Jacob_Ruppert_Sr._House

Jacob Ruppert Sr. House

Jacob Ruppert Sr. House

Demolished mansion in Manhattan, New York

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.
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.

References

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

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