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201 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — 307th Infantry AEF —
Near 5th Avenue west of 72nd Street, on the right when traveling south.
To the dead of the 307th Infantry Regiment AEF 590 officers and men 1917-1919 — — Map (db m108299) WM
202 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — African Union Church — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
Near this sign stood the first church in Seneca Village: African Union, a Methodist church built around 1840. The original congregation formed in and around Wilmington, Delaware, and its leaders built their first church in Manhattan around 1836, on . . . — — Map (db m171414) HM
203 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Alberto Arroyo — “The Mayor of Central Park” —
Near 86th Street Transverse west of Fifth Avenue.
One of the pioneers of jogging in the United States, Alberto has inspired generations of runners at the Central Park Reservoir for over 75 years. His friendship and encouragement will always be remembered, and his daily presence will be missed. . . . — — Map (db m200284) HM
204 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — All Angels’ Church — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
Those aware of Seneca Village have speculated as to whether the stones visible in the lawn just beyond this sign are the remains of a building foundation from the Village. In fact, they are remnants of a sandbox that was installed in the 1930s. . . . — — Map (db m171565) HM
205 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — AME Zion Church — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 85th Street 0.2 miles east of Central Park West.
Near this sign was the African Episcopal Zion Church (AME Zion), built in 1853. It was one of three churches in the Seneca Village. Although AME Zion was the last church to construct a building in the village, it had a much longer affiliation with . . . — — Map (db m171330) HM
206 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Andrew Williams — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 86th Street east of Central Park West.
Near this sign stood the house of Andrew Williams and his family. Williams is an important figure in the history of Seneca Village – he was the First African American to purchase land in the area, in September of 1825. Williams, who was a . . . — — Map (db m216962) HM
207 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Balto — The Sled Dogs —
Near East Drive 0.2 miles north of Central Park Driveway, on the right when traveling north.
Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of The Sled Dogs that relayed antitoxins six hundred miles over rough ice across treacherous waters through arctic blizzards from Nenana to the relief of stricken Nome in the winter of 1925. Endurance, . . . — — Map (db m23428) HM
208 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Belvedere Tower —
Near 79th Street Transverse Rd.
Erected in 1869 as a lookout. It now houses the New York Meteorological Observatory which was founded in 1868 by Dr. Daniel Draper who was its director until his retirement in 1912. At which time the observatory came under the direction of the . . . — — Map (db m56954) HM
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209 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Bethesda Fountain and Terrace —
Near The Mall.
Designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, these stairways, terrace and fountain were the focal feature of the original plan for Central Park by Vaux and Frederick Law Olmsted. The fountain sculpture by Emma Stebbins, inspired by the biblical . . . — — Map (db m130039) HM
210 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Cedar Hill and Glade Arch —
Near 79th Street Transverse.
This path was once a park road that carried horse and carriage traffic through the park from the Miners’ Gate at East 79th Street, past Cedar Hill and across The Glade by means of a sandstone and brick arch. Glade Arch, constructed in 1860, . . . — — Map (db m199117) HM
211 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Central Park West: West 73rd-74th Street Historic District — New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation —
On Central Park West at West 74th Street, on the right when traveling south on Central Park West.
Edward Clark, heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune and owner of much land on the Upper West Side, collaborated with Henry J. Hardenbergh, architect of the nearby Dakota Apartments (1884), the city’s first luxury apartment house. A year later . . . — — Map (db m127460) HM
212 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Central Park West-West 75th Street Historic District — New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation —
On Central Park West at West 77th Street, on the right when traveling south on Central Park West.
With a variety of large buildings on Central Park West, from the ornately festooned limestone Kenilworth Apartments (1908) to the Neo-Gothic Universalist Church (1898) to the Neo-Classical New-York Historical Society (1908-1938), this district . . . — — Map (db m226325) HM
213 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Central Park Wildlife Conservation Center — Central Park —
On Park Road 0.1 miles north of Grand Army Plaza, on the left when traveling north.
Central Park's zoo was almost not meant to be. The park's designers, Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) and Calvert Vaux (1824-1895) excluded any zoo from their 1858 plan for Central Park. Yet, shortly after construction of the park began, a bear . . . — — Map (db m203804) HM
214 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Central Park's Ancient Egyptian Obelisk — Cleopatra’s Needle —
Near East Drive.
