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Historical Markers and War Memorials in New York County, New York
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The English Lutheran Congregation built this charming and unpretentious church in 1801 from the same rubble masonry as St. Paul’s Chapel. It is Georgian in style, with the steeply pitched end gables, rich entablature and quoins, and rectangular . . . — — Map (db m148042) HM |
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Widely known as “The Little Church Around The Corner”. This Protestant Episcopal parish was organized in 1848. Its buildings, inspired by early 14th century Gothic style, were begun the following year and completed in 1856. . . . — — Map (db m154262) HM |
| | By the early 1880s this Italianate style building had become the Great Northern Hotel, where in 1884, 18 year-old Frank Samsel, a brush maker from Bohemia, Germany killed himself with a pistol in Room No. 38. In the early 20th century, as Windsor . . . — — Map (db m133894) HM |
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| | New York's third city hall, one of its finest architectural treasures, was completed in 1811. Designed by French born J.R. Mangin and New York native John McComb, Jr. the building combines 18th-century French and English stylistic traditions. The . . . — — Map (db m130557) HM |
| | < City Hall to U.S.Capitol > City Hall New York’s second City Hall was completed 1700, using stones salvaged from the just-demolished wall after which Wall Street is named. Abraham De Peyster donated the site to the city, enhancing the . . . — — Map (db m127991) HM |
| | Municipal government long ago spilled out of City Hall to create the surrounding Civic Center. Today, Chambers Street and Foley Square are lined with white granite and marble civic buildings. The sumptuous lobby of the Surrogate’s Court at 31 . . . — — Map (db m41188) HM |
| | One of the most important fashion designers of the 20th Century, Claire McCardell helped create “The American Look.” McCardell pioneered the American style of casual sportswear. Inspired by activewear and menswear, she made practical, . . . — — Map (db m58231) HM |
| | Rich in history, the plain of Claremont Playground has been the site of a Revolutionary War battle, a country estate, a fashionable inn, and a children’s recreation area. This was the scene of fierce combat during the Battle of Harlem . . . — — Map (db m53992) HM |
| | The stable’s easy access to Central Park’s bridle trails resulted in its conversion to a riding academy in 1927. It remains one of the rare survivors from the 750 commercial stables that flourished in New York City at the turn of the century.
New . . . — — Map (db m141416) HM |
| | Claremont Riding Academy
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places,
U.S. Department of the Interior, April 16, 1980.
Built in 1892 in the Romanesque Revival style, the Claremont Riding Academy is the oldest operating stable in New . . . — — Map (db m141631) HM |
| | Named in memory of Colonel Bertram T. Clayton Headquarters, 1st Division Killed in action in France May 30, 1918 — — Map (db m47098) HM |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m133551) HM |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Coleman Square Playground
2.610 acres
Bounded by Cherry, Pike, and Monroe Streets, Coleman Square Playground lies on the border between Chinatown and the Lower East Side. It is named in honor of U.S, Army Corporal Joseph Francis Coleman (d. . . . — — Map (db m131954) HM |
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When New York was a small town at the southern tip of Manhattan, Collect Pond was a place for recreation: fishing in the summer and skating in the winter. Fishing in the pond was so popular that in 1734 the city banned nets, allowing people only . . . — — Map (db m131781) HM |
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If you were standing here in the early 1600s, you would have seen a sparkling expanse of water spreading out over five acres. There was a pond here sixty feet deep, fed by a subterranean springs and ringed by wooded hills, that drained through . . . — — Map (db m131764) HM |
| | Collect Pond Park
.994 acre
Located on Leonard Street between Centre and Lafayette Streets, this park occupies the eighteenth century site of Collect Pond. The pond was a large, 60-foot deep pool fed by an underground spring. The waters derived . . . — — Map (db m131757) HM |
| | In grateful remembrance of the patriot volunteers of the Pennsylvania Flying Camp led by Colonel William Baxter of Bucks County, Pennsylvania who with many of his men fell while defending this height 16 November 1776 and was buried near this . . . — — Map (db m41581) HM |
