The city’s earliest Presbyterian congregation organized in 1716, built this church in 1845 from plans by Joseph C. Wells after worshiping for over 120 years at Wall and Nassau Streets. The main edifice is modeled after the church of St. Saviour in . . . — — Map (db m122286) HM
While living here in 1957-59, the poet, critic, and curator wrote a monograph about Jackson Pollock. His poems dealt with urban themes in an expressionist style analogous to Pollock's action paintings. — — Map (db m145847) HM
On this site, 35 chemists formed the American Chemical Society, intending to stimulate original research, awaken and develop talent throughout the United States, provide fellowship, and ensure a better appreciation of the science by the general . . . — — Map (db m125110) HM
Mark Twain
Born 1835 Died 1910
was a resident in the house four and one half years
Washington Irving
Born 1785 Died 1859
was a resident guest in this house of James Renwich
Physicist Author Born 1792 Died 1853
This tablet was . . . — — Map (db m141015) HM
1799—1908 Ninth Regiment N.Y.S.M.
83rd New York Volunteers
The headquarters were located here and the organization marched away in defence of the Union-850 strong May 27, 1861-after a service of 3 years in the Army of the Potomac. The . . . — — Map (db m140086) HM
This house and the two on either side of it, constructed about 1830 in Greek Revival style survived from what was called “The Row” of similar structures on this side of Washington Square between University Place and Macdougal Street. — — Map (db m101599) HM
Constructed in 1885, the Police Athletic League Building originally housed Grammar School 47, one of the first New York City schools built for the education of girls, and the 12th Street Advanced School for Girls. Founded in 1856 by Lydia Wadleigh, . . . — — Map (db m142127) HM
The playwright, librettist and screenwriter, whose career spanned six decades, lived and worker here from 1996 until his death in 2020. At the age of 18, he moved to New York City (from Corpus Christi, Texas, where he grew up) to attend Columbia . . . — — Map (db m224680) HM
Opened in 1868 as McCreery's Dry Goods Store, the Cast Iron Building is one of the finest examples of cast-iron artistry in New York City. Noted architect John Kellum designed the building and the leading firm of J.B. and W.W. Cornell manufactured . . . — — Map (db m148040) HM
(Formerly)
The Hotel Albert
has been listed on
The National Register of Historic Places
for its historical significance to
the cultural life of New York City
June 2012
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior . . . — — Map (db m141527) HM
The Salmagundi Club, originating in 1871 as a sketch class in Jonathan Scott Hartley’s studio, purchased this mid-Nineteenth Century brownstone house in 1917 as its first permanent home. It was cited in 1957 for its architectural distinction by . . . — — Map (db m137069) HM
On this site, 146 workers lost their lives in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire on March, 25 1911. Out of their martyrdom came new concepts of social responsibility and major legislation that helped make American working conditions the finest in . . . — — Map (db m54878) HM
On the afternoon of March 25, 1911, 146 workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory died here in the space of 15 minutes. Most of them were immigrants or the children of immigrants. Nearly all of them were women or girls. They died from smoke and . . . — — Map (db m237848) HM
Has been designated a National Historic Landmark
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in which 146 workers died occurred here on March 25, 1911. This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of The United States of . . . — — Map (db m236854) HM
Washington Square Park is named for George Washington (1732-1799), the commander of the Continental Army, who was inaugurated in New York City as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789.
The parkland was once a marsh fed by . . . — — Map (db m138480) HM
In honor of all those from this district who gave their lives in the World War
Erected by the Washington Square Association
1920
Capt. Kenelm Winslow •
Lt. Charles Derham Jr. •
Lt. Jouett Fitch Singleton •
Lt. Arthur Richmond Taber • . . . — — Map (db m138774) WM
This six-story building, erected in 1888 for William C. Schermerhorn, is one of New York’s outstanding manufacturing structures of the period. It demonstrated that a utilitarian building could have real artistic merit and need not be devoid of . . . — — Map (db m146674) HM
For over seventy-five years, this building housed the administrative offices, a spacious retail store and presses that printed millions of copies of Sheet music distributed world-wide. In 1872, German-born Carl Fischer (1849-1923) opened a musical . . . — — Map (db m136743) HM
In 1854, traveling was fraught with danger. Accidents were common, as were pickpockets, gangs, drunks, and kidnappers, with rival police forces watching and arguing over who should help. For African Americans, things were even more perilous.
On . . . — — Map (db m225749) HM
This Italianate structure, begun in 1849 and completed in 1881 was built by John Jacob Astor, whose sons later added the north and center sections. Three architects contributed to its design: Alexander Saeltzer (South Wing, 1849-1853); Griffith . . . — — Map (db m146948) HM
On May 10, 1849, one of NYC’s largest riots occurred on this square at the Astor Place Opera House. Blamed on long-standing trans-Atlantic rivalry between famous Shakespearean actors – American-born Edwin Forrest and Englishman Edward Macready – the . . . — — Map (db m136674) HM
This unique cast iron building was designed in 1874 by architect Henry Engelbert, in the French Second Empire style. It successfully presents two harmonious facades to the streets that meet at its corner site. First known as the German Exchange . . . — — Map (db m147105) 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
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
This Protestant Episcopal Church of Gothic design was constructed of unfinished marble in 1845-46 from plans by James Renwick, Jr. It contains the cornerstone of an earlier church erected in 1806. It is famous for its stained glass windows, high . . . — — Map (db m80326) HM
This plaque is dedicated to
HIAS, The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
which occupied this building from
1921 to 1965.
