| 词条 | Morris Cafritz |
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| name = Morris Cafritz | birth_place = Lithuania | birth_date = 1888 | death_date = June 13, 1964, 77 years old | death_place = Hot Springs, Virginia | residence = Washington, D.C. | known_for = Real estate development and Philanthropy in Washington, D.C. | spouse = Gwendolyn Detre de Surany | children = Calvin Cafritz Carter Cafritz Conrad Cafritz | relatives = Julia Cafritz (granddaughter) }} Morris Cafritz (1888 - June 13, 1964) was a Washington, D.C. real estate developer, and philanthropist. Early life and educationCafritz was born in Lithuania to a family of Lithuanian Jews. Based on papers filed in court, Cafrtiz was born in 1888; however, the year of his birth is not known and Cafritz had often understated his age.[1] Along with his 4 siblings, he immigrated to the United States in 1898. After briefly settling in New York, the family moved to Washington and operated a small grocery store on 24th and P Streets NW.[1] Cafritz scouted the Maine Avenue Fish Market for fish for the store and sold newspapers on 15th Street, near the United States Department of the Treasury.[1][4] At the age of 19, he studied at the National University School of Law before realizing that he wanted to be in business, not law.[2] Cafritz began his business career in 1904 by buying the Star Coal and Coke Company, at 315 Q Street, with a $1,400 loan from his father.[1][3] In 1911, he owned a saloon, the Old-Timer's Bar, at 8th Street and K Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C.[2] He also acquired bowling alleys and by 1915, he was known as Washington's "bowling king".[3][1] Real estate development careerIn 1916, he began developing two-story row-houses.[2] In 1922, he founded Cafritz Construction and acquired a large tract of land for $700,000, which he financed with a down payment of $35,000; he eventually built 3,000 houses on the site.[3] The first phase included 53 rowhouses in Petworth, which he sold for $8,950 each.[2][4] He developed the Greenwich Forest neighborhood in Bethesda, Maryland.[5] He built the now-demolished Ambassador Hotel, at 14th and K Street.[1] In 1932, he led the group that constructed the Westchester Apartments, at which Barry Goldwater resided.[3] Cafritz built the Majestic Apartments.[1] In 1938, he built his residence, a mansion at 2301 Foxhall Road, N.W.[4][1] In 1949, he built the Cafritz Building, at 1625 Eye Street.[4] He developed several office buildings along K Street, including 1725 K, 1725 I, and 1735 I Streets.[4][1] DeathCafritz died in 1964 of a heart attack. When he died, his estate was the largest ever probated in the District of Columbia. It took lawyers and IRS agents 4 years to settle the estate, which was valued in 1968 at $66 million.[1] PhilanthropyHe raised $250,000 to build the Washington, D.C. Jewish Community Center, of which he was a charter member and president.[2] In 1964, he offered to donate the Chase's Theater and Riggs Building as a performing arts center.[2] The Morris Cafritz Center for the Arts at the DC Jewish Community Center is named for him.[6] Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationCafritz founded the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation in 1948, funding it with $11.5 million.[2] The foundation is the largest private foundation focused on Washington, D.C. It gives annual charitable grants of $20 million to nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C. area. It has given over $500 million since inception. The foundation awards the Distinguished DC Government Employees Award to individuals who exemplify the best in public service.[7] FamilyIn July 1929, Cafritz married Gwendolyn Detre de Surany, an immigrant of Hungarian descent and twenty years his junior; they had 3 children: Calvin, Carter and Conrad.[1][8] When Gwendolyn died in 1988, her instructions to leave her entire estate to the foundation was challenged by her children, who were already all multimillionaires.[1] His granddaughter is musician and guitarist Julia Cafritz. Their home was located on Foxhall Road and is now the Field School.[8] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 {{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/magazine/1990/02/25/cafritz-v-cafritz/9f486a14-9672-4802-802e-0e470a9f1507/ | title=CAFRITZ V. CAFRITZ | first=Marjorie | last=Williams | work=The Washington Post | date=February 25, 1990}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Cafritz, Morris}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7Y52CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT62 | title=Massachusetts Avenue in the Gilded Age: Palaces & Privilege | first=Mark N. | last=Ozer | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | date=March 3, 2010}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/13/morris-cafritz-builder-dead.html | title=Morris Cafritz, Builder, Dead | work=The New York Times | date=June 13, 1964}}{{subscription required}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yM78l9XJ2uMC | title=The Washington Century: Three Families and the Shaping of the Nation's Capital | first=Burt | last=Solomon | publisher=HarperCollins | date=June 29, 2010}} 5. ^{{cite book | url=http://www.montgomeryplanning.org/historic/documents/RevisedGreenwichForestHD_MIHPform_8202009.pdf | title=Maryland Historical Trust Inventory No. M:35-165 Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.dcjcc.org/center-for-arts/ | title=Center for the Arts}} 7. ^{{cite web | url=https://www2.gwu.edu/~cepl/cafritz/about-the-cafritz-awards.html | title=Cafritz Awards Returns to Celebrate Outstanding DC Government Employees}} 8. ^1 {{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/01/obituaries/gwendolyn-cafritz-78-washington-hostess.html | title=Gwendolyn Cafritz, 78, Washington Hostess | work=The New York Times | first=Susan Heller | last=Anderson| date=December 1, 1988}} 9 : Real estate and property developers|1888 births|1964 deaths|American philanthropists|American people of Lithuanian-Jewish descent|Lithuanian emigrants to the United States|Lithuanian Jews|American real estate businesspeople|20th-century philanthropists |
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