Former resident1842–1851
John James Audubon
Audubon bought land near W 155th St in 1841, moved his family into the house he called Minnie's Land in 1842, and lived there until he died in 1851.
Minnie's Land, near W 155th St and Riverside Drive
A local history site, Audubon Park Perspectives, says John James Audubon bought the Washington Heights property in 1841 and moved into the house he named Minnie’s Land in May 1842. The estate lay just north of W 155th St near the Hudson River, and the house stood where 765 Riverside Drive is today. Audubon lived there until his death on January 27, 1851.
Wikipedia’s Washington Heights article describes the estate as about 20 acres from W 155th to 158th St west of Broadway, and says the house was moved in 1931 to make way for development, after which its remains vanished. Wikipedia says Audubon Terrace is named for him because of his land holdings in the Audubon Park Historic District.