71-646: Isaac Newton Phelps (1802–1888) was a New York dry goods merchant who, after retiring in 1853, took up a second career in banking, brokerage and property. He founded The Mercantile Bank, was one of the founders of the Second National Bank, a director of the Greenwich Saving Bank and the Central Trust Company. Later his son-in-law, Anson Phelps Stokes joined him in the family banking business. Isaac Newton Phelps
142-466: A copper mining business. They also developed extensive interests in lumber, property and rail roads. In 1861, Stokes became a partner in the company but left in 1878 to begin a banking business with his father and his father-in-law, Isaac Newton Phelps . The bank named Phelps, Stokes & Company, was disbanded when Stokes's father died in 1881. Stokes was also suffering from an eyesight problem at this time that threatened his vision. Despite this he
213-406: A fortune in manipulating Erie Rail Road stock and had strong links to Tammany Hall . Edward S. Stokes was tried three times and eventually found guilty of manslaughter in the third degree, serving four years in jail. Anson Stokes' father, James, advanced money to Edward, who was the son of his brother, Edward Halesworth Stokes. He also forbade Anson from associating with him but Anson attended most of
284-413: A general store and after eight years was offered a partnership in the business. In 1828, he married Sarah Maria Lusk (1808-1867), and moved to New York where he started dry goods sales in partnerships, first with William. N. Pickering ( Phelps & Pickering ), and then in 1834 with James Sheldon ( Sheldon and Phelps ). In about 1850, Phelps left the hardware business and joined with John Jay Phelps in
355-597: A million dollars), to his daughter Helen Stokes. The building was extended by architect R. H. Robertson in 1888, adding an attic floor and an extension on East 37th Street that doubled the size of the house. This remained the New York home of the Stokes family until they sold it in 1904 to Mr. J. P. Morgan and moved back into 230 Madison Avenue. The house of James Stokes (37 Madison Avenue) passed to his children and several of them continued to live there until in 1905 it
426-595: A railroad line approved, with a bond of $ 200,000, due to expire in 1880. The proposal was to run a narrow gauge line ninety three miles along the Reese Valley to connect Austin to the Central Pacific main line at Battle Mountain. It was not until Stokes became involved that the project got started with only months left on the bond. Stokes brought in General James H. Ledlie , a former Union officer in
497-619: A reduced student base. Eventually, the school agreed to lease some of its buildings to Columbia University and to transfer ownership of and responsibility for the Burke Library to Columbia. These agreements helped stabilize the school's finances, which had been hobbled by increasing library costs and the need for substantial campus repairs. On July 1, 2008, feminist theologian Serene Jones became UTS's first female president in its 172-year history, succeeding Joseph C. Hough Jr. On June 10, 2014, Jones announced that UTS would be joining
568-548: A summer house, or Great Camp , on Upper St. Regis Lake in the Adirondacks , where family members spend their summers to this day. Anson Stokes's sisters, Caroline and Olivia , supported the furtherance of deprived groups by giving money to universities and colleges. They also funded orphanages, libraries and affordable housing schemes, often with design help from their architect nephew, Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes. Their work extended to other countries such as Liberia and
639-737: A sword with a black scabbard. Stokes was involved with a large number of organizations during his life. Listed below are many of the businesses, clubs, and churches. Director or trustee of the following organizations: Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium. American Social Science Association, Treasurer. American Tract Society. Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. Ansonia Copper Co. Ansonia Land & Water Powder Co. Austin Mining Co. Board of Managers of Diocesan Missions. Dudley Family Association, Vice-President. Estate of L N. Phelps. Fund for Aged and Infirm Clergy, Protestant Episcopal Church. Fund for Widows and Orphans of Clergy of
710-871: A warship, referred to as a globular naval battery that was a floating fortress, typically used for harbor defence. The idea came from the story of the British naval use of an island in the Caribbean called Diamond Rock . He published and read a paper on his design called, the Ulitima , in November 1905 before the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. On October 17, 1865, Stokes married Helen Louisa Phelps (1846–1930). They were related, both being descended from George Phelps ( c. 1606 – 1687) who came to America in 1630 from England. Together, they were
