William A. Wheelock Mansion, photographed by Berenice Abbott in November 1937.

In 1862, Wheelock, a dry goods wholesaler, purchased a riverside parcel of the Audubon estate that stretched from 157th to 159th Street. There, he build a Victorian mansion, complete with a bell-shaped mansard roof, Gothic details, and extensive gardens.

The city purchased the by-then overgrown Wheelock property in 1941, tearing the buildings down to make room for a housing development.