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| The Colgate Mansion "Seven Oaks" 491 South Center Street Orange, New Jersey |
| The Colgates of Orange, New Jersey (Colgate Palmolive and Colgate University) |
211 Pearl St. belonged to William Colgate, the
founder of Colgate-Palmolive. A devout
Baptist, Mr. Colgate was a founder of the
American Bible Society and Colgate
University, a leader in the city's volunteer fire
department, active in The Society of
Mechanics and Tradesman and also lead a
rally in support of religious liberty. In the
1830's, he was offered the nomination for
Mayor of New York (which he declined). 211
Pearl St. was the highest valued of the soap
maker's real estate holdings and one of two
(among approx. twenty properties) that he
willed to his six children in equal part, with the
stipulation that it be held for at least fifteen
years.
Although the property is not believed to have
been part of Colgate & Co., he did lease space
to prominent merchants and civic leaders of
the era. These included Seth Low, a founder of
Brooklyn, father of the shipping merchant A.A.
Low and grandfather of Seth Low II, a mayor of
New York and president of Columbia
University; and Joshua Scholefield, who was a
Brittish Member of Parliament and
instrumental in bringing modern democracy to
England in the 1830's.
There is currently no evidence that Mr. Colgate
or a family member belonged to a Masonic
lodge in New York. His wife, Mary Colgate,
was a trained artist who had traveled to
England as a young woman. Robert Colgate,
Samuel Colgate and James B. Colgate, were
also active in religious and civic institutions,
helping to found the Museum of Natural
History and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
founder of Colgate-Palmolive. A devout
Baptist, Mr. Colgate was a founder of the
American Bible Society and Colgate
University, a leader in the city's volunteer fire
department, active in The Society of
Mechanics and Tradesman and also lead a
rally in support of religious liberty. In the
1830's, he was offered the nomination for
Mayor of New York (which he declined). 211
Pearl St. was the highest valued of the soap
maker's real estate holdings and one of two
(among approx. twenty properties) that he
willed to his six children in equal part, with the
stipulation that it be held for at least fifteen
years.
Although the property is not believed to have
been part of Colgate & Co., he did lease space
to prominent merchants and civic leaders of
the era. These included Seth Low, a founder of
Brooklyn, father of the shipping merchant A.A.
Low and grandfather of Seth Low II, a mayor of
New York and president of Columbia
University; and Joshua Scholefield, who was a
Brittish Member of Parliament and
instrumental in bringing modern democracy to
England in the 1830's.
There is currently no evidence that Mr. Colgate
or a family member belonged to a Masonic
lodge in New York. His wife, Mary Colgate,
was a trained artist who had traveled to
England as a young woman. Robert Colgate,
Samuel Colgate and James B. Colgate, were
also active in religious and civic institutions,
helping to found the Museum of Natural
History and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.