For such a colossal object, this obelisk is well-travelled. Central Park is the third location for this 220-ton granite monument, which is the oldest public monument in New York City. Pharaoh Thutmose III commissioned this obelisk approximately . . . — — Map (db m100034) HM
215 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — City Employees War Memorial —
Near Terrace Drive.
. . . — — Map (db m108303) WM
216 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Cleopatra’s Needle —
On Fifth Avenue.
Translation of Hieroglyphics     The Horus, Strong-Bull-Son-of-Kheprl,     the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, User-maat-ra, Chosen-of-Ra, the Golden Horus, Mighty-in-years-and-great-of-victories, the Son or Ra,     Ramesses, . . . — — Map (db m99885) HM
217 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Columbus —
Near The Mall.
Presented by citizens of New York In commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the New World October 1492 — — Map (db m108292) HM
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218 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Discover Seneca Village —
On West 85th Street near Central Park West, on the right when traveling east.
Between 1825 and 1857, before the city built Central Park, this area was the location of Seneca Village – a community composed predominantly of African Americans, many of whom owned property. This was the most densely settled section of the . . . — — Map (db m170981) HM
219 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Discover Seneca Village —
Near West 84th Street east of Central Park West.
Between 1825 and 1857, before the city built Central Park, this area was the location of Seneca Village – a community composed predominantly of African Americans, many of whom owned property. This was the most densely settled section of the . . . — — Map (db m172457) HM
220 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Discover Seneca Village —
On West 81st Street at Central Park West, on the right when traveling west on West 81st Street.
Between 1825 and 1857, before the city built Central Park, this area was the location of Seneca Village — a community composed predominantly of African Americans, many of whom owned the property. This was the most densely settled section of the . . . — — Map (db m226292) HM
221 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Downtown Connections — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 86th Street east of Central Park West.
Near this sign were four plots owned by Albro Lyons, Peter Guignon, and Rebecca Marshall, Guignon’s wife. Related by marriage, the Lyons and the Guignon families were part of a small, tight-knit group of African Americans who prospered in New York . . . — — Map (db m174287) HM
222 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Edwin Franko Goldman — 1878 – 1956 — Composer – Conductor —
Near The Mall.
A Landmark of American Music The Guggenheim Concerts by the world renowned Goldman Band were played here “on the mall” every summer from 1923 to 1969. Presented by the National Music Council and Exxon Seal of the American . . . — — Map (db m56958) HM
223 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Gardens — Seneca Village Landscape —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
Near this sign was a large garden maintained by John P. Haff, a noted horticulturalist and local innkeeper of German descent. Although it is unclear if Hall was growing food for consumption by the Village, contemporary maps and descriptions suggest . . . — — Map (db m175885) HM
224 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Geology — Seneca Village Landscape —
Near West 84th Street just east of Central Park West.
The geology of this area, still visible throughout this section of the park, was a daily part of the lives of Seneca Village residents. Descriptions of the village in the 1850s noted numerous outcrops of Manhattan schist – the island’s . . . — — Map (db m172965) HM
225 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Hallett Nature Sanctuary —
Near Gapstow Bridge.
When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed Central Park in 1858, they left relatively untouched the rocky Promontory on the north edge of the swamp which was to be transformed into the Pond. The four-acre woodland was formally closed to . . . — — Map (db m108239) HM
226 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Hans Christian Andersen Monument — 9/11 Children's Memorial —
Near East 74st Street 0.1 miles west of 5th Avenue.
In honor of the children who lost their parents on 9/11/01. — — Map (db m211105) HM
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227 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Henry Bliss — Historic Site - The first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the US —
On Central Park West at West 74th Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Park West.
Historic Site Here at West 74th Street and Central Park West, Henry H. Bliss dismounted from a streetcar and was struck and knocked unconscious by an automobile on the evening of September 13, 1899. The place of the accident was known at the . . . — — Map (db m127187) HM
228 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Housing — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 83rd Street just east of Central Park West.
In 1855, Seneca Village was comprised of 52 dwellings concentrated in the area between 82nd and 86th Streets. On a lot near this sign stood two homes – comprised of small and poorly constructed buildings, and inhabited by squatters. It had a range . . . — — Map (db m171895) HM
229 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — In Memory of Elkan Naumburg —
On The Mall, on the right when traveling north.
who inaugurated orchestral concerts in the old band stand on The Mall 50 years ago and donated this stand in 1923. May 30, 1955 — — Map (db m190208) HM
230 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — In Memory of John Purroy Mitchel —
On Fifth Avenue at East 90th Street, on the right when traveling south on Fifth Avenue.