| | Once known as Brick Row or Regimental Row and now as Colonels’ Row, the group of eight brick houses in front of you was built by the Army between 1893 and 1917. Although all were built to standard Army plans, slight variations over the years have . . . — — Map (db m47094) HM |
| | These four houses constitute the remaining portion of a colonnade of nine, originally named La Grange Terrace after the country seat of the Marquis de Lafayette. When constructed in 1831 by Seth Geer, this was considered the finest row of private . . . — — Map (db m41192) HM |
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To
Columbia University
In appreciation of its generous assistance
and unceasing cooperation in the training
of 23,000 officers who went from the
U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School
New York
to active duty in World War II . . . — — Map (db m98510) HM WM |
| | 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 |
| | Named in memory of Captain Willis E. Comfort, D.S.C. F Co. 16th Infantry Killed in action in France July 18, 1918 — — Map (db m148726) HM |
| | This imposing residence is the Commanding Officer’s Quarters, also known as the Admiral’s House (after the most recent Coast Guard residents.) Built in the Greek revival style, it was completed in 1843. The house was designed by prominent New York . . . — — Map (db m47123) HM |
| | To honor the 50th anniversary of this march for human rights, we’ve replaced our signs in parks near the various routes with pride flag versions. — — Map (db m153023) HM |
| | To honor the 50th anniversary of this march for human rights, we’ve replaced our signs in parks near the various routes with pride flag versions. — — Map (db m159934) HM |
| | Originally designated Cherry Lane because of the abundance of cherry trees in the vicinity. In 1822, during a plague in Lower Manhattan an exodus resulted. The street developed a thriving commercial character and was thereby renamed Commerce Street — — Map (db m42499) HM |
| | Commodore Silas Talbot
1750-1813
The first commander of the United States frigate Constitution — — Map (db m125988) HM WM |
| | For the advancement of science and art Peter Cooper, inventor, civic leader, philanthropist, founded this institution offering free education to all. In its great hall, birthplace of many important social and political movements, America’s leading . . . — — Map (db m41171) HM |
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This stone from the mine that produced the copper in the Statue of Liberty was brought with the sailing ship "Sorlandet" as a gift to the United States of America from the citizens of Karmov, Norway.
July 4, 1986 — — Map (db m42185) HM |
| | At this site on August 5, 1884, the cornerstone of the pedestal of the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” was laid with ceremony by William A. Brodie, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York. Grand lodge members, . . . — — Map (db m148768) HM |
| | At the request of Community Board 2, and by decision of the City Planning Commission, Parks, and Borough President Hulan E. Jack, this open space was carved out of Manhattan's crowded West Village. During the early 1950s, Anthony Dapolito, lifetime . . . — — Map (db m145946) HM |
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This playground
dedicated to the memory of
Cpl. John A. Seravalli
Born Aug. 18, 1946 – Killed in action Feb. 28, 1967
A youth of the neighborhood
who made the supreme sacrifice
for God and country while serving
with Company B, . . . — — Map (db m146038) HM |
| | Commercial credit is the creation of modern times and belongs in its highest perfection only to the most enlightened and best governed nations. Credit is the vital air of the system of modern commerce. It has done more — a thousand times more . . . — — Map (db m132003) |
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This mansion was designed in the style of the high Italian Renaissance by McKim, Mead & White. It was erected in 1902-1906 for financier, philanthropist, and sportsman Payne Whitney and his wife Helen, a poet and patron of the arts who lived in . . . — — Map (db m127222) HM |
| | The Cunard Line, which first opened a New York office in 1848, occupied this building on its completion in 1921. Benjamin W. Morris was the architect, and Thomas Hastings served as consultant in the design of the Great Hall, inspired by Roman and . . . — — Map (db m127334) HM |
| | 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 |
| | Here for forty years was his home and here the plans were made for the first transatlantic cable laid in 1858 — — Map (db m98822) HM |
| | Son of a revolutionary patriot Born in Fox Meadows (Now Scarsdale) N.Y. June 21, 1774 Died in Tompkinsville, Staten Island N.Y. June 11, 1825 Governor of New York State 1807-1817 — Vice President of the United States 1817-1825 Military . . . — — Map (db m41207) HM |
