Midtown East in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ellen Biddle Shipman

1869-1950

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 30, 2017

1. Ellen Biddle Shipman plaque

Inscription.
Known as the Dean of Women’s Landscape Architects
lived and worked at 21 Beekman
from 1919-1946

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.

Location. 40° 45.203′ N, 73° 57.879′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Midtown East. It is at the intersection of Beekman Place and East 50th Street, on the right when traveling north on Beekman Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Beekman Place, New York NY 10022, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Katherine Cornell 1893-1974 / Guthrie McClintic 1893-1961 (here, next

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to this marker); Irving Berlin (within shouting distance of this marker); Beekman Tower (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mount Pleasant (about 600 feet away); Non-Violence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Diatom Lace (approx. 0.2 miles away); A River in Name Only (approx. 0.2 miles away); Raoul Wallenberg Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Also see . . . Ellen Biddle Shipman. Wikipedia biography (Submitted on January 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

21 Beekman Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 30, 2017

2. 21 Beekman Place

The plaque is on the corner of the building.

Ellen Biddle Shipman, landscape architect, at her NYC home, Beekman Place, c. 1920. image. Click for full size.

via Wikipedia, 1920

3. Ellen Biddle Shipman, landscape architect, at her NYC home, Beekman Place, c. 1920.

The reflecting pool at Stan Hywet Hall, Akron, Ohio, 1929 image. Click for full size.

via Un Dia/Una Arquitecta, unknown

4. The reflecting pool at Stan Hywet Hall, Akron, Ohio, 1929

One of her best-known works

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 29, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.