A T Stewart

Alexander Turney Stewart

  • Moniker: Merchant Prince of Manhattan
  • Irish

Businessman, notable for his department stores. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1845/00/00 A T Stewart opens a grand department store on Broadway in New York City. Work A T Stewart Company Store New York City
1858/00/00 Andrew Wilson buys a 20-piece rosewood parlor set by John Henry Belter from A T Stewart and Company, New York City Work Rosalie Natchez, MS
1858/00/00 Andrew Wilson buys a 20-piece rosewood parlor set by John Henry Belter from A T Stewart and Company, New York City Work A T Stewart Company Store New York City
1862/00/00 A T Stewart builds his Marble palace, a 6-story cast iron emporium, at the corner of Broadway and Chambers St for a cost $2.5 million dollars, 1859-1862 (razed). Owner Wanamaker's Department Store New York City
1871/00/00 Alexander T Stewart plans the new community of Garden City Developer A T Stewart Era Buildings Hempstead
1876/04/10 Alexander Turney Stewart dies. Died
1876/04/12 Alexander Stewart's funeral is held at St Marks In Memoriam St Marks-In-The-Bowery New York City Robbing of A T Stewart's Grave
1878/11/07 A T Stewart Corpse is stolen from St Marks. Later, after ransom is paid, the remains will be returned, but never verified as his. Corpse St Marks-In-The-Bowery New York City Robbing of A T Stewart's Grave
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