781-490: Is located in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City , bordered by Claremont Avenue , Broadway , and West 120th and 122nd Streets. The brick and limestone English Gothic revival architecture , by architects Allen & Collens , completed in 1910, includes the tower, which adapts features of the crossing tower of Durham Cathedral . Adjacent to Teachers College , Barnard College ,
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#1732772051456852-790: Is the oldest independent seminary in the United States and has long been known as a bastion of progressive Christian scholarship, with a number of prominent thinkers among its faculty or alumni. It was founded in 1836 by members of the Presbyterian Church in the USA , but was open to students of all denominations. In 1893, UTS rescinded the right of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church to veto faculty appointments, thus becoming fully independent. In
923-681: The Auburn Theological Seminary moved to its campus and departed in 2014. Among its graduates were the historian of Christianity Arthur McGiffert ; biblical scholar James Moffatt ; Harry Emerson Fosdick , the pastor of Riverside Church who served as professor during his tenure there; and the Socialist leader Norman Thomas . In 1895, members of the Union Theological Seminary Alumni Club founded Union Settlement Association , one of
994-676: The Jewish Theological Seminary of America , and the Manhattan School of Music , Union has cross-registration and library access agreements with all of these schools. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1980, and parts were made a New York City designated landmark in 1965. Some sections of the campus are now on long-term lease to Columbia University. The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, one of
1065-777: The Nevada Central Railway . On February 25, 1880, Stokes was appointed a director of the Nevada Central Railway. In 1881 the Union Pacific Railroad purchased the line, but they lost money and in 1885 it was sold at bankruptcy back to the bond holders who included Anson Stokes. In 1888 a new company was formed, now called Nevada Central Railroad . The line continued to struggle and was closed in 1938. Stokes had interests in several companies in Nevada and these were incorporated into
1136-530: The Nevada Company , founded in 1897. His son, James Graham Phelps Stokes, who had recently finished his education at Yale and medical school, became the president. In 1897, when Stokes still had a financial interest in several of the local mines, he built " Stokes Castle ", a three-story stone tower just outside Austin for his son. The building was only occupied for a month, then fell into disrepair. In July 1891, Stokes met Mr. P. T. Farnsworth, manager of
1207-581: The 20th century, Union became a center of liberal Christianity . It served as the birthplace of the Black theology , womanist theology , and other theological movements. It houses the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary , one of the largest theological libraries in the Western Hemisphere. Union Theological Seminary was founded in 1836. During the late 19th century it became one of
1278-559: The American West, and after leaving in 1879, he continued his interests by focusing on the silver mining boom town of Austin, Nevada , a place he had visited in 1863. Most of the mining claims had been consolidated into one company called the Manhattan Silver Mining Co. and they desperately needed a railroad. The secretary of the company, M. J. Farrell, became state senator for Lander County and managed to get
1349-868: The Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship and the Missionary Research Library Archives. In 2004, the Burke Library became fully integrated into the Columbia University Libraries system, which holds over 14 million volumes. The library is named in honor of Walter Burke, a generous benefactor to the library who served as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Seminary from 1976 to 1982. Both Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich taught at
1420-693: The Association continued to push for compliance, improvements, efficiencies and reforms in the U.S Civil Service. Stokes became chairman of the National Association of Anti-Imperialist Clubs, a movement formed in 1898 to oppose the annexation of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines at the end of the Spanish-American War . He was also an active member and supporter of the free trade league and first president of
1491-560: The Association was to establish a system of appointment and promotion in the Civil Service depending upon suitability assessed by competitive examinations, open to all applicants properly qualified, and that removals should be made for legitimate cause only, such as dishonesty, negligence, or inefficiency, but not for political opinion or refusal to render party service. The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act in 1883 made it law that government positions should be awarded on merit, however
