Civic Center in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First National Sunday School Convention

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 2011

1. First National Sunday School Convention Marker

Taken with a zoom lens.

Inscription. This site marks the location of the first National Sunday School Convention October 1832 in the Chatham Street Chapel-Theatre. This 150th anniversary honors the millions of children and youth whose lives have been nurtured by the educational ministry by the churches and Sunday schools of our country.

Erected 1982.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 40° 42.769′ N, 74° 0.143′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Civic Center. It is on Park Row, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 150 Park Row, New York NY 10007, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sugar House - Prison Window (within shouting distance of this marker); Patrick Cardinal Hayes (within shouting distance of this marker); Municipal Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rhinelander Building (about 400 feet away); Civic Center (about 400 feet away); Interment Site (about 500 feet away); Sounding Stones (about 500 feet away); Foley Square c. 1730 (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

More about this marker. Since 9/11, this stretch of Park Row has been closed to pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The plaque

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Photographed by Larry Gertner, 2001

2. First National Sunday School Convention Marker

Plaque location is visible on the Park Row wall of the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2011, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 701 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on March 4, 2014, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2011, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.