Shelter for vets?

Facade of large, four-story masonry house: Pierrepont Mansion, 1 Pierrepont Place; iron fence along front and side, street light, street signs, and fire hydrant in right foreground, woman pushing child in stroller and child standing on sidewalk in left foreground, and residential (?) building on far left; snow-covered street and sidewalk. Caption: "Shelter for vets?--The Pierrepont mansion at 1 Pierrepont Place was pointed out by City Housing commissioner as one of the empty homes city might use for housing vets."