Ruppert Park

Second Ave. bet. E. 90 St. and E. 91 St.

Manhattan

This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

Colonel Jacob Ruppert (1867-1939), brewer, sportsman, public official, and member of the National Guard, was the first co-owner of Yankee Stadium and the second co-owner of the New York Yankees. As a child, Jacob attended Columbia Grammar School. He was admitted to Columbia College in 1884, but as a third generation brewer of German descent, he chose instead to help in his family’s brewing business.