Rose Hill in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Herman Melville

Photographed by Philip Gilson, October 2, 2014

1. Herman Melville Marker

Inscription. The American author resided from 1863 - 1891 at this site 104 East 26th Street where he wrote Billy Budd among other works.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 40° 44.507′ N, 73° 59.069′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Rose Hill. It is on East 26th Street 0.1 miles east of Park Avenue South, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 104 East 26th Street, New York NY 10010, 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: The Armory Art Show (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 69th Regiment Armory

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(about 300 feet away); Memorial to All Victims of the Holocaust (about 700 feet away); New York Life Building (about 700 feet away); Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (about 700 feet away); 09.11.2001 (about 700 feet away); New York Life Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named The New York Life Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Also see . . . Herman Melville. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Steve Masler

2. Herman Melville Marker

Photographed by Larry Gertner, July 17, 2016

3. Herman Melville Marker

The marker is visible to the left of a service door marked "104 E.26th St".

Herman Melville image. Click for full size.

from Wikipedia, 1870

4. Herman Melville

Oil painting by Joseph Oriel Eaton.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2014, by Philip Gilson of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 3, 2014, by Philip Gilson of Brooklyn, New York. 2. submitted on February 17, 2019, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. 3. submitted on July 23, 2016, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on April 10, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.