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Gas station at Flatbush Avenue and Chester Court; April, 1923. This 1842 farm house was the home of Cornelius Jeremiah "Corneel" Vanderbilt, son of the shipping and transportation magnate Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, during the late 19th century. Corneel, who was said to suffer from epilepsy, was held in ill-regard by his wealthy father, an opinion compounded by his repeated business errors. The junior Vanderbilt, then living in Connecticut, died by suicide in 1882. According to photographer Eugene L. Armbruster, the house was converted into a gas station with an attached storefront in 1922 and razed in 1926.
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610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court 610 Flatbush Ave., west side, just north of Chester Court; owned by Reuben Freeman in 1911. It was originally the Jeremiah Vanderbilt House which now (1936) is no longer standing. 1910\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view. In 1920 it was an antomobile supply station until torn down, about 1923. The old Vanderbilt House burnt during the Revolutionary War stood just north of this house. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 810 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. Jerimiah Vanderbilt house. Rased in 1926. 1910\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, showing side and front of house. 1910\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same, showing side and front. 1914\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) Same, showing entrance in detail. 1914\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 810 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. Jerimiah Vanderbilt house. Rased in 1926. 1910\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, showing side and front of house. 1910\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same, showing side and front. 1914\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) Same, showing entrance in detail. 1914\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court 610 Flatbush Ave., west side, just north of Chester Court; owned by Reuben Freeman in 1911. It was originally the Jeremiah Vanderbilt House which now (1936) is no longer standing. 1910\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) The same, another view. In 1920 it was an antomobile supply station until torn down, about 1923. The old Vanderbilt House burnt during the Revolutionary War stood just north of this house. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 610 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. In . the foreground, is Rutland Road. A view of the Vanderbilt Homestead, erected in 1842, razed in 1926. In 1922, it was converted into a gasoline station. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, from Chester Court side. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same as No. 2. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) Same from Chester Court. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 610 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. In . the foreground, is Rutland Road. A view of the Vanderbilt Homestead, erected in 1842, razed in 1926. In 1922, it was converted into a gasoline station. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, from Chester Court side. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same as No. 2. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) Same from Chester Court. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 610 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. In . the foreground, is Rutland Road. A view of the Vanderbilt Homestead, erected in 1842, razed in 1926. In 1922, it was converted into a gasoline station. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, from Chester Court side. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same as No. 2. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) Same from Chester Court. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 610 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. In . the foreground, is Rutland Road. A view of the Vanderbilt Homestead, erected in 1842, razed in 1926. In 1922, it was converted into a gasoline station. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, from Chester Court side. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same as No. 2. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (4) Same from Chester Court. 1922\. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 610 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. A view of the Vanderbilt home, rased in 1926. A view of the home, when it served as a gasoline station. April 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, as seen across Flatbush Ave. At left is Chester Court. April 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same, seen from Chester Court. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
610 Flatbush Avenue
610 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn: Flatbush Avenue - Chester Court (1) 610 Flatbush Ave., at the N.W. corner of Chester Court. A view of the Vanderbilt home, rased in 1926. A view of the home, when it served as a gasoline station. April 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (2) Same, as seen across Flatbush Ave. At left is Chester Court. April 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection. (3) Same, seen from Chester Court. March 1925. Eugene L. Armbruster Collection.
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