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#17327720514561562-580: The Civil War, to direct the project, and crews went to work, only to bring the line within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the Austin town limits with less than a day left before the deadline. An emergency meeting of the Austin Town Board extended the town limits by 2 miles (3.2 km), allowing the last rails to be laid just minutes before the deadline. The line from Battle Mountain to Austin became
1633-474: The Grand Central Hotel on 6 January 1872. The pair had been business associates with Stokes supplying oil from his Brooklyn refinery to Fisk's Erie Railway. They both fell for the same woman and this created animosity between the two men, resulting in court cases and a breakdown of their personal and business relationship. Fisk was a popular, rich and well connected but unscrupulous man. He had made
1704-698: The Horn Silver Mining Company, and Mr. A. C. Washington, president. They owned mining property in Grantsville, Nevada and had done a large business with the Nevada Central Railroad. They had recently surveyed mines in the Austin area and proposed a partnership with Stokes. The company they formed was the Austin Mining Company, organized to undertake silver-mining at Austin, and other areas. The business
1775-751: The Nazis. He took the last ship from New York to Germany in late August 1939. Due to his secret involvement with the 20 July plot on Hitler's life, he was executed at the Flossenbürg concentration camp on April 8, 1945, only 15 days before the United States Army liberated the camp. American theologian, James Hal Cone , one of the founders of liberation theology and influential in the development of Black theology , began teaching at Union Theological Seminary in New York City in 1970, holding
1846-456: The Near East. On April 26, 1909, Caroline died at Redlands, California. Anson Stokes and Olivia were executors of the will that required a fund to be set up and used for the erection or improvement of dwellings in New York City for the poor families, for educational of negroes, Native Americans and needy deserving white students, through industrial schools, the foundation of scholarships and
1917-530: The New York Reform Club. In 1894 Stoke published his proposals on a monetary system that would be based on the combined use of gold and silver called joint metallism. This came at a period of financial difficulties when there were calls to allow both gold and silver coinage to be used as currency, a system called bimetallism . Stokes's interest in this possibly came from his links to silver mining in Nevada and his support for Grover Cleveland, who
1988-1161: The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Society of Colonial Wars, State of New York, Lieutenant-Governor. Stokes Building. United States Electric Lighting Co. United States Trust Company. Woodbridge Company. Wyllys Company. Membership of the following clubs: Century Association . Church Club, Vice-President. City Club . Civil Service Reform Association, Executive Committee. Columbia Debating Club. Down Town Association . Drug Club. Free Trade Club, Vice-President. Free Trade League. Institution of Naval Architects, London. Knickerbocker Club . Lawyers' Club. Lenox Club. Mahkeenac Boating Club, President. Metropolitan Club . New York Yacht Club , Vice-Commodore, two terms. Newport Casino. Nineteenth Century Club, Vice-President. Patriarchs. Reform Club, First President. Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club . Society of Colonial Wars (on Louisbourg Memorial). Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers . St. George's Society. St. Regis Yacht Club. Underwriters' Club. Union League Club . Belonged to
2059-773: The Protestant Episcopal Church. Graham Building. Greenwich Savings Bank . Home for Incurables . Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co. Manhattan Storage Company. Mechanics' National Bank. Member of the Corporation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Mercantile National Bank. Nevada Central Railway. Nevada Company. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary . Pennsylvania Joint Lumber & Land Co. Phelps, Dodge & Co. Phelps, James & Co. Phelps, Stokes & Co. Second National Bank. Society for
2130-437: The attic. Shadowbrook was sold in 1906 to Spencer P. Shotter a wealthy turpentine magnate from Georgia. The Stokes owned a house on Staten Island, purchased in 1868 from John M. Pendleton. Several of their children were born there. They sold in 1886, never to return, because "cheap excursion places had caused the ferry-boats to be overcrowded and had brought a rough element to the island." Stokes had built several "cottages" on