In Memory of John Purroy Mitchel Mayor of the City of New York 1914-1918 Born July 19, 1879 Died in the Service of the United States July 6, 1918 — — Map (db m107992) HM WM
231 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Irish Americans — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 84th Street east of Central Park West.
Irish-American families were scattered throughout Seneca Village, accounting for roughly one third of the population during the 1850s. In the vicinity of this sign, the western side of the village, was a cluster of at least three Irish-American . . . — — Map (db m171612) HM
232 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Kerbs Memorial Boathouse —
Near 5th Avenue.
This boathouse is a gift from Jeanne E. Kerbs in memory of her parents Alice Hochstadter Kerbs and Edward A. Kerbs and of their love for the city and its people. — — Map (db m107954)
233 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — King Wladyslaw Jagiello —
Near 79th Street Transverse when traveling north.
Wladyslaw Jagiello King of Poland Grand Duke of Lithuania 1386 – 1434 Founder of a free union of the people's of East - Central Europe Victor of the Teutonic aggressors at Grunwald July 15, 1410 — — Map (db m190130) WM
234 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Knights of Pythias Memorial —
Near The Mall.
To our valiant brothers who died In the service of our country In World War I Knights of Pythias - State of New York Sidney A Schwartz 60th Infantry, Machine Co. Triange Lodge #153 Morris Dickstein 4th Infantry, Co. C Cosmopolitan Lodge . . . — — Map (db m129886) WM
235 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — 2020 — Lanes, Lots and Streets — Seneca Village Landscape —
Near West 83rd Street east of Central Park West.
The path on which you are standing roughly follows part of the main street through Seneca Village. A map from circa1838 identifies it as “Spring Street” because it led to a natural spring just south of here, likely the primary . . . — — Map (db m171734) HM
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236 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Lehman Gates — Tisch Zoo - Central Park —
Near 65th Street Transverse.
This striking gateway, designed by Edward Coe Embury (1906-1990) with sculpture by Paul Manship (1885-1966), was created as part of Central Park’s children’s zoo which opened in 1961.  The zoo was first known as the Lehman Zoo for Children, as . . . — — Map (db m108320) HM
237 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Lehman Gates — Recently Completed —
Near 5th Avenue near East 65th Street, on the right when traveling south.
During the winter of 2018 the Central Park Conservancy applied a new protective coating to the bronze sculptural element of the Lehman Gates, as part of an ongoing program of work the maintain Central Park’s sculptures and monuments. The coating . . . — — Map (db m200340) HM
238 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Livelihoods — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 83rd Street east of Central Park West.
In this area lived several African-American families whose individual occupations give use further insight into the lives of residents of Seneca Village, as well as the types of jobs available to them. Following emancipation, access to economic and . . . — — Map (db m172385) HM
239 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Loeb Memorial Fountain —
Near Fifth Avenue at East 77th Street.
In Memory of Sophie Irene Loeb Lover of Children A Home For Every Child — — Map (db m200092) HM
240 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Mary Harriman Rumsey Playground — 1937 —
Near Terrace Drive near East 71st Street.
In memory of Mary Harriman Rumsey Nov 17 1881 - Dec 18 1934 Gracious citizen who gave gladly of her means and herself for the health and happiness of little children — — Map (db m192186) HM
241 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Meet Our Bears —
Near 5th Avenue just south of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Our three bears were rescued as cubs in Montana in 2013. Luna and Amber are sisters whose mother was illegally shot. Treena is an unrelated bear whose mother was euthanized by wildlife officials after repeatedly foraging for food in a residential . . . — — Map (db m203799) HM
242 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Native New Yorkers — Harbor seals are part of a large community of animals that call New York waters home. —
Near 5th Avenue south of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina While hunting, these strong divers commonly make 10-minute dives to depths of 300 feet. Range: coastal waters of the northern hemisphere A Diverse Community New York's . . . — — Map (db m203801) HM
243 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — 10 — Receiving Reservoir — Seneca Village Landscape —
On West 81st Street east of Central Park West.
