Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks

1819-2009

— Fifteenth Rector of Trinity Parish —

The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 1, 2018

1. The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks Marker

Inscription. Under Parks’ leadership, from 1972-1987, Trinity built St. Margaret’s House, a subsidized apartment building for elderly and disabled residents, and enhanced the parish’s communication with the installation of a television studio.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 40° 42.509′ N, 74° 0.735′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It can be reached from Trinity Place. The marker is in the northern graveyard of Trinity Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10006, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Angelica Schuyler Church (a few steps from this marker); Edward Laight (a few steps from this marker); The Reverend Dr. John Heuss (a few steps from this marker); Albert Gallatin (a few steps from this marker); Trinity Church’s Tercentenary (a few steps from this marker); American Stock Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Astor Cross (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named American Stock Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, December 1, 2018

2. The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks gravesite

The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks image. Click for full size.

(Photo by Harry Hamburg/NY Daily News Archive), July 10, 1976

3. The Reverend Dr. Robert Ray Parks

The Rev. Robert Parks, rector of Trinity Church, greets Queen Elizabeth II before paying back rent.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 529 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 3, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 13, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.