Interred on 16 Mar 1913.
Seth L. Keeney.
Seth L. Keeney, 82 years old, capitalist and contractor of Brooklyn, died yesterday after three months' illness at his home, 221 Clermont Avenue. Mr. Keeney was known as a builder chiefly for his work on the Fulton Street Elevated Railroad, the Fourth Avenue trunk sewer, and the Concourse at Coney Island.
In 1856 Mr. Keeney went to Brooklyn where he came in relation with the firm of Kingsley & Keeney, of which his brother, Abner C. Keeney was a member. At the outbreak of the civil war he established stores in New York and Washington and dealt in army supplies, but abandoned this line and again became a contractor. His works included the Fifty-ninth Street sewer, Manhattan; Prospect Park Reservoir, Brooklyn, a portion of the Brighton Beach steam railroad, the Coney Island Elevated Railroad, the Nassau Gas Works, and afterwards the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad.
Mr. Keeney was a Trustee of the Brooklyn Bridge, a Director in the Brooklyn City Railroad, Trustee of the Long Island Loan and Trust Company, Trustee of the Brooklyn Eagle, President of the Eagle Warehouse and Storage Company, Director of the E. W. Bliss Company, Trustee of the Kings County Electric Light and Power Company, and President of the Commercial Bank that went out of business several years ago.
The New York Times, 14 Mar 1913
Seth L. Keeney.
Seth L. Keeney, 82 years old, capitalist and contractor of Brooklyn, died yesterday after three months' illness at his home, 221 Clermont Avenue. Mr. Keeney was known as a builder chiefly for his work on the Fulton Street Elevated Railroad, the Fourth Avenue trunk sewer, and the Concourse at Coney Island.
In 1856 Mr. Keeney went to Brooklyn where he came in relation with the firm of Kingsley & Keeney, of which his brother, Abner C. Keeney was a member. At the outbreak of the civil war he established stores in New York and Washington and dealt in army supplies, but abandoned this line and again became a contractor. His works included the Fifty-ninth Street sewer, Manhattan; Prospect Park Reservoir, Brooklyn, a portion of the Brighton Beach steam railroad, the Coney Island Elevated Railroad, the Nassau Gas Works, and afterwards the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad.
Mr. Keeney was a Trustee of the Brooklyn Bridge, a Director in the Brooklyn City Railroad, Trustee of the Long Island Loan and Trust Company, Trustee of the Brooklyn Eagle, President of the Eagle Warehouse and Storage Company, Director of the E. W. Bliss Company, Trustee of the Kings County Electric Light and Power Company, and President of the Commercial Bank that went out of business several years ago.
The New York Times, 14 Mar 1913
Interred on 16 Mar 1913.
Seth L. Keeney.
Seth L. Keeney, 82 years old, capitalist and contractor of Brooklyn, died yesterday after three months' illness at his home, 221 Clermont Avenue. Mr. Keeney was known as a builder chiefly for his work on the Fulton Street Elevated Railroad, the Fourth Avenue trunk sewer, and the Concourse at Coney Island.
In 1856 Mr. Keeney went to Brooklyn where he came in relation with the firm of Kingsley & Keeney, of which his brother, Abner C. Keeney was a member. At the outbreak of the civil war he established stores in New York and Washington and dealt in army supplies, but abandoned this line and again became a contractor. His works included the Fifty-ninth Street sewer, Manhattan; Prospect Park Reservoir, Brooklyn, a portion of the Brighton Beach steam railroad, the Coney Island Elevated Railroad, the Nassau Gas Works, and afterwards the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad.
Mr. Keeney was a Trustee of the Brooklyn Bridge, a Director in the Brooklyn City Railroad, Trustee of the Long Island Loan and Trust Company, Trustee of the Brooklyn Eagle, President of the Eagle Warehouse and Storage Company, Director of the E. W. Bliss Company, Trustee of the Kings County Electric Light and Power Company, and President of the Commercial Bank that went out of business several years ago.
The New York Times, 14 Mar 1913
Seth L. Keeney.
Seth L. Keeney, 82 years old, capitalist and contractor of Brooklyn, died yesterday after three months' illness at his home, 221 Clermont Avenue. Mr. Keeney was known as a builder chiefly for his work on the Fulton Street Elevated Railroad, the Fourth Avenue trunk sewer, and the Concourse at Coney Island.
In 1856 Mr. Keeney went to Brooklyn where he came in relation with the firm of Kingsley & Keeney, of which his brother, Abner C. Keeney was a member. At the outbreak of the civil war he established stores in New York and Washington and dealt in army supplies, but abandoned this line and again became a contractor. His works included the Fifty-ninth Street sewer, Manhattan; Prospect Park Reservoir, Brooklyn, a portion of the Brighton Beach steam railroad, the Coney Island Elevated Railroad, the Nassau Gas Works, and afterwards the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad.
Mr. Keeney was a Trustee of the Brooklyn Bridge, a Director in the Brooklyn City Railroad, Trustee of the Long Island Loan and Trust Company, Trustee of the Brooklyn Eagle, President of the Eagle Warehouse and Storage Company, Director of the E. W. Bliss Company, Trustee of the Kings County Electric Light and Power Company, and President of the Commercial Bank that went out of business several years ago.
The New York Times, 14 Mar 1913
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