As the international migration agency of the American Jewish community, HIAS' work, providing rescue and refuge for . . . — — Map (db m105591) HM
What was here before?
Lenapehoking, the homelands of the Lenape, encompassed territory from Connecticut to Delaware. This area was near the village of Sapokanikan, site of a large tobacco farm near Minetta Brook where the Lenape farmed and . . . — — Map (db m225810) HM
About The House
This late-Federal and Greek Revival rowhouse is a lone survivor of Old New York, the only family home preserved intact – inside and out – from the 19th century. Built in 1832, it was home to a prosperous merchant-class family . . . — — Map (db m226109) HM
Built in 1831-32 by Joseph Brewster as a row house. Purchased in 1835 by Seabury Treadwell, a merchant, and occupied by his family until 1933. This house is the only 19th Century house in Manhattan to survive intact with its original furniture and . . . — — Map (db m14375) HM
On this site once stood the notorious Columbia Hall, one of several Bowery nightspots catering to gay men during the 1890s. Known by anti-vice crusaders as Paresis Hall, it was owned by gangster James T. “Biff” Ellison, who reportedly operated it as . . . — — Map (db m147994) HM
When constructed in 1891, 700 Broadway was called The Schermerhorn Building and has served until today as an outstanding example of renowned architect George Post’s work in the Classical Revival style. In 1992, the National Audubon Society . . . — — Map (db m146164) HM
This plaque is dedicated to United HIAS Service, the worldwide Jewish migration agency which occupied the building from 1921 to 1965.
Since 1884 United HIAS Service has rescued almost 4,000,000 Jewish men, women and children from countries of . . . — — Map (db m225050) HM
In 1805, the land between Bowery, Broadway, 4th Street and Astor Place became the fashionable Vauxhall Garden. Established by Joseph Delacroix on land owned by John Jacob Astor, it featured gravel walks amount shrubs trees, flowers, and equestrian . . . — — Map (db m136594) HM
The 830 Broadway Building is an 11-story Renaissance Revival-style store-and-loft building designed in 1897 by the prominent architectural firm of Cleverdon & Putzel for builder Ferdinand H. Mela. With its elaborately ornamented façade, the . . . — — Map (db m178398) HM
The 832-834 Broadway building is a 10-story Renaissance Revival-style store-and-loft building designed by Ralph. S. Townsend un 1896. With its ornate façade featuring elaborate terra-cotta and limestone decorations and steel-frame construction, it . . . — — Map (db m179209) HM
One of three sculptural renditions of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) in New York City's parks, this bronze larger-than-life sized statue by Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886) today stands vigil on a busy crossroad at the north side of Union Square Park. . . . — — Map (db m242889) 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
This impressive bronze equestrian portrait of George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States, is the oldest sculpture in the New York City Parks collection. It was modeled by Henry Kirka Brown (1814-1886) and dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m242871) HM
This impressive bronze equestrian portrait of George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States, is the oldest sculpture in the New York City parks collection. It was modeled by Henry Kirke Brown (1814-1886) and dedicated in . . . — — Map (db m138392) HM
The monument setting forth in enduring bronze the full text of the immortal charter of American liberty was erected in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
1776 – July 4 – 1926
( inscription . . . — — Map (db m149274) HM
Constructed in 1889-1890, this Romanesque Revival building is representative of an important transitional phase in the history of tall buildings. Designed by the well-known New York architect, R.H. Robertson, it is considered to be his first . . . — — Map (db m23474) HM
At this site Mickey Ruskin opened his famous restaurant, bar, music venue and hangout, which Andy Warhol described as “the coming together of Pop Art and Pop Life somewhere between a Viennese coffee house, and artist’s salon and an American . . . — — Map (db m164259) HM
"My optimism rests on my belief in the infinite possibilities of the individual to develop nonviolence in a gentle way you can shake the world."
Statue presented to the City Of New York and citizens of the United States of America
By Gandhi . . . — — Map (db m149480) HM
Garment workers and their unions, particularly the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) and the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), played a formative role in new York City labor history, as depicted in these . . . — — Map (db m149345) HM
O. Henry (William Sidney Porter) resided in New York from 1902-1910. For some part of this time he occupied the front room of this floor. Looking out of the three large windows, he would sit and stare at the passers-by for hours, using many of them . . . — — Map (db m149675) HM
The Germania Life Insurance Company Building was erected in 1910-1911. This twenty-story office tower was designed by the architectural firm of D’Oench & Yost in the Modern French mode, with a monumental mansard roof reminiscent of the Second . . . — — Map (db m149791) HM
22 plaques with Union Square highlights.
1) Start here: Union Square 1839 plaque at Union Square East and East 15th Street
2) “Union Square was named for the union of Bowrie Lane and Bloomingdale Road, which is now Broadway.”
3) . . . — — Map (db m149541) HM
Union Square and its surrounding streets were originally designed in the 1930’s as a residential neighborhood, and in the decades that followed, the area became home to hotels, retail, theatre and the arts, while retaining its residential . . . — — Map (db m210441) HM
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