These stone blocks protruding from the ground beyond this sign are remnants of the western wall of the receiving reservoir, a critical component of the original Croton Aqueduct water supply system. Largely completed in 1842, the aqueduct delivered . . . — — Map (db m172111) HM
244 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Reservoir Keepers — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
In 1842, the city completed construction of one of its most consequential public works project, the Croton Aqueduct system, which supplied the city with fresh water from upstate New York. The system included a large receiving reservoir directly . . . — — Map (db m173696) HM
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245 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Restoration of Bethesda Arcade’s Minton Tile Ceiling: — Paving and Waterproofing of the Upper Terrace
Near Bethesda Arcade, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Designed and built in the 1860s as the park’s most elaborate architectural feature, Bethesda Terrace’s grand staircases and Arcade connect the Mall to the Lower Terrace, overlooking the Lake and the Ramble. The Arcade, a pedestrian passage that . . . — — Map (db m307820) HM
246 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Robert Burns — Central Park —
On The Mall south of Terrace Drive, on the right when traveling south.
This statue of Scottish national poet Robert Burns (1759-1796), companion to the 1872 Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) sculpture across Literary Walk, is by Sir John Steell (1804-1891), and was dedicated in 1880. Burns was born in Alloway, . . . — — Map (db m278455) HM
247 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Robert Burns Statue — Central Park
Near The Mall. Reported permanently removed.
This statue of Scottish national poet Robert Burns (1759–1796), companion to the 1872 Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) sculpture across Literary Walk, is by Sir John Steell (1804–1891), and was dedicated in 1880. Burns was born in Alloway, . . . — — Map (db m108324) HM
248 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — S. Rankin Drew —
Near Terrace Drive.
In memory of S. Rankin Drew Killed in action May-19-1918. This tree was planted May-19-1920 by S. Rankin Drew Post. American Legion — — Map (db m186541) WM
249 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Searching for Seneca Village —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
Since the early 1990s, historians and archaeologists have been working to uncover and reveal the story of Seneca Village. The historians Roy Rosenzweig and Elizabeth Blackmar were the first to study Seneca Village in detail and included it in their . . . — — Map (db m171062) HM
250 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Seneca Village — Central Park —
Near Central Park West east of West 85th Street.
Although the reason for the name Seneca Village is unknown, recent historical and geophysical research has uncovered a great deal of information about this unique community and its inhabitants. Seneca Village, which was located from 81st to 89th . . . — — Map (db m171184) HM
251 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
This kiosk marks the center of Seneca Village, a predominantly African-American community the existed from 1825-1857. The village originated when African Americans began buying property between 82nd and 83rd Streets and Seventh and Eighth Avenues. . . . — — Map (db m171135) HM
252 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Seneca Village Landscape —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
Historical accounts portrayed those living in Seneca Village and the entire area slated for Central Park in derogatory terms. They also disparaged the landscape, empathizing it as rocky, swampy, and diseased. Park promoters presented the site as a . . . — — Map (db m171253) HM
253 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Sheep Meadow —
On West Drive just north of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1979, the Sheep Meadow, like the rest of Central Park, was in a chronic state of decay following decades of neglect and mismanagement by a fiscally challenged New York City. After a year of restoration, the meadow was green and healthy, and as . . . — — Map (db m203796) HM
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254 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Sir Walter Scott — Central Park —
Near The Mall.
This larger-than-life-sized bronze portrait of Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) was dedicated on the “Literary Walk” in Central Park in 1872. Scott was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and had an early career in the legal . . . — — Map (db m108323) HM
255 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Studying Grizzly Clues / From Clues to Conservation —
Near 5th Avenue just south of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Studying Grizzly Clues: Traditional Methods Our field staff helps protect bears in the wild by studying where they live and now they move around. Since observing grizzlies can be challenging, we look for clues they leave behind. . . . — — Map (db m203800) HM
256 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Summit Rock — Seneca Village Landscape —
Near West 84th Street east of Central Park West.
At 142 feet above sea level, this hill is the highest elevation in Central Park and a prominent feature of the Seneca Village location. The hill, now called Summit Rock, is actually a massive bedrock outcrop. Just below, on Central Park West, you . . . — — Map (db m171638) HM
257 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Tanner’s Spring — Seneca Village Landscape —
Near West 82nd Street east of Central Park West.
Through these trees in a small clearing is a pool of water fed by a natural spring. This was likely a water source for Seneca Village. Access to fresh water would have been essential to the health and prosperity of the community. The city’s . . . — — Map (db m172030) HM
258 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Arsenal —
Near Fifth Avenue near East 64th Street.
