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29 de abr. de 2022 · Irving Brokaw was the 1906 National Ice Skating Champion, and competed in the 1908 Winter Olympics. A son of Isaac Vail Brokaw and Elvira Tuttle Gould, his family started Brokaw Brothers department store in New York City. Irving wrote "The Art of Skating," considered for many years to be the bible on ice skating.
The Brokaw Mansion took three years to build (1887-1890) and was built for Isaac Vail Brokaw (1835-1913), by Rose & Stone. Brokaw was a multimillionaire and founder of Brokaw Brothers, a clothier firm. Of French Chateau style architecture, it was on the New York City Preservation listing.
7 de feb. de 2015 · The Brokaw Mansion once dominated the corner of 79th and Fifth. But exactly 50 years ago, the splendid home met a wrecking ball. Built by Isaac Vail Brokaw, a clothing merchant, the turreted home ...
Isaac Irving Brokaw (March 29, 1871 – March 18, 1939) was an American figure skater, artist, lawyer, and financier. He represented the United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics in the figure skating competition, becoming the first American to compete in a sport included in the Winter Olympic program. After he won an international prize in Switzerland, he brought the International Style of ...
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3 de feb. de 2022 · The house facing 79th, designed by the firm of Rose & Stone, was completed in 1890 for Isaac Vail Brokaw; a fabric and clothing manufacturer who was born in 1835 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Brokaws were French Huguenots who emigrated to America when it was still the 13 Colonies, and some of them fought in the Revolutionary War.
Irving Brokaw was the 1906 National Ice Skating Champion, and competed in the 1908 Winter Olympics. A son of Isaac Vail Brokaw and Elvira Tuttle Gould, his family started Brokaw Brothers department store in New York City. Irving wrote The Art of Skating, considered for many years to be the bible on ice skating. He...
