Garden City in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Alexander Turney Stewart

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025

1. Alexander Turney Stewart Marker

Inscription.
Alexander Turney
Stewart

Founder
of
Garden City

1869

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 40° 43.405′ N, 73° 38.408′ W. Marker is in Garden City, New York, in Nassau County. It can be reached from the intersection of Cathedral Avenue and 7th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 57 Cathedral Avenue, Garden City NY 11530, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area

and on Long Island.

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: Doubleday & Company and Country Life Press Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); The Country Life Press Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden City World War II Roll of Honor (within shouting distance of this marker); Korean War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker); Iraq & Afghanistan War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Garden City.

Also see . . .
1. A.T. Stewart's Bronze Bust. Alexander

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Turney Stewart’s (1803-1876) unique bronze bust has looked out over Hubbell Plaza next to the Garden City train station since the 1970s...The bust of Garden City’s founder was commissioned in 1969 during the 100th anniversary of the founding of Garden City with the proceeds from the Stewart Centennial Ball held at the third Garden City Hotel (the present one is the fourth) with 1,000 attendees...The pedestal on which Stewart’s memorial bust sits on is a section of column from the old razed Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, carved in gold with the words “Alexander Turney Stewart - Founder of Garden City - 1869." (Submitted on September 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

2. Village History (Village of Garden City).

During 1869, New York City merchant millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart set out to create a place that embodied his ideals, his wisdom and his wealth. The widely known business genius purchased 10,000 acres of Hempstead Plains on Long Island. There, at almost 70 and with no children, Stewart began creating his legacy...his Garden City.

(Submitted on September 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Alexander Turney Stewart Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025

2. Alexander Turney Stewart Monument

The A.T. Stewart monument is located in Hubbell Plaza, near the entrance to the Garden City LIRR Station.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025

3. Alexander Turney Stewart Monument

The bust of A.T. Stewart was sculpted by Granville W. Carter to commemorate the village's centennial.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 33 times this year. Last updated on October 5, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 30, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.