The original flagpole that stood in Brooklyn's famed Ebbets Field until the ball-park was demolished in 1961 was re-installed and re-dedicated outside of Barclays Center in 2012. — — Map (db m242758) HM
The original flagpole that stood in Brooklyn's famed Ebbets Field until the ball-park was demolished in 1961 was re-installed and re-dedicated outside of Barclays Center in 2012. — — Map (db m242772) HM
General Robert E. Lee – Vestryman 1842-1844 General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson – Baptized 1849 General Matthew B. Ridgway (N.A.T.O. Commander) – Baptized 1899--------------- Other general and flag officers who have worshipped . . . — — Map (db m108740) HM
This Dutch-American farmhouse is a quiet reminder that the Battle of Brooklyn, one of the biggest conflicts of the Revolutionary War, took place when Kings County was still mostly farm country. The country boasted fewer than 4,000 inhabitants, one . . . — — Map (db m30082) HM
The best preserved, and considered by many the most beautiful example of Dutch Colonial architecture in Brooklyn, this dwelling is believed to have been built by Henry and Abraham Wyckoff, descendants of Pieter Wyckoff who came to this country in . . . — — Map (db m30180) HM
Built in 1800, the Hendrick I. Lott House incorporates the earlier 18th-century home of his grandfather Johannes E. Lott, a colonel in the American Army. The Lott House is a quiet reminder that during the Revolutionary War, Kings County consisted . . . — — Map (db m30086) HM
The Hendrick I. Lott House is one of fourteen remaining Dutch Colonial farmhouses in Kings County. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated as a New York City Landmark. The house remains structurally sound and . . . — — Map (db m30200) HM
Weeksville Playground is named for the historically significant community of Weeksville. Founded in 1838, eleven years after slavery ended in New York State, Weeksville was a long-lasting and thriving community of self-sufficient free African . . . — — Map (db m242944) HM
Weeksville Playground is named for the historically significant community of Weeksville. Founded in 1838, eleven years after slavery ended in New York State, Weeksville was a long-lasting and thriving community of self-sufficient free African . . . — — Map (db m242946) HM
During the 1776 Battle of Brooklyn, Maryland continental soldiers under General William Alexander waged a crucial battle at this site. This Dutch farmhouse has been reconstructed. — — Map (db m146161) HM
This building is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park, which were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. The neighborhood was known as Finntown into the 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m228635) HM
This building, known as a Finnish co-op, is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park that were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. These building were among the . . . — — Map (db m228624) HM
This building, known as a Finnish co-op, is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park that were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. These buildings were among the . . . — — Map (db m228626) HM
This Edwardian Baroque building with a Beaux Arts style canopy is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings in Sunset Park. It was designed and built by the architects Eisenia and Carlson in 1914. These grand buildings were . . . — — Map (db m228652) HM
This building is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park that were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. It was designed and built by the architects Eisenla and . . . — — Map (db m228649) HM
This building is one of more than 30 cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park, that were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 20th century. The neighborhood was known as Finntown into the 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m228632) HM
This building is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park, which were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. The neighborhood was known as Finntown into the 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m228634) HM
More than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. These were among the first co-ops in the United States and served as a model for the . . . — — Map (db m228637) HM
This Edwardian Baroque building with a Beaux Arts style canopy is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings in Sunset Park. It was designed and built by the architects Eisenia and Carlson in 1914. These grand buildings were . . . — — Map (db m228651) HM