2201-424: The center of both liberal and neo-orthodox Protestantism in the inter-war period. Niebuhr joined UTS in 1929 and Tillich in 1933. Prominent public intellectual Cornel West commenced a promising academic career at UTS in 1977. As liberalism lost ground to conservatism after the 1960s (while neo-orthodoxy dissipated) and thus declined in prestige, UTS ran into financial difficulties and shrank significantly because of
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2272-542: The companies, Wyllys, Woodbridge, Haynes and Dudley reflected Stokes's interest in family genealogy, as they were all names of his or his wife's Connecticut ancestors. Stokes joined his father-in-law as a director at the Second National Bank and the Mercantile Bank. In 1884 there was a run on the Second National Bank following the misappropriation of funds by the bank's president, John Chester Eno . He had speculated and lost millions of dollars on Wall Street during
2343-435: The death of James Stokes in 1881. Phelps continued in business with his son-in-law and they were both directors of the Second National Bank when a huge misappropriation of funds was revealed in 1884. The bank's president, John Chester Eno, had speculated and lost millions of dollars on Wall Street during the panic of that year and was forced to resign, then fled to Canada. The directors, including Phelps and Anson Stokes, faced
2414-562: The distinguished Charles A. Briggs Chair in systematic theology from 1977 until his death in 2018. Serene Jones, the seminary's first female president, was inaugurated in November 2008. replacing Joseph Hough , UTS' immediate past president. Civil rights activist Cornel West joined the faculty in July 2012, and rejoined again in 2021. Several of Union's members also teach in the Religious Studies department at Columbia University ,
2485-521: The election of Grover Cleveland and fought against Tammany Hall - the Democratic Party machine that controlled much of New York City. Tammany Hall had been run by William “Boss” Tweed who had been convicted of corruption and who died in jail in 1872. After his death Tammany was reformed under new leadership, but by the mid 1890s it had returned to its old corrupt ways, first under "Honest John" Kelly , and then Richard Croker . Several of
2556-447: The erection or endowment of school buildings or chapels. The Phelps Stokes Fund was to be managed by eleven trustees. Initially Anson Stokes was reluctant to become involved (he was 71 in 1909), and had told his sister this before she died. However, because of the charitable nature of the bequests he agreed to assist with setting up the trust fund. Anson Stokes' cousin, Edward Stiles Stokes , shot and mortally wounded James Fisk in
2627-484: The family business of Phelps, Dodge & Company in 1855 when he was 17. Phelps, Dodge & Company was a mercantile establishment founded in 1834 by Anson‘s grandfather Phelps and his uncles, William Earl Dodge and Daniel James . Stokes’ father James was also a partner when 17 year-old Anson started with the company in 1855, having joined in 1847. The company began importing and trading in metal from England and exporting cotton in return, and eventually became
2698-785: The following churches: Mercer Street Presbyterian. Madison Square Presbyterian, Deacon. Christ Church, New Brighton, Warden. Church of the Heavenly Rest, Vestryman. Church of the Incarnation. Union Theological Seminary (New York City) Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (shortened to UTS or Union ) is a private ecumenical liberal Christian seminary in Morningside Heights , Manhattan , affiliated with Columbia University . Columbia University lists UTS among its affiliate schools, alongside Barnard College and Teachers College . Since 1928,
2769-496: The immigrant and low-income residents of East Harlem. One of East Harlem's largest social service agencies, Union Settlement reaches more than 13,000 people annually at 17 locations throughout East Harlem through a range of programs, including early childhood education, youth development, senior services, job training, the arts, adult education, nutrition, counseling, a farmers' market, community development, and neighborhood cultural events. Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich made UTS
2840-590: The largest theological libraries in North America, contains over 700,000 items. Burke's holdings include extensive special collections, including Greek census records from 20 CE, a rare 12th-century manuscript of the Life of St. Boniface, and one of the first African-American hymnals, published in Philadelphia in 1818. The Burke Library also maintains a number of world-renowned archival collections, including
2911-459: The leading centers of liberal Christianity in the United States. In 1891, Charles A. Briggs , who was being installed as the chair of biblical studies, delivered an inaugural address in which he questioned the verbal inspiration of Scripture. When the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. vetoed Briggs' appointment and eventually deposed Briggs for heresy two years later, Union removed itself from denominational oversight. In 1939,
