Treadwell Farm Historic District

In 1815, Adam Tredwell [sic], a fur merchant, and Stephen Thorne Jr. bought the Van Zandt farm, paying $13,000 for 24 acres.

After Tredwell's death in 1852, his daughter Elizabeth bought the Beekman tract,[5] and the combined property was divided into lots; these were sold for development beginning in 1854.

[2] The major development of the Treadwell Farm property took place from 1868–76, and was primarily in the form of Italianate row houses,[1] with echoes of the French Second Empire style.

[2] Noted architects who designed buildings in the district include Richard Morris Hunt, Samuel A. Warner, James W. Pirrson and George F.

[6][7] The area's residents have included Frank Sinatra, Mia Farrow, Walter Lippmann, Tallulah Bankhead, Kim Novak, Montgomery Clift, Eleanor Roosevelt,[8] and Paul Gallico.