| | This mansion was once part of the row that lined the entire blockfront. With its arched Federal-Baroque doorway, grand proportions and original wrought iron handrailings at the stoop, it is now a rare survivor of a type which, because of its great . . . — — Map (db m145160) HM |
| | 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 |
| | [ Inscription on Left Wing ]That the memory of a daring and sagacious commander and gentle great souled man whose life from childhood was given to his country but who served her supremely in the war for the Union MDCCCLXI - MDCCCLXV may be . . . — — Map (db m41352) HM |
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This clock is a gift to the City of New York from the Alliance for Downtown New York, Inc. in honor of David Rockefeller whose efforts on behalf of New York City and downtown, from his time as assistant to Mayor Fiorello La Guardia to his years . . . — — Map (db m130111) HM |
| | The novelist, playwright, and diarist lived here from 1931-1942, where she wrote Come Back to Sorrento, Turn, Magic Wheel, Angels on Toast, and A Time to Be Born. Born in Ohio, she wrote perceptive novels set in small Midwestern towns, . . . — — Map (db m98685) HM |
| | In memory of the DC37 members who perished on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center
The Rev Mychal Judge, chaplain, Local 299
Carlos Lillo, paramedic, Local 2507
Ricardo Quinn, EMS Lieutenant, Local 3621
Chet Louie, OTB betting clerk, . . . — — Map (db m131329) HM |
| | Thomas DeVinne (1828-1914), for whom this building was named, was a noted and scholarly printer who produced Scribner's Monthly and St. Nicholas Magazine as well as the Century Dictionary and Century Magazine. Babb, Cook & Willard's strong design of . . . — — Map (db m105706) HM |
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By 1796, a city engineer deemed Collect Pond to be stagnant and foul. A plan emerged to cleanse the pond and reconstruct it as a ship harbor with a channel to the Hudson River, but that plan was rejected. Instead, in 1803, the city decided to . . . — — Map (db m131783) HM |
| | Delaware Stockbridge Munsee Tribe of Indians Band of Mohican Indians Delaware Nation Delaware Indian Burials Uncovered on Ellis and Liberty Islands Re-interred May 1, 2003 — — Map (db m49281) HM |
| | This Renaissance Revival style building, designed by the architect James Brown Lord in 1891, is the only surviving structure associated with Delmonico's, the legendary dining establishment. Founded in 1827, it was one of the first restaurants in the . . . — — Map (db m146189) HM |
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| | Deutsche Bank dedicates this fountain to its employees who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and to the enduring spirit of the citizens of New York. — — Map (db m128346) |
| | Diane von Furstenberg made fashion history in 1972 when she developed her iconic wrap dress and encouraged her customers to “Feel like a woman. Wear a dress.” By 1976, she has sold 5 million dressed and landed the cover of Newsweek. An . . . — — Map (db m58309) HM |
| | Named in honor of the 1st Division, U.S. Army Mexican War * Spanish American War Philippine Insurrection World War I * World War II Occupation of Germany — — Map (db m47065) HM |
| | Donald Brooks was one of the most important American designers in the twentieth century. He began his fashion career in the 1950s working for other companies before launching his own line in 1965. His designs, which featured uncluttered silhouettes, . . . — — Map (db m58236) HM |
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This plaza is dedicated to the memory and vision of Doris Chanin Freedman (1928-1981). As director of Cultural Affairs for New York City, President of City Walls, The Municipal Art Society and the public Art Fund, she was a champion for the arts, . . . — — Map (db m112907) HM |
| | The journalist, known as "the intrepid girl reporter" lived here from 1941 to 1957. Her book, I Saw Hitler and column "On the Record," were influential in calling for American intervention in World War II. — — Map (db m126310) HM |
| | Double Check
by Seward Johnson
The “everyman” businessman presence in Liberty Park, who, before had faded into the background amongst his human brethren, has been called “the survivor”. He was lifted, battered yet whole, . . . — — Map (db m128463) HM |
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This West Village playground, located on Downing Street and Avenue of the Americas, is named for the street that runs to its south. Downing Street was laid out in 1799 and named no later than 1803, when it first appeared on a New York City map. . . . — — Map (db m143393) HM |
| | 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 |