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2982-595: The money from Farnsworth and Washington. Stokes continued to mine at Berlin near Ione, Nevada. Anson Stokes described his attitude toward politics as follows: I have been indisposed to political life, because it is here commonly sordid, interferes with freedom of conscience and of thought and of expression and of action, and often brings unpleasant and immoral associations; and I have felt that I could be more useful working non-politically for civil service reform, free trade, etc., and bringing up my children to be good citizens. Despite this, he did campaign in New York for
3053-593: The most basic questions. They become intoxicated with liberal and humanistic phrases, are amused at the fundamentalists, and yet basically are not even up to their level...." Referring to Union Seminary, Bonhoeffer noted: "A seminary in which numerous students openly laugh during a public lecture because they find it amusing when a passage on sin and forgiveness ...is cited has obviously, despite its many advantages, forgotten what Christian theology in its very essence stands for" (pp. 309–10). He soon regretted his decision and decided that he had to return to Germany to resist
3124-573: The movement to divest from the fossil fuels industry in protest at the damage the industry is causing to the environment. UTS's $ 108 million endowment will no longer include any fossil fuel investments. On May 9, 2024, UTS's Board of Trustees voted to endorse divestment from "companies profiting from the war in Palestine" and announced that they will be joining the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility . Classroom and faculty space
3195-447: The newly-weds to move in with him. When he remarried in 1874, his daughter and family moved out to an adjacent property at 230 Madison Avenue. Anson Phelps Stokes Anson Phelps Stokes (February 22, 1838 – June 28, 1913) was a wealthy American merchant, property developer, banker, genealogist and philanthropist. Born in New York City, he was the son of James Boulter Stokes and wife Caroline (nee Phelps). His paternal grandfather
3266-628: The oldest settlement houses in New York City. After visiting Toynbee Hall in London and inspired by the example of Hull House in Chicago, the alumni decided to create a settlement house in the area of Manhattan enclosed on the north and south by East 96th and 110th Streets and on the east and west by the East River and Central Park . The neighborhood, known as East Harlem , was filled with new tenements but devoid of any civic services. The ethos of
3337-509: The onerous task of making up the losses. However, Eno's father, Amos R. Eno was persuaded by the board to repay the bulk of the loss. The other directors made up shortfalls to ensure the bank survived the run on deposits. Amos Eno had formally been a partner of John Jay Phelps during the early part of the century, when they ran a highly successful mercantile business. Phelps married Sarah Maria Lusk from Enfield, Connecticut on November 10, 1828. They had two children: In 1874, he remarried to
3408-442: The panic of that year and was forced to resign, then fled to Canada. The directors, including Issac N. Phelps and Anson Stokes, faced the onerous task of making up the losses. However, Eno's father, Amos R. Eno was persuaded by the board to repay the bulk of the loss. The other directors made up shortfalls to ensure the bank survived the run on deposits. Whilst at Phelps Dodge Corporation , Stokes had involvement with mining in
3479-463: The parents of: On August 12, 1899, Anson lost one of his legs in a horse-riding accident when he was thrown against a tree and his leg crushed. He had been warned that the horse, a gelding called Dingley, was dangerous but felt confident that he could handle the animal. After the accident a vet cared for the horse, but recommended that the horse be destroyed due to its unpredictable temperament. Stokes died on June 28, 1913, at 230 Madison Avenue, and
3550-463: The property before they vacated. In 1902, Stokes bought land at the southern tip of Long Neck, a small peninsula in Darien, Connecticut , and built Brick House (architects Howell & Stokes), where he and his family lived for many years. ( Andrew Carnegie occupied Brick House for several summers, and in 1917 he bought Stokes' estate Shadowbrook , where he died in 1919.) The Stokes family also had
3621-457: The real-estate company of I. N. & J. J. Phelps with offices at 45 Wall Street. An example of their projects was the development of the old Park Theatre site in 1850 with William Backhouse Astor Sr . At the same time Phelps was also on the board of several banks and insurance companies. In 1852 Phelps acquired land on Madison Avenue in an area previously undeveloped and built a family house. Three other merchants built adjacent houses at
