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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COC_septuagesimo-uno_New-York-NY.html
Septuagesimo Uno . .04 acre . . Septuagesimo Uno (meaning seventy-one in Latin) is located on 71st Street between West End and Amsterdam Avenues. The parkland lies within the area settled following the Commissioners Plan of 1811. New York City …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COB_the-san-remo_New-York-NY.html
The San Remo . Designated Landmark New York City . . Designed by architect Emery Roth and completed in 1930, the San Remo was the first twin-towered residential skyscraper built on Central Park West. A graceful fusion of modern and traditional …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2COA_henry-bliss_New-York-NY.html
Henry Bliss. Historic Site - The first recorded motor vehicle fatality in the US. 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 automobil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CO9_cultural-services-of-the-french-embassy_New-York-NY.html
Cultural Services of The French Embassy. Formerly the Payne Whitney House. . 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 …