The historic Arsenal is one of two buildings in Central Park predating the park. It was designed by esteemed architect Martin T. Thompson (1786-1877) and built between 1847 and 1851 by the State of New York as a storage repository for the storage . . . — — Map (db m137070) HM
259 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Arsenal — Landmarks of New York —
Near 5th Avenue at East 64th Street, on the right when traveling south.
This building, designed by Martin E. Thompson, was constructed by the State of New York as an arsenal in 1848 before the establishment of Central Park. Since it was acquired by the City in 1857 it has served at various times as the first home of the . . . — — Map (db m203797) HM
260 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Children’s District —
Near Center Drive south of 65th Street Transverse.
When Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux designed Central Park in 1858, they designated the area south of 65th Street as the “Children’s District”. They deliberately placed features close together that they knew would appeal to . . . — — Map (db m166520) HM
261 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Falconer Statue — Central Park
On 72nd Street Transverse Road at Central Park Driveway, on the left when traveling west on 72nd Street Transverse Road. Reported permanently removed.
This elegant bronze statue by British Sculptor George Blackall Simonds (1843-1929) depicts a young falconer in Elizabethan garb holding aloft a falcon poised for release. The Falconer is representative of the rich sculptural collection . . . — — Map (db m31059) HM
262 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Majestic - 115 Central Park West — New York City Designated Landmark —
On Central Park West, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1930-31 by Irwin S. Chanin, the Majestic represents the architect/developer's first application of the Art Deco style to a residential building. The Majestic's strong visual impact derives from an interplay of vertical and horizontal . . . — — Map (db m172936) HM
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263 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Metropolitan Museum of Art —
On 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, on the right when traveling south on 5th Avenue.
Founded in 1870, the museum originally opened at 681 Fifth Avenue, moved to 128 West 14th Street in 1873, and to this site in 1880. The first building in Central Park faced west and was designed by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould. It was later . . . — — Map (db m35721) HM
264 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Pilgrim —
On 72nd Street Transverse Road at 5th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 72nd Street Transverse Road.
To Commemorate the Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers on Plymouth Rock, December 21, 1620. — — Map (db m31060) HM
265 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre —
Near West Drive 0.2 miles south of Bridle Path, on the left when traveling south.
Built in Sweden in 1875. Shipped to Pennsylvania in 1875. Exhibited at the U.S. Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, May to November 1876. Moved to this site in 1877. Restored in 1998. — — Map (db m226291) HM
266 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — The Wilson House — Seneca Village Community —
Near West 85th Street east of Central Park West.
Near this sign and adjacent to All Angels’ Church was the home pf the Wilsons, an African-American family consisting of William Wilson, his wife, Charlotte, and their eight children. Wilson worked as a porter and was also a sexton for the church, . . . — — Map (db m171476) HM
267 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Transverse Road #1 — How close do you have to be to this fence before you really see or hear the traffic? —
Near East 65th Street.
The park’s designers had no way of knowing that automobiles and trucks would one day be invented, but they knew that the noise of horsedrawn wagons with iron wheels would interfere with the visitors’ enjoyment of the Park. Their solution to the . . . — — Map (db m166410) HM
268 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Welcome to the Dene Slope — A Native Meadow —
Near 5th Avenue.
The design that Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux conceived for Central park transformed the rocky, marshy pre-park site into a masterful composition of diverse landscapes to create an idealized expression of rural scenery. These included . . . — — Map (db m127083)
269 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Welcome to the Dene Slope —
Near East Drive 0.1 miles north of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling north.
The design that Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux conceived for Central park transformed the rocky, marshy pre-park site into a masterful composition of diverse landscapes to create an idealized expression of rural scenery. These included . . . — — Map (db m203806) HM
270 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — We're Committed to Saving Snow Leopards —
Near 5th Avenue just south of East 65th Street, on the right when traveling south.
At Our Zoos We have been caring for snow leopards for over 100 years—more than 80 cubs have been born and raised at the Bronx Zoo. We're proud to continue the tradition here at the Central Park Zoo. In The Wild We've been a . . . — — Map (db m203798) HM
271 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — William John Liebig —
Near The Mall.
These American elms are endowed in loving memory of William John Liebig March 24, 1923 – February 21, 1999 Pioneer in arterial medicine — — Map (db m108298)
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272 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — William Shakespeare —
Near The Mall.