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#17327720514563692-543: The same time, these were William Earl Dodge , John Jay Phelps and George Dwight Phelps. The only house to have survived from that period is 231 Madison Avenue - the one built by I. N. Phelps - and is now part of the J. P. Morgan Library . Phelps's partnership with J. J. Phelps ended on the final days of 1857. He continued in business and in the 1870s founded the Phelps Stokes & Co. bank with his son-in-law and James Stokes (Anson's father). The bank closed after
3763-670: The seminary has served as Columbia's constituent faculty of theology. In 1964, UTS also established an affiliation with the neighboring Jewish Theological Seminary of America . Despite its affiliation with Columbia University, UTS is an independent institution with its own administration and Board of Trustees. UTS confers the following degrees: Master of Divinity (MDiv), Master of Divinity & Social Work dual degree (MDSW), Master of Arts in religion (MAR), Master of Arts in Social Justice (MASJ), Master of Sacred Theology (STM), Doctor of Ministry (DMin), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). UTS
3834-679: The seminary. Nieburhr joined the faculty in 1929 and retired in 1952. Tillich was recruited by Niebuhr to UTS following his dismissal from the University of Frankfurt. Nazi officials terminated Tillich from the University of Frankfurt and placed him on their list of "undesirables". Tillich subsequently narrowly escaped arrest by the Gestapo in October 1933 and made his way out of Germany joining UTS in December 1933. In 1930, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
3905-623: The sessions of the trial, as he felt it was his duty. Stokes took an interest in tracing his family history. He often visited England and used these occasions to locate relatives and the areas where his ancestors had lived. In 1909, he published the first volume of Stokes Records - notes on his ancestry and that of his wife . The final volume was printed in 1915, having been finished by his children. Whilst in England Stokes joined in fox-hunting and grouse shooting, taking country residents or staying with family or acquaintances. He enjoyed
3976-498: The settlement house movement called for its workers to "settle" in such neighborhoods in order to learn first-hand the problems of the residents. "It seemed to us that, as early settlers, we had a chance to grow up with the community and affect its development," wrote William Adams Brown, Theology Professor, Union Theological Society (1892–1930) and President, Union Settlement Association (1915–1919). Union Settlement still exists, providing community-based services and programs to support
4047-493: The social scene, attending Cowes Week with his cousin Arthur James , on board his yacht Lancashire Witch plus race horse meetings at Goodwood. His wife and daughters, Sarah and Helen, were presented at court in 1889. He attended court of Queen Victoria at St James's Palace during the London seasons, keeping a set of clothes for the occasion - black velvet coat, waistcoat, black silk stockings, shoes with buckles and
4118-566: The wealthy and influential men in the City, including Anson Stokes, came together in 1894/95 to fight Tammany Hall, and formed a “Committee of Seventy”. They succeeded by defeating the Tammany mayoral candidate and installing William Lafayette Strong who ran the City on "business principles". Stokes was a committee member of the Civil Service Reform Association that included Theodore Roosevelt . The objective of
4189-580: The widow Mrs. Anna Frances ( née Swartwout) Maullin, of Troy, New York . Phelps died on August 1, 1888, at his Saratoga summer home. He left a large part of his estate to his daughter Helen, including the Madison Avenue house and a million dollars. Phelp's first grandchild was born in the Madison Avenue house on the April 11, 1867, and he was named Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes after his grandfather. Phelps's wife had died earlier that year and he asked
4260-643: Was London merchant Thomas Stokes, one of the 13 founders of the London Missionary Society . His maternal grandfather, Anson Greene Phelps , was a New York merchant, born in Connecticut and descended from an old Connecticut family. Stokes's early education was by tutors from the Union Theological Seminary who instructed him in mathematics, Latin and Greek. He then attended private schools in New York before joining
4331-481: Was a Postgraduate Teaching Fellow at the seminary. He later returned in 1939 to be a member of the faculty and to escape Nazi harassment in Germany. Writing of his experience there in his book Barcelona, Berlin, New York , Bonhoeffer was dismayed by the liberalism of the seminary and its students, noting, "The students are completely clueless with respect to what dogmatics is really about. They are not familiar with even
