[1] The skyscraper's peculiar name dates back to the early nineteenth century, when shopkeeper Jacob Whitman mounted a ship's figurehead above his store.

The figurehead was lost in a storm, and today a stone replica is found on the building's 3rd floor façade.

[3] The Granoffs had not been actively trying to sell the building—their attorney advisor said they accepted the deal because the sum offered was well over the worth of the building.

Attorney Timothy Conlon has gained nationwide representation for his work as a divorce lawyer and in litigation involving clergy sexual abuse.

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