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Gramercy Park in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The Famous Czech Composer

Antonin Dvorak

— 1841 - 1904 —

 
 
Antonin Dvorak Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 6, 2011
1. Antonin Dvorak Marker
Inscription.
Lived in a house on this site
from 1892 until 1895

In memory of his 100th birthday
and for future generations of
free Czechoslovakia, the
grateful government in exile
caused this inscription to be
erected initially on
December 13th 1941
Longing for his Czech
home, yet happily inspired
by the freedom of American life,
he wrote here among other works
the New World Symphony,
Biblical Songs and the
Cello Concerto.

Adapted from the commemorative
plaque celebrating
Dvorak's 100th birthday.

 
Erected 1941 by Czech government-in-exile.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1636.
 
Location. 40° 44.032′ N, 73° 58.939′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Gramercy Park. Marker is on East 17th Street west of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 327 E 17th St, New York NY 10003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 326, 328, 330 East 18th Street Houses (within shouting distance of this marker); Antonin Dvořák plaque and statue (within shouting distance of this marker); Rutherford Place
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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rutherford Medical (about 400 feet away); Pvt. Moses Miller (about 400 feet away); Peter Stuyvesant (about 600 feet away); Augustus Saint-Gaudens Playground (about 700 feet away); Works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Regarding The Famous Czech Composer. "In 1991 the Dvorak house was designated a city landmark on historical and cultural grounds, but the designation was overturned by the City Council, and the house’s owner, Beth Israel Medical Center, demolished it to make way for an AIDS hospice." - NYC Architecture
 
Also see . . .
1. Antonín Dvořák. Wikipedia (Submitted on July 9, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.) 

2. Dvorak House. NYC Architecture entry on the original structure. (Submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Antonin Dvorak Home site image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, July 6, 2011
2. Antonin Dvorak Home site
Marker is to the left of the door. The original house was demolished in 1991.
The Dvorak House, 327 E 17th St image. Click for full size.
from NYC Architecture, Unknown
3. The Dvorak House, 327 E 17th St
The original, more elaborate, bronze marker from which the text was adapted is visible over the doorway.
Antonin Dvorak plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dvoraknyc, unknown
4. Antonin Dvorak plaque
The plaque mounted on the original house is now at the Bohemian Nation Hall, 321 East 73rd Street.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2011, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 6, 2011, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   4. submitted on May 29, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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