Erected by citizens of New York April 23 1864 The three hundredth anniversary of the birth of Shakespeare — — Map (db m108285) HM
273 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — William Shakespeare — Central Park —
On East Drive at Center Drive, on the left when traveling north on East Drive.
This full-standing portrait of celebrated playwright and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was made by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) and unveiled here at the southern end of the Mall on May 23, 1872. William Shakespeare was born in . . . — — Map (db m278457) HM
274 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Central Park West Historic District — Women's Rights Pioneers — Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton —
Near The Mall north of 66th Street.
Monumental Women Monumental Women, a volunteer nonprofit organization, formed in 2014 to create the Women's Rights Pioneers Monument. The sculptural tableau is the first in Central Park to depict real women. After securing a prominent . . . — — Map (db m189297) HM
275 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — 314 West 22nd Street —
On West 22nd Street west of Eight Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Constructed in 1842 Renovated in 1986 “Twas the night” Clement C. Moore — — Map (db m145709) HM
276 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — 81 Eighth Avenue —
On Eighth Avenue at West 14th Street, on the left when traveling north on Eighth Avenue.
Central Carpet 81 Eight Avenue has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1897 — — Map (db m145824) HM
277 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Adam Cohen — 1980 - —
On West 19th Street just east of 11th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Near the turn of the millennium, young Mancunian Adam Cohen, tireless student and enthusiast of Contemporary Art, was invited to apprentice under Larry Gagosian. He booked speedy passage on an Atlantic steamer, a week hence disembarking at New . . . — — Map (db m302377) HM
278 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Alice's Garden — Hell's Kitchen —
On West 34th Street 0.1 miles east of 10th Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Alice's Garden is dedicated to the memory of Alice Parsekian, who cared for the garden until her death in 2010. Alice was born to Armenian parents, emigrated to Turkey, then the Bronx and later the Webster Women's Residence on West 34th . . . — — Map (db m250805) HM
279 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Andrew Norwood House — New York City Designated Landmark —
On West 14th Street west of Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This elegant town house was built for Andrew S. Norwood, a prosperous bond merchant in 1845-47. The house was designed in a transitional style that combined Greek Revival and Italianate features. The well preserved home remained in the Norwood . . . — — Map (db m147783) HM
280 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Arthur Miller —
On West 23rd Street west of Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Arthur Miller, the noted author and playwright (Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, among other works), lived here from 1962 to 1968, during which time he wrote After the Fall, Incident at . . . — — Map (db m145516) HM
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281 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) —
On West 28th Street, on the right when traveling west.
Bayard Rustin was an essential figure in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement who shaped many of the core principles, strategies, and defining events. Beginning in the 1940s, Rustin spearheaded efforts to dismantle racial discrimination . . . — — Map (db m134193) HM
282 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Brendan Behan —
On West 23rd Street west of Seventh Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In memory of Brendan Behan 1923-1964 “To America my new found land: the man that hates you hates the human race.” Dedication from “Brendan Behan’s New York”…written in the Hotel Chelsea in the spring of . . . — — Map (db m145638) HM
283 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Charles Mary Kubricht (b. 1946) — Alive-nesses: Proposal for Adaption, 2011 — Paint on storage containers —
On West 30th Street.
Alive-nesses : Proposal for Adaptation is informed by “dazzle” painting, an anti-range finding maritime camouflage technique used by the military between 1914 and 1945. The term “dazzle” was first used by A.H. Thayer in the . . . — — Map (db m57061) HM
284 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Chelsea Doughboy Statue — Chelsea Park —
On 9th Avenue near 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
This monument consists of a 14-foot-tall granite stele on which a bronze "doughboy" soldier is displayed. He holds a rifle, has a flag draped over his shoulders, and is depicted as if in the midst of battle. The derivation of the term . . . — — Map (db m173059) HM WM
285 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — 300 — Chelsea Green —
On West 20th Street west of Sixth Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
What was here before? The site of this pocket park was once Grammar School No. 55, built in 1865 to accommodate a booming population. The neoclassical schoolhouse taught hundreds of boys and girls from the Sixteenth Ward in separate wings. . . . — — Map (db m278407) HM
286 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Chelsea Historic District —
On West 21st Street at Ninth Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West 21st Street.