This building is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park that were established as co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900's. These buildings were among the first co-ops in the United States and served . . . — — Map (db m228653) HM
This building is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park, that were established as co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. The neighborhood was known as Finntown into the 1980s. These buildings . . . — — Map (db m228654) HM
One of the earliest examples of not-for-profit housing cooperatives in the United States, Riverview Homes was established and constructed by Finnish immigrants who settled in the neighborhood surrounding Sunset Park, creating what became . . . — — Map (db m228630) HM
This building is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park, which were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. The neighborhood was known as Finntown into the 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m228596) HM
This building is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park, which were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. The neighborhood was known as Finntown into the 1980s. . . . — — Map (db m228622) HM
Kelleman Log Cabin 1816 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Moved from lot #90 - Route 255. — — Map (db m116979) HM
Original structure built on this site ca. 1822. New front section built 1898 designed by noted architect Claude Fayette Bragdon. — — Map (db m182834) HM
A pioneer reaper industry was developed on the Erie Canal banks by William H. Seymore and Dayton S. Morgan. This 1854 dwelling became the Morgan family home in 1867. The eldest daughter, Sara, wife of Frederick A. Manning, M.D. lived in the house . . . — — Map (db m41045) HM
Home of Simeon B. Jewett
1801-1869
Political leader, jurist, partner of Henry R. Selden, U.S. Marshal, Northern N.Y. under President Buchanan. — — Map (db m65368) HM
Lincoln House Built in 1841 home of Andrew Lincoln owner of Lincoln Flour Mill. Nearby Spring Lake Park named after his mill pond. — — Map (db m115347) HM
Abner Wight Home Built by Abner Wight 1794 moved here from Wight farm across road. First white child to survive born here. Later home of Col. Howard. — — Map (db m115341) HM
Fairport Village Hall The timeless sentinel of South Main Street. Fairport Municipal Building circa 1908. Fairport Municipal Building circa 1933. The Village Hall, or Municipal Building, was built in 1906 as Perinton's Town Hall at a . . . — — Map (db m115454) HM
Mendon Town Hall Originally a mill - circa 1827 on site of pioneer Zebulon Norton's 1791 mill. Purchased by town in 1985. Remodeled into Town Hall 1986-87. Supervisor - Arnold J. Leckie Councilman - Andrew Grasty Jr. Councilman - Robert W. . . . — — Map (db m116958) HM
Pioneer Home built about 1830 on Ridge Road just west of Culver, this sturdy New England "salt box" style home has been moved twice. — — Map (db m90153) HM
Latta House Built ca 1809 by Samuel Latta, named first customs collector of the Port of Genesee by President Thomas Jefferson in 1805. — — Map (db m113460) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Circa 1853 — — Map (db m115296) HM
Built 1750 by Hendrick Schrembling
Became Reuff's Tavern in 1778
Gen. James Clinton's Hdqts 1779
Gen. Washington visited here 1783
Recruiting office 1812, Demolished 1850 — — Map (db m159624) HM
Built 1749 By Martin J. Van Alstyne
16 of 31 Meetings of Tryon County
Safety Committee Held Here 1774-75
General Nicholas Herkimer Received
Commission As Brig. Gen Here 1775 — — Map (db m22527) HM
"Let the Work of Our Fathers Stand" * * * * * On the Adjacent Hill Summit Stood Fort Plain, Erected 1776, and Its Blockhouse, Built 1780. Military Headquarters of the Mohawk Valley 1780 -1784 Gen. Washington Here July 30, 1783 * * * * * Erected by . . . — — Map (db m5282) HM
Originally a bayman's cottage
Built during the Civil War era
Privately owned until 1961
when it was bought by the
newly formed Freeport
Historical Society — — Map (db m126854) HM
Built in one day to spite a competitors efforts in a real estate development race. This forever changed the layout of Lena Avenue and added Wilson Place. — — Map (db m126869) HM
Erected circa 1912 for the late Senator Reynolds, developer of
City Of Long Beach. Placed on
the National Register by the
U.S. Department Of Interior.
The Steele residence since 1978. — — Map (db m133479) HM
South on Ocean Ave. between Cornelius & Berkley, a grand Victorian resort served 300 guests. Cottages, boathouse bathing pavilion . . 1888 - 1916 — — Map (db m65098) HM
1770 Georgian manor house
Also named Fort Neck House.
