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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CTR_john-street_New-York-NY.html
John Street . . Named in honor of John Harpendingh, a tanner whose homestead was situated at the corner of Maiden Lane and Broadway. . . He was a public-spirited citizen who owned considerable land in this vicinity - a portion of which he bequ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CTG_the-first-huguenot-church-in-new-york-city_New-York-NY.html
The First Huguenot Church in New York City. . . On this site stood the first Huguenot Church in New York City . Église Francaise du Saint-Espirit . 1688-1704 . The Reverend Pierre Peiret, founding pastor . Rededicated by the Huguenot Societ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CT9_alfred-sprague-bard_New-York-NY.html
Alfred Sprague Bard . December 19, 1866 - March 25, 1963 . 25 Broad Street, originally the Broad Street Exchange Building . . For over 60 years, from 1901 to 1963, Albert S. Bard practiced law and pursued his civic activities from his office h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CSQ_lombardis-pizza_New-York-NY.html
Lombardi's Pizza. . This site has been declared A National Historic and Legendary Pizzeria by PMQ Magazine and The New York Pizza Show and has been inducted as a member of The Pizza Hall of Fame Lombardi's Pizza Is Hereby Recognized as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CRU_rockefeller-apartments_New-York-NY.html
Rockefeller Apartments, built in 1935-37, are a major example of the International Style. Designed by the firm of Harrison & Fouilhoux, the two buildings were commissioned by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Nelson Rockefeller to enhance the family in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CQH_brooklyn-battery-tunnel_New-York-NY.html
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. Manhattan Plaza. Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel . Manhattan Plaza . Longest Underwater Vehicular Tunnel in North America . 9,117 feet in length . Opened May 25th, 1950 . Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CQG_giovanni-da-verrazzano_New-York-NY.html
Giovanni Da Verrazzano. . . In April 1524 the Florentine-born navigator Verrazzano led the French caravel La Dauphine to the discovery of the Harbor of New York and named these shores Angouleme in honor of Francis I King of France
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CPZ_james-n-wells-mansion-1835_New-York-NY.html
James N. Wells Mansion - 1835. . Manhattan's largest surviving Greek Revival dwelling, the only one with five bays, it was remodeled in 1864-66 in the Italianate style
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COS_jerome-robbins_New-York-NY.html
Jerome Robbins . October 11, 1918 - July 29, 1998 . 117 East 81st Street, Manhattan . . Internationally acclaimed dancer, choreographer, and director Jerome Robbins lived and worked here from 1967 to 1998. Many of the more than 60 ballets he c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COR_john-steinbeck_New-York-NY.html
John Steinbeck. . The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Grapes of Wrath (1939) was a prolific writer who showed great compassion for the ordinary person caught up in political and economic circumstances beyond his or her control. Often called…