Chelsea's name came from Captain Thomas Clarke's farm, acquired in 1750, which he named for England's Old Soldiers Home at Chelsea, now part of London. His grandson, Clement Clarke Moore, who gave "Twas the night before Christmas” to all . . . — — Map (db m147694) HM
287 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Chelsea Historic District and District Extension — New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation —
On West 23rd Street near Tenth Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Chelsea was developed from the 1830’s to the 1850’s, largely by Clement Clark Moore, who owned the land on which it was built. The result is an unusually uniform and elegant residential neighborhood in Greek Revival and Italianate styles. The . . . — — Map (db m135160) HM
288 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Chelsea Hotel — Landmarks of New York —
On West 23rd Street west of 7th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Designed by Hubert & Pirrson, the Chelsea was opened in 1884 as one of the City's earliest cooperative apartment houses. It became a hotel about 1905. The florid cast iron balconies were made by the firm of J.B. and J.M. Cornell. Artists and writers . . . — — Map (db m111777) HM
289 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Chelsea WW I Memorial — Iron Mike —
On 9th Avenue at 28th Street, on the left when traveling north on 9th Avenue.
To the Soldiers and Sailors of Chelsea World War 1914- 1918 — — Map (db m134197) WM
290 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Church of Saint Eleftherios —
On West 24th Street east of Ninth Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
In this Holy Church of Saint Eleftherios New York on February 26, 1931 The Metropolitan of Corfu now gracing the throne of the Ecumenical Patriachate as Athenagoras Αʹ, was enthroned as Archbishop of North and South . . . — — Map (db m145883) HM
291 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Church of the Holy Apostles — Landmarks of New York —
On 9th Avenue at West 28th Street, on the right when traveling north on 9th Avenue.
This Protestant Episcopal Church designed in Tuscan style by Minard Lafever, was opened for services in 1848. It was lengthened by him in 1854 and the transepts, designed by Charles Babcock of R. Upjohn & Co., were added in 1858. The original . . . — — Map (db m134104) HM
292 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Clement Clarke Moore —
On West 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
In the Moore mansion, which stood on this site, in 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, (1779-1863), penned the immortal poem, “A Visit from Saint Nicholas”, (T’was the night before Christmas), as a gift for his children. Scholar and developer of . . . — — Map (db m133551) HM
293 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Clement Clarke Moore Park — .489 Acre
On 10th Avenue at West 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north on 10th Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
Scholar and poet Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) is the namesake of two New York City parks. The first is a playground in Elmhurst, Queens, known as the Clement Clarke Moore Homestead. The second is this playground, located on a . . . — — Map (db m134956) HM
294 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Clement Clarke Moore Park — .489 acre
On 10th Avenue south of West 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Scholar and poet Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) is the name of two New York City parks, each located on land previously owned by his family. The first is a playground in Newtown, Queens, known as the Clement Clarke Moore Homestead, because it . . . — — Map (db m283659) HM
295 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — 301 — Clement Clarke Moore Park —
On 10th Avenue south of West 22nd Street, on the right when traveling north.
What was here before? Captain Thomas Clarke purchased this property from Jacob Somerindyke in 1750 to build his farmstead. A retired British Army officer, Captain Clarke renamed his property "Chelsea" after London's Royal Chelsea Hospital . . . — — Map (db m283657) HM
296 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Cushman Row — 408 through 418 —
On West 20th Street west of 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.
One of the finest examples of Greek Revival style of architecture in New York, this superbly designed row of houses has retained most of its handsome original detail. Built by Don Alonzo Cushman, parish leader and financier, in 1840. — — Map (db m127169) HM
297 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — David Dubinsky — February 22, 1892 - September 17, 1982 — 201 West 16th Street, Manhattan —
On West 16th Street at 7th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West 16th Street.
David Dubinsky, one of the most influential labor leaders in the United States, was president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), from 1932 to 1966. Escaping Czarist imprisonment for his youthful political activities, he . . . — — Map (db m127139) HM
298 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Death Avenue — Circa: 1898 —
On 10th Avenue north of West 28th Street, on the left when traveling north.
. . . — — Map (db m283587) HM
299 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground — .52 Acre —
On West 16th Street west of 8th Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at the Women's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children, which was . . . — — Map (db m126139) HM
300 ► New York, New York County, Manhattan, Chelsea — 301 — Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground —
On West 17th Street west of 8th Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
What was here before? In 1790 George Rapelje, a relative of early Dutch settler Joris Rapelje (1604-1663), purchased this parcel and the surrounding area from James Rivington. In 1825, Rapelje's grandson started to parcel off the land for . . . — — Map (db m283275) HM

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