Owned by 7 generations of
colonial Jones/Floyd-Jones
Families. Razed in 1940. — — Map (db m133171) HM
The windmill to your left is a re-creation of two previous windmills Theodore Roosevelt had built. The first was constructed when the house was built. A second windmill, and a supplemental gas-powered pump, replaced that one in 1905. The mills . . . — — Map (db m90398) HM
Fresh eggs and chickens to satisfy the healthy appetites of the family were raised on the grounds. Chicken was a favorite dish and the Roosevelts had it almost every day. — — Map (db m53638) HM
Most maintenance and repair work was done by those who ran this farm. This required a variety of tools as well as the diverse skills to use them well. — — Map (db m42984) HM
The Old Barn was gone and the farm needed a replacement. Edith Roosevelt oversaw the plans for what became the New Barn, built in 1907. To reduce costs, she eliminated the concrete-lined basement meant for the cows, and instead planned to keep them . . . — — Map (db m90335) HM
Mealtimes were family times for the Roosevelt family. Breakfast might include peaches and cream, fried liver and bacon, grits, waffles, cereal, milk, and for Theodore Roosevelt, lots of coffee. Dinners often featured fried chicken covered with . . . — — Map (db m90369) HM
Built to Mr. Roosevelt’s specifications for $16,975 it was completed in 1885. It had twenty-two rooms, which were often filled in the years that followed, since the growing family seemed always to be augmented by visiting friends and relatives, as . . . — — Map (db m43051) HM
This small building held the ice that was cut each winter from the surface of nearby ponds, hauled here and covered with sawdust to insulate it against summer heat. Ice was taken from it as needed and kept in a large icebox in the butler’s pantry. — — Map (db m42979) HM
Built by Ambrose Clark, an heir to the
Singer sewing machine fortune and prominent
race horse breeder and owner.
Formerly the Westbury War Memorial Community Center, 1946
and the Westbury Memorial Public Library, 1947
Currently the Westbury . . . — — Map (db m135406) HM
Built between 1899 and 1902, these townhouses are uniformly and elegantly in the French Beaux-Arts style, popular in that period but usually reserved in the United States for large public buildings. Many late 19th century American architects . . . — — Map (db m53998) HM
Kehila Kedosha Janina was built in 1926–27 by Greek-speaking Jews from Northwestern Greece and is the only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. The brick-faced facade is embellished with symbolic Hebraic ornaments, including a stone . . . — — Map (db m26879) HM
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, as part of "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright", has been inscribed on the World Heritage List. Inscription on this List confirms
that this property deserves protection for the benefit of all . . . — — Map (db m198754) HM
The New Home of the Hamilton-Grange.
Alexander Hamilton’s house, named “The Grange” after his family’s ancestral home in Scotland, was moved from its original site on W. 143rd Street to 287 Convent Avenue in 1889. Studies have been done to . . . — — Map (db m221430) HM
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
This building, constructed in 1895, is among the best of the many eclectic firehouses built by Napoleon Le Brun & Sons. Today it seems surprising that such an elaborate design would be used for so utilitarian a structure. The entire spirit of the . . . — — Map (db m126953) HM
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
This monument honors the legendary 369th Infantry Regiment known as the Harlem Hellfighters. The black granite obelisk is a replica of a 1997 memorial that stands in Sechault in Northern France, where the 369th soldiers distinguished themselves . . . — — Map (db m18993) HM
Designed by the architect William Schickel and built in 1883-1884, the Ottendorfer Library was the first building in Manhattan to be erected specifically as a free public lending library. The building combines elements from several late Victorian . . . — — Map (db m145139) HM
This early Federal style residence was built for Elizabeth Stuyvesant when she married Major Nicholas Fish, a hero of the Revolutionary War. It was a gift from her father, Petrus Stuyvesant, great-grandson of Peter Stuyvesant, and was one of five . . . — — Map (db m148030) HM
In 1884 William Schickel designed this building as a health clinic for the city's German immigrants. It is an ornate version of Italian Renaissance design. the facade is enhanced by sculpted portrait busts of famous physicians and scientists, . . . — — Map (db m145140) HM
1 Wall Street On one of the world’s most expensive corners – 1 Wall Street and Broadway – architect Ralph Walker conceived his zig-zag Art Deco skyscraper for the Irving Trust Company as a “curtain wall” – not the . . . — — Map (db m127670) HM
100 Old Slip was designed by the notable architectural firm of Hunt & Hunt in the New-Italian Renaissance style. Its visual power is created by a rhythmic series of tall arches, heavy rusticated walls and restrained ornamentation. The building's . . . — — Map (db m146133) HM
Listed on the
National Historic Register,
this building was built in 1837-1839.
In 1903 architect C.P.H. Gilbert
converted it into its current
Neo-Dutch Renaissance style.
