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Lou Gehrig's fixer-upper awaits a buyer
Now a local preservationist hopes the house, not far from Yankee Stadium, can be restored and preserved in the style in which Gehrig fashioned it
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Wed, Feb 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
THE Iron Horse had brass fixtures in his house. And galvanised steel wiring. He also had clapboard siding, parquet floors and a screened-in porch.
Lou Gehrig, the New York Yankees' iconic first baseman, bought the home in New Rochelle, New York, in December 1927, just two months after completing one of the most successful seasons any major league hitter has ever had, culminating in a World Series title.
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