Third Avenue. The neighborhood is part of Manhattan Community District 8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bus depots of MTA Regional Bus Operations</span> New York City Suburban Bus Depots

MTA Regional Bus Operations operates local and express buses serving New York City in the United States out of 29 bus depots. These depots are located in all five boroughs of the city, with the exception of one located in nearby Yonkers in Westchester County. 21 of these depots serve MTA New York City Transit (NYCT)'s bus operations, while the remaining eight serve the MTA Bus Company These facilities perform regular maintenance, cleaning, and painting of buses, as well as collection of revenue from bus fareboxes. Several of these depots were once car barns for streetcars, while others were built much later and have only served buses. Employees of the depots are represented by local divisions of the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), particularly the TWU Local 100 and 101, or of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)'s Local's 726 for all depots in Staten Island, 1056 for Casey Stengel, Jamaica, and Queens Village Depots, and 1179 for JFK & Far Rockaway Depots.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">930 Fifth Avenue</span> Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

930 Fifth Avenue is a luxury apartment building on Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner of East 74th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. The eighteen-story structure and penthouse was designed by noted architect Emery Roth and built in 1940. According to architecture critic Paul Goldberger, 930 and 875 Fifth Avenue show Roth in transition from historicist to modern Art Deco style.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William A. Clark House</span> Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

The William A. Clark House, nicknamed "Clark's Folly", was a mansion located at 962 Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner of its intersection with East 77th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It was demolished in 1927 and replaced with a luxury apartment building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isaac Stern House</span> Demolished house in Manhattan, New York

The Isaac Stern House was a mansion at 858 Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mrs. William B. Astor House</span> Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

The Mrs. William B. Astor House was a mansion on Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was located at 840 and 841 Fifth Avenue, on the northeast corner of 65th Street, completed in 1896 and demolished around 1926.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward J. Berwind House</span> Building in Manhattan, New York

The Edward J. Berwind House is a mansion located on 2 East 64th Street and Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side in New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William C. Whitney House</span> Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

The William C. Whitney House was a mansion located on 871 Fifth Avenue and 68th Street in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.

The William Salomon House was a mansion located on 1020 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City.

The Henry Phipps House was a mansion located on 1063 Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side in Manhattan, New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charles M. Schwab House</span> Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

The Charles M. Schwab House was a 75-room mansion on Riverside Drive, between 73rd and 74th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was constructed for steel magnate Charles M. Schwab. The home was considered to be the classic example of a "white elephant", as it was built on the "wrong" side of Central Park away from the more fashionable Upper East Side.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Starr Miller House</span> Mansion in Manhattan, New York

The William Starr Miller House is a mansion at 1048 Fifth Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Prior to Miller’s development of the property, the site was home to David Mayer, a founder of the David Mayer Brewing Company and a friend of Oscar S. Straus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Speyer House</span> Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

The James Speyer House was a mansion located at 1058 Fifth Avenue, on the southeast corner of 87th Street, in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It was constructed for James Speyer, a New York City banker. It was a reticent classicizing block of three stories and a set-back attic story over a sunk basement lit by a light well. It had five bays on the avenue, where the upper two floors were linked by a colossal order of pilasters, and seven bays on the side street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willard D. Straight House</span>

The Willard D. Straight House was the New York City residence of Willard Dickerman Straight. The mansion is at 1130 Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner with East 94th Street. It is located in the Carnegie Hill neighborhood on the section of Fifth Avenue known as Museum Mile and is one of only three houses remaining on Fifth Avenue in single-family occupancy, 925 and 973 Fifth Avenue, near 74th and 79th Street, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C. Ledyard Blair House</span> Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

The C. Ledyard Blair House was a mansion on 2 East 70th Street, at the corner with Fifth Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was constructed for banker C. Ledyard Blair and designed by Carrère & Hastings. The house was constructed from 1914 to 1917 and contained almost 7,300 square feet (680 m2). It was sold and demolished in 1927 to make way for an apartment house.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elbridge T. Gerry Mansion</span> Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

The Elbridge T. Gerry Mansion was a lavish mansion built in 1895 and located at 2 East 61st Street, near the intersection of Fifth Avenue, in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City. It was built for Commodore Elbridge Thomas Gerry, a grandson of statesman Elbridge Gerry.

References

  1. "YOYF - Ruppert Mansion". Forevermarxist.tripod.com. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Two Highly Interesting Rooms". New-York Tribune Illustrated Supplement. December 6, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved July 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ruppert House Apartments". Rupperthouse.com. May 15, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "The House that Beer Built". John Freeman Gill. in: Avenue on the Beach. June 2015. pp. 72–75.

40°47′10″N73°57′25″W / 40.786034°N 73.957051°W / 40.786034; -73.957051