History and legend of Howard avenue and the Serpentine road, Grymes Hill, Staten Island . sideration $850,being at the rate of $100 per acre. December 3, 1838, George Howard sold toJohn Anthon, consideration $22,000. Thisincluded the dwelling erected by Howard,but as that is spoken of as a small framebuilding, the transaction would appear tohave been a profitable one for him, June 15, 1855, John Anthon sold to ErnestCazet, consideration, $27,500. October 25, i860, Ernest Cazet sold toGeorge Law, consideration, $40,000. Inview of the fact that Cazet erected the housenow standing and the stone w
History and legend of Howard avenue and the Serpentine road, Grymes Hill, Staten Island . sideration $850,being at the rate of $100 per acre. December 3, 1838, George Howard sold toJohn Anthon, consideration $22,000. Thisincluded the dwelling erected by Howard,but as that is spoken of as a small framebuilding, the transaction would appear tohave been a profitable one for him, June 15, 1855, John Anthon sold to ErnestCazet, consideration, $27,500. October 25, i860, Ernest Cazet sold toGeorge Law, consideration, $40,000. Inview of the fact that Cazet erected the housenow standing and the stone wall which inpart still surrounds the place, the price re-ceived must have represented a considerableloss. June 4, 1869, George Law sold to John , consideration, $75,000. Law erectedthe brick stable at a cost of $20,000, and putin an expensive system of sewers and drains,two ponds and other improvements. Heclaimed to have expended for and on theplace $100,000. The northern third of this property hasrecently been built upon by Otto P. Heyn,the house having been turned over by the. HOWARD AVENUE NORTH FROM THE CISCO GATE. ON THE RIGHT THEHOME OP C. AI-LAN BLYTHE. IX THE DISTANCE THE TOWER HOUSE,ERECTED BY DR. S. M. ELLIOTT. NuW OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY ERNESTF. SLOCUM. SERPENTINE ROAD 37 MajorGeorgeHoivard contractor in July, 1913. This residence,being situated on the ridge, looks both tothe west and east, furnishing its occupantswith the glory of the setting sun on the onehand, while on the other it gazes on the orbof day as that light-giver shakes the morn-ing mists from its face and looks over intothe Narrows to discover what plunder Quar-antine has gathered during the hours ofdarkness. Major George Howard was born in EastWindsor, Connecticut, January 23, 1787. Heentered the United States Army from hisnative state and was honorably dischargedJune 15, 1815. For eleven years he wasboarding officer of the port of New York,and in 1830 was appointed keeper of publicstores at Sta
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