"Knightswood" (New York City, New York)

 residence, French Renaissance (architecture)

"Knightswood" was the former residence of Mrs. Charles Francis Brush Jr. and her son the Archaeologist Charles F. Brush III. Mrs. Brush moved there after her husband passed, he was the founder of Brush Engineered Materials, a metal producer. Brush Sr. was the famous scientist, inventor and entrepreneur who developed the electric arc light and other electric devices. In 1946, Mrs. Brush with her son sold the estate to James D. Colt, president of the Columbia Combining Company.

French Normandy style stone and brick turreted mansion c.1937 currently on 1.6 acres in the exclusive estate area of Riverdale. 8 bedroom, 8 and one half bath mansion with 7 fireplaces and indoor and outdoor swimming pools. The 100+yr old large carriage house, once a separate home used by the likes of Theodore Roosevelt and Mark Twain, currently contains a 6 room professional office & two residential apartments.