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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21LI_artists-gate_New-York-NY.html
This entrance, named Artists' Gate in 1862, was redesigned in 1951 by landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke as the City's tribute to the Avenue of the Americas.
In 1996 the plaza was restored by the Central Park Conservancy in partnership with th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GTQ_bela-bartok_New-York-NY.html
The great Hungarian composer Bela Bartok 1881 - 1945
made his home in this house during the last year of his life
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13KE_joe-horvath_New-York-NY.html
A long time neighborhood resident, Joe devoted his life to serving the youngsters of Hell's Kitchen. He started as a junior counselor at PAL when only 16 years old and, except for a brief stint as an army medic, he remained connected to PAL and to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12LJ_edwin-franko-goldman_New-York-NY.html
A Landmark of American MusicThe 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 Revolution Bicentennial 177…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12KS_alwyn-court-apartments_New-York-NY.html
This richly ornamented apartment house, built in 1907-1909, is unique in the city. The architects, Harde & Short, took full advantage of the economies of terra cotta, a material then much in vogue. A single mold could be used time and again for ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSK3_simon-bolivar-statue_New-York-NY.html
One of a trio of bronze equestrian sculptures representing Latin American leaders, the Simon Bolivar statue commemorates a military general and advocate of Pan-Americanism. Bolivar (1783-1840) is credited with the liberation from Spanish dominatio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3L_the-plaza-hotel_New-York-NY.html
Friends of Libraries USA Literary Landmarks RegisterThe Plaza Hotel"The Home of Eloise"Kay Thompson lived at The Plaza while writing "Eloise", first published in 1955. Miss Thompson and illustrator Hillary Knight brought this fictitious character …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG2L_ignacy-jan-paderewski_New-York-NY.html
The Buckingham was the last residence of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, first Prime Minister of Poland, great pianist, composer and friend of six U.S. presidents, whose efforts restored the independence of Poland at the end of World War I.
Paderewski d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMERC_130-west-57th-street_New-York-NY.html
Constructed as a cooperative for artists in 1907, 130 West 57th Street was designed by the firm of Pollard and Steinman. This landmark is a rare surviving example of studio building architecture and a reminder of the early 20th Century when West 5…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9N6_saint-thomas-church_New-York-NY.html
This Gothic edifice, completed in 1913 from designs by Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, is the fourth church building of a Protestant Episcopal Parish organized in 1823. Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue supervised much of the interior including the Reredos by L…