West Village in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Willa Cather
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 30, 2018
1. Willa Cather Marker
The noted American author Willa Cather lived on the second floor of 5 Bank Street on this site from 1913 until the house was torn down in 1927.
During this period she produced many of her most important literary works, including "Song of the Lark" (1915); "My Antonia" (1918); "Youth and the Bright Medusa" (1920); "One of Ours" (1922); "April Twilights and Other Poems" (1923); "A Lost Lady" (1923); "The Professors House" (1925); "My Mortal Enemy" (1926); and "Death Comes for the Archbishop" 1927).
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, Red Cloud, Neb., 1975
Erected 1975 by Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.
Location. 40° 44.233′ N, 74° 0.123′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in West Village. Marker is at the intersection of Bank Street and Waverly Place, on the left when traveling east on Bank Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10014, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. New York City AIDS Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named New York City AIDS Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Site of Saint Vincent’s Hospital
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Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These are some of Willa Cather’s residences that have been marked with historical markers, beginning with her birthplace in Virginia.
Also see . . . Willa Cather (Wikipedia). Willa Sibert Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Ántonia (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1922), a novel set during World War I. (Submitted on November 6, 2018.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 30, 2018
2. Willa Cather Marker - wide view
The marker is visible (in the shadows) between the two sets of windows.
Carl Van Vechten (photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery), 1936
3. Willa Cather
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
