Peter P. Goelet

Peter P. Goelet (August 18, 1764 – October 23, 1828), was an American merchant and real estate investor.

[6] He was descended from a family of Huguenots of La Rochelle in France who, due to the Edict of Nantes, escaped in 1621 to Amsterdam.

[13] In addition, he inherited considerable real estate and other property which he added to through his lifetime, including from his marriage.

[19][20] Buchanan, a member of the Committee of One Hundred, had a 13-acre farm surrounding 45th Street and Third Avenue where he grew turnips, corn and potatoes.

[8] His brother's grandson, George Goelet Kip, was also a prominent landowner in Manhattan and a business associate of his cousins Robert and Ogden.