Civic Center in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Jane Addams
Photographed By Larry Gertner, November 2007
1. Jane Addams Marker
Jane Addams
September 6, 1935
Founder of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
1860-1935
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Women.
Location. 40° 42.842′ N, 74° 0.368′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Civic Center. Marker can be reached from Chambers Street near Broadway, on the right when traveling east. The marker is flat in the ground at the north edge of City Hall Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10012, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Broadway-Chambers Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Barre (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); City Hall (about 500 feet away); Surrogates Court (about 500 feet away); "Sankofa" (about 500 feet away); First Almshouse (about 500 feet away); 200th Anniversary of the Construction of City Hall (about 500 feet away); The Rotunda (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Also see . . . Jane Addams. Wikipedia biography (Submitted on February 25, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
this page online
Photographed By Larry Gertner, March 3, 2019
2. Jane Addams marker site
The Tweed Courthouse in the background.
Photographed By George de Forest Brush, 1906
3. Jane Addams, "The Mother of Social Work"
Jane Addams, 1906, by George de Forest Brush (1855–1941). National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution via Wikipedia
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 129 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on February 27, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on February 25, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 2. submitted on March 3, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on February 25, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
