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The mansion is located at 65 Jumel Terrace [8] in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City. [2] [9] The house is in Roger Morris Park, within the boundaries of the Jumel Terrace Historic District, but is landmarked separately from the historic district. [10]
The Rothschild family originated from Frankfurt. The family rose to prominence with Mayer Amschel Rothschild, who established his banking business in the 1760s. [1] Rothschild was able to establish an international banking family through his five sons, [2] who established businesses in Paris, Frankfurt, London, Vienna, and Naples.
Maurice de Rothschild is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of Malagasy lizard, Paracontias rothschildi. [4]Maurice de Rothschild's African expedition 1904-1905, zoological in nature, was conveyed in a three-volume archive and published in 1922, entitled "Voyage de M. le baron Maurice de Rothschild en Éthiopie et en Afrique orientale anglaise (1904-1905) : résultats ...
The consignors, members of the French branch of the Rothschild family who descended from James Mayer de Rothschild, specifically wanted to hold the sale in New York, according to Christie’s.
[1] [2] Queen Victoria had initially disliked the proposal by Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone to raise Lionel de Rothschild to the peerage. However, in 1855, Victoria raised Lionel's son, Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild , to the peerage; he became the first Jewish member of the House of Lords .
Voter registration records show that William A. De Rothschild, listed as 87, has resided at the burned house. Another database shows a 77-year-old man with a similar name owning the property.
A covered vehicle outside the fire-damaged home of William de Rothschild, a.k.a. William Alfred Kauffman, who was found dead Nov. 27. Neighbors say he had a major car collection.
According to the New York City Department of City Planning, the building's gross floor area is 4,218 square feet (392 m 2). [6] The Seabury Tredwell House has a similar layout to many 19th-century rowhouses in New York City. The basement contains the kitchen and family room, and the first story features the formal double parlors. There are ...