| | From the pulpit of this venerable church, this man with matchless eloquence and person to person persuasiveness sent forth a message that circled the globe. He taught that positive thinking when applied to the power of the Christian message could . . . — — Map (db m51299) HM |
| | The New York Foundling Hospital was founded in 1869 to stem the tide of infanticide in New York City. Throughout the years the mission of the Sisters of Charity has been the protection and well being of children. Building upon and preserving the . . . — — Map (db m145801) HM |
| | Dr. William James MacNeven
1763-1841
Supervisor of Hospitals for New York City
An Irish Patriot, MacNeven came to America in 1805. He was instrumental in staving off cholera and smallpox epidemics in New York City. He is buried on the Riker . . . — — Map (db m115462) HM |
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As the years pass and native people again find traveling easier, many descendants of the first Menatay inhabitants are returning to their native land. Here they meet native people from many nations. Once, Native Americans, viewed as exotic . . . — — Map (db m131190) HM |
| | Duane Park
Origins
Duane Park was the first open space acquired by the City of New York specifically for use as a public park. It is located on Duane Street, which was named for James Duane, New York’s first mayor (1784-89) after the American . . . — — Map (db m113982) HM |
| | Duane Park
Design
Originally an open commons, the park was later enclosed by an iron fence. By 1870 it had been enlarged and landscaped with trees, lawn and shrubs accorded to a design by Parks Chief Engineer Montgomery A. Kellogg and Chief . . . — — Map (db m113983) HM |
| | Named in honor of Father Francis Patrick Duffy (1871-1932), a military chaplain and a priest in the Times Square area, this site has been a magnet for tourists, a staging area for public rallies, and a scene of victory celebrations. In 1973, Mayor . . . — — Map (db m159748) HM |
| | This map, derived from a 1600 drawing, shows Stone Street, then the Dutch Hoog Straat. Its original line is indicated by brown paving stones & the lobby alignment. — — Map (db m47376) HM |
| | Built by William Dyckman in approximately 1784, this house was once the center of a thriving farm more than 250 acres in size. Dyckman Farmhouse, along with the smokehouse and reconstructed “Hessian Hut,” has been a public museum since . . . — — Map (db m41567) HM |
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| | Kips Bay, once known as Kepp’s Bay, was the site of the British Army’s invasion of Manhattan (September 15, 1776) early in the revolution.
A mixed force of about 4,000 British regulars and Hessian mercenaries landed at what is now the 34th Street . . . — — Map (db m106376) HM |
| | Reservoir Square was renamed Bryant Park in 1884, in honor of New York’s leading citizen, William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). In the late 1800s, three philanthropic institutions joined to form the New York Public Library; the building site chosen was . . . — — Map (db m57100) HM |
| | Beneath this site lie the remains of seven individuals believed to be early North American born colonists. The remains dated to the late Eighteenth to early Nineteenth Century were discovered approximately 100 feet Southwest of here during . . . — — Map (db m149134) HM |
| | This building was erected by the city in 1906 as one of its first free public bath facilities. Influenced by classic Roman architecture, it was the work of Martin Aiken and Arnold W. Bruckner. In 1939, the Department of Parks reconstructed the . . . — — Map (db m152200) HM |
| | To Honor
the brave men of this block who loyally
served their country in World War II
(The names of 5 neighbors Killed In Action, followed by 175 others)
Erected by their grateful neighbors — — Map (db m145112) HM |
| | Base of Memorial centerpiece, front:
1941 * * * * 1945 Erected by the United States of America in proud and grateful remembrance of her sons who gave their lives in her service and who sleep in the American coastal waters of the Atlantic . . . — — Map (db m29208) HM |
| | The East River Park runs alongside the Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Drive and the East River from Montgomery Street to East 12th Street. It was conceived in the early 1930s when Robert Moses (1888-1981) was designing the FDR (also known as the . . . — — Map (db m135673) HM |
| | In Memory
of the men of the East Side
who lost their lives in the World War
Presented
Stuyvesant Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
U.S.A. — — Map (db m152146) WM |
| | Edgar Street Greenstreet
This triangular greenstreet – a landscaped traffic island – stands at the southern juncture of Trinity Place and Greenwich Street a few blocks southwest of Trinity Church in lower Manhattan. It takes its name . . . — — Map (db m127759) HM |