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#17327720514564402-551: Was added to UTS in the early 2020s as part of the construction of Claremont Hall, a 41-story residential condominium at 100 Claremont Avenue. UTS owns 27 of the apartments in Claremont Hall. Although administratively independent from Columbia, UTS is affiliated through representation by one voting faculty member and one non-voting student observer in the Columbia University Senate . UTS's campus
4473-460: Was against bimetallism, favouring the gold standard. Stokes's book ran to several issues and included a series of letter, quotes and extracts. Stokes was a keen yachtsman and was twice elected vice commodore of the New York Yacht Club . The yachts he owned were Nereid, Clytie, Sea Fox and Mermaid . He was also involved with efforts to standardise the rules used in international yacht racing. His interests extended to naval warfare. He designed
4544-487: Was appointed temporary administrator of his father’s estate. The will was contested by James Stokes's daughter, Dora (Stokes) Dale, and her husband Henry and the matter was not settled until 1888. Stokes purchased land in New York and developed the Stokes Building on Cedar Street in collaboration with I. N. Phelps Estates and his sisters. In 1895 he organized the Woodbridge Company, that owned property on William Street, John Street, and Platt Street. Land for Wyllys Building
4615-451: Was born at 229 Madison Avenue. The house survives and is now number 231 Madison Avenue and part of the Morgan Library & Museum complex. In 1893, Stokes built Shadowbrook , a 100-room Berkshire Cottage at Lenox, Massachusetts . Shadowbrook was so large that a family anecdote tells of Anson Phelps Stokes Jr. being told by his mother while playing outside one day that because there was a storm gathering he should come inside and bicycle in
4686-461: Was born in Windsor, Connecticut , on February 22, 1802. He was descended from George Phelps (1606-1687), who came to America from England in 1630. His parents were Elizabeth Sadd (1768-1816) and Joseph Phelps (1766-1834), who was a farmer living in East Windsor, Connecticut. They had lost their property by acting as guarantors for friends and this hardship ended young Phelps's schooling at the age of thirteen. He started work as an apprenticed clerk in
4757-662: Was bought for his son, Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes , whose architectural practice, Howells & Stokes , carried out the design. In 1902 Stokes organized the Haynes Company, which owned property on Front Street, Burling Slip and a mansion and estate at New Brighton, Staten Island ( Curtis High School now occupies the property). Another of his property companies was called Dudley and set up to look after property in Liberty Street and William Street. After his death in 1913 these various property companies and others were consolidated by his sons and his long term financial advisor, John W. McCulloch, to form Phelps Stokes Estate, Inc. The names of
4828-436: Was initially profitable but, owing largely to the great decline in silver, became unprofitable. In 1898 Stokes was made aware that Farnsworth was not acting in his best interests. A young lawyer, Tasker Oddie , working for Stokes in New York, had been sent to Nevada to look over his mining operations and discovered embezzlement on a huge scale. The operations were shut down and court cases followed as Stokes attempted to recover
4899-630: Was married in 1865, Stokes and his wife planned to set up home next to Anson Stokes's father, James Stokes, who lived at 37 Madison Avenue. However, Helen's father, Isaac Newton Phelps , expressed a wish that they live near him at 229 Madison Avenue, so James Stokes compromised and purchased 133 Madison Avenue for the young couple – midway between the two families. When Helen's mother died in 1867, they moved in with her widowed father at number 229. In 1869, he remarried and Helen and Anson moved out to 230 Madison Avenue (a gift from her father). When Isaac Newton Phelps died in 1888 he left 229 Madison Avenue (plus
4970-476: Was rebuilt as the Madison Square Apartment House by Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes. 229 Madison Avenue was one of three similar houses built in 1854 in what was, at the time, an unfashionable part of town. One built by Isaac Newton Phelps, on the corner of Thirty-seventh Street, another by John Jay Phelps on the corner of Thirty-sixth Street and in the middle, one built by William E. Dodge, Anson Stokes's uncle. Anson and Helen's first child, Isaac Newton Phelps Stokes,
5041-451: Was survived by nine children: four sons and five daughters. His personal wealth was estimated at $ 25,000,000 at the time of his death, or about $ 770,707,071 in today's dollars. However, when his estate was settled, a month after his death, it was reported that the actual value of his estate was between $ 500,000 and $ 750,000 (about $ 23,121,212 in today's dollars. His widow, Helen Louisa (Phelps) Stokes survived him and died in 1930. When he
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