Today the building is home to
America's oldest . . . — — Map (db m129073) HM
Built in 1929-30 as the Manhattan Company Building, this pictureseque 927 foot tall skyscraper was planned as the world's tallest building. Crowned by a pyramidal roof and French Gothic spire, it remains an imposing presence on the lower Manhattan . . . — — Map (db m146679) HM
Before the income tax was invented, the duty levied on imported goods financed almost the entire cost of America’s federal government – and as much as 80 per cent of that duty came through the Port of New York, making the New York Custom House . . . — — Map (db m146039) HM
This dignified Neo-Georgian skyscraper was constructed in 1927-29 to the designs of prominent architect Benjamin Wister Morris for the Bank of New York & Trust Company. Much earlier in 1796 The New York Bank & Trust Company was the first bank to . . . — — Map (db m146950) HM
Chamber of Commerce Even when it opened in 1901, 65 Liberty Street seemed like a tiny jewel among the towering behemoths of the financial district. The ornament-encrusted building served as the new headquarters of the New York State Chamber of . . . — — Map (db m128462) 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
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
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
Vast, looming and dark by comparison to all previous skyscrapers, on completion the Equitable Building could claim the title of, if not the tallest, then certainly the largest office building in the world. Successful life insurance companies like . . . — — Map (db m147631) HM
A majestic statue of George Washington stands on the front steps of Federal Hall in memory of Washington’s inauguration as the country’s first president – which happened on this spot on April 30th, 1789. The current building is named for the . . . — — Map (db m127857) HM
A majestic statue of George Washington stands on the front steps of Federal Hall in memory of Washington’s inauguration as the country’s first president—which happened on this spot on April 30th, 1789.
The current building is named for the . . . — — Map (db m95563) HM
Deep inside the Federal Reserve Bank of New York lies more than one quarter of the world’s known reserves of gold bullion. These tens of billions of dollars’ worth of gold bars, each numbered and weighed, are stored five stories underground in 122 . . . — — Map (db m47237) HM
Inspired by Florentine renaissance palaces and completed in 1924, this structure of Indiana limestone and Ohio sandstone with ironwork by Samuel Yellin was designed by York and Sawyer and built by Marc Eidlitz & Son, Inc. Five stories are below . . . — — Map (db m47245) HM
Downtown’s East River shipping history still resonates in the names of half a dozen streets called slips – originally inlets carved into the island, where ships were tied up at either side to unload merchandise. Eventually filled in and . . . — — Map (db m146134) HM
After the American Revolutionary War, on December 4, 1783, General George Washington bade an emotional farewell to his officers at a banquet held in the Long Room, located on the second floor of this tavern. Samuel Fraunces, a West Indian innkeeper, . . . — — Map (db m146130) HM
Samuel Fraunces in 1762 named his Queen’s Head tavern after Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. His politics, however, were strictly patriotic, and his tavern hosted meetings of the radical Sons of Liberty and, later, the New York Provincial . . . — — Map (db m146131) HM
Erected in 1719 –. Chamber of Commerce founded here 1768. Washington’s Farewell to his Officers December 4th, 1783. Centennial Celebration of Washington’s Farewell 1883. Sons of the Revolution reorganized here December 4th, 1883. Building . . . — — Map (db m129816) HM
India House The handsome brownstone building facing Hanover Square, built in 1853, originally housed the Hanover Bank – making this a rare surviving bank building from pre-Civil War New York. Like so many banks, it was inspired by Italian . . . — — Map (db m19706) HM
The oldest continuous Methodist congregation in America, founded by Philip Embury and Barbara Heck in 1766, has served on this site since 1768. The present building, erected in 1841 and restored in 1965, is the successor to the original building . . . — — Map (db m13901) HM
City of New York Borough of Manhattan Erected 1908-1909 by the Department of Docks & Ferries during the administration of George B. McClellan Mayor Herman A. Metz Comptroller Allen N. Spooner Commissioner Denis A. Judge Deputy Commissioner . . . — — Map (db m47369) HM
On this site in Federal Hall April 30, 1789 George Washington took the Oath as the First President of the United States of America. Front of Monument: George Washington Born February 22, 1732 Westmorland Co. Virginia U.S.A. Side of . . . — — Map (db m13734) HM
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