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1882 — 1917
In a building on this site an electric plant supplying the first Edison Underground Central Station system in this country and forming the origin of New York's present electrical system began operation on September 4, 1882 . . . — — Map (db m128274) HM |
| | This was the childhood home of Edith Jones Wharton, one of America's most important authors at a time when 23rd street marked the northern boundary of fashionable New York. Here in her father's extensive library, young Edith Jones discovered the . . . — — Map (db m49147) HM |
| | The widely-read novelist, short story writer, and playwright, best known for the novel Giant (1952), lived here from 1923 to 1929. Ferber’s fiction is distinguished by larger-than-life stories, strong female characters, and distinctive . . . — — Map (db m110281) HM |
| | The irreverent poet, who wrote “my candle burns at both ends” lived here in 1923-24 at the time she wrote the “Ballad of the Harp-Weaver,” for which she won a Pulitzer Prize. — — Map (db m57187) HM |
| | He conceived this monument, showing the love of Liberty shared by France and America. This statue would be a gift from a people to a people. It was intended for the 1876 Centennial, but was delayed until 1886. De Laboulaye never saw his dream . . . — — Map (db m49811) HM |
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A printmaker, illustrator, and prominent watercolorist, Hopper is renowned for his oil paintings, whose focus on everyday life explores the visualization of human isolation, regret and boredom. His most famous painting, Nighthawks (1942), . . . — — Map (db m148744) HM |
| | Edward I. Koch
December 12, 1924 — February 1, 2013
2 Fifth Avenue, Manhattan
Edward Irving Koch, Mayor of New York City from 1978 through 1989, was born in The Bronx to immigrant parents. During his three terms in office, he executed . . . — — Map (db m101597) HM |
| | Edward Laight
Charter member of the Chamber of Commerce
of the State of New York
August 2, 1768 — — Map (db m127050) HM |
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Edward Livingston
May 23, 1764 – May 23, 1836
U.S. Secretary of State, 1931-33
Representative from New York, 1795-1901
Mayor of New York City, 1801-03
Representative from Louisiana, 1823-29
Senator from Louisiana, 1829-31 . . . — — Map (db m147823) HM |
| | The poet lived here at intervals from 1909 - 1912, while writing "The Town Down the River," a collection of poems including "Miniver Cheevy," dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt, an admirer and supporter of Robinson. — — Map (db m98821) HM |
| | 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 |
| | Founded by refugee French Huguenots in New Amsterdam in 1628 and moved to this site in 1940. This plaque was dedicated by their descendants and the congregation of St. Esprit to mark the four-hundredth anniversary of the Edict of Nantes 1598 an . . . — — Map (db m14044) HM |
| | Resided at
20 East 11th Street
From 1933 to 1942 — — Map (db m55751) HM |
| | October 11, 1884 - November 7, 1962
Humanitarian, reformer, stateswoman made this her Greenwich Village home from 1942 - 1949 — — Map (db m97476) HM |
| | The first lady of The United States (1933 - 1945), as a political activist known for her unwavering support for human rights, lived here from 1959 to 1962. As a delegate to The United Nations (1946 - 1952), she chaired the commission that drafted . . . — — Map (db m152503) HM |
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Secretary of State in the Cabinet of
President Theodore Roosevelt, 1905-09
Secretary of War, 1899-1904
Senator from New York, 1909-1915
Lived in a house on this site from 1871 to 1878 — — Map (db m47296) HM |
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A founder and leader of the
American women's rights movement
An ardent advocate of women's suffrage
and a tireless fighter for equality and justice,
she lived her last years at this site. — — Map (db m98512) HM |
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Anarchist, orator and advocate of free speech and free love, lived here from 1903-1913, and published the radical magazine “Mother Earth.” She was deported to the Soviet Union in 1919. — — Map (db m146415) HM |
| | Tribute to
Emma Lazarus
Poet Patriot
author of The New Colossus,
the sonnet inscribed on the Statue of Liberty
The New Colossus
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame
with conquering limbs astride from land to land . . . — — Map (db m29387) HM |
| | Emma Lazarus was born into a prominent fourth generation Jewish family, one of the oldest in New York City, on July 22, 1849. Her father recognized Emma’s talent for writing at an early age and encouraged her work. In 1866, when Emma was seventeen, . . . — — Map (db m49322) HM |
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