▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁Howard , ▁father ▁of ▁Canadian ▁Senator ▁Charles ▁Benjamin ▁Howard ▁and ▁was ▁renamed ▁Howard ' s ▁Island . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁residence ▁built ▁by ▁Z ab ries kie ▁was ▁demol ished ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁cost lin ess ▁associated ▁with ▁its ▁maintenance . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Z ab ris kie ▁purchased ▁Bl it he wood ▁from ▁John ▁B ard ' s ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁a cre ▁estate ▁and ▁commission ed ▁Francis ▁L . ▁V . ▁Ho pp in , ▁an ▁McK im , ▁M ead ▁and ▁White ▁al umn us , ▁to ▁te ar ▁down ▁the ▁old ▁home ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁ 4 2 - room ▁Georg ian - style ▁man or ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁style . ▁ ▁B ard ▁had ▁purchased ▁Bl it he wood ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁from ▁Robert ▁Donald son ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁had ▁h ired ▁landscape ▁designer ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁Down ing ▁to ▁transform ▁the ▁grounds ▁upon ▁his ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 2 ▁a cre ▁estate , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Ann and ale ▁( owned ▁by ▁John ▁Church ▁Cru ger , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Stephen ▁Van ▁R ens sel a er ▁Cru ger ▁and ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁Stephen ▁Van ▁R ens sel a er ). ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁Z ab