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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DIJ_28-liberty_New-York-NY.html
28 Liberty. 28 Liberty (formerly 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza), Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architects, 1956-60. . Back in the 1950s, while other banks were deserting Downtown for Midtown, Chase Manhattan Bank commissioned this majestic, 60-story, st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DHD_the-liberty-tower_New-York-NY.html
The Liberty Tower. New York City Designated Landmark. . Designed by Henry Ives Cobb and built in 1909, this handsome Neo-Gothic skyscraper is an important predecessor of the Woolworth Building. One of the earliest of the Romantic skyscrapers th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DGA_90-94-maiden-lane_New-York-NY.html
90-94 Maiden Lane. New York City Designated Landmark. . Long associated with the Roosevelt family, which had a store at 94 Maiden Lane as early as 1796, this structure, designed by Charles Wright, incorporates a mercantile building erected for J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DD3_vietnam-veterans-plaza_New-York-NY.html
Vietnam Veterans Plaza . . The triangular area now known as Vietnam Veterans Plaza was built in 1971. The site, formerly named Jeanette Park, was named in honor of The Jeanette, the flagship of an ill-fated Arctic expedition (1879-1881). In 1982…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DCJ_new-amsterdam-plein-nine_New-York-NY.html
New Amsterdam Plein: Nine. Minuit's Legacy. . The English took over the Dutch colony in 1664, and New Amsterdam became New York. But the Dutch roots still thrive. Peter Minuit and his compatriots set Manhattan on course as a melting pot and busi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DCI_deutche-bank-memorial-fountain_New-York-NY.html
Deutche Bank Memorial Fountain. . Deutsche Bank dedicates this fountain to its employees who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 and to the enduring spirit of the citizens of New York.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DCH_203-front-street_New-York-NY.html
203 Front Street. Built 1815, Remodeled 1882-83. . Built for a grocer a few years after nearby Schermerhorn Row, No. 203 was - with its neighbor No. 204 - extensively remodeled in the 1880s to become a waterfront hotel, one of the many scattered…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DCF_206-front-street_New-York-NY.html
206 Front Street. Built 1780s, Remodeled 1880. . Built in the late 1790s remodeled a century later, No. 206 Front Street was the location of the Howell family businesses for well over 100 years. It first served as a grocery, providing staples su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DAG_new-amsterdam-plein-eight_New-York-NY.html
New Amsterdam Plein: Eight. The Mix. The Manhattanites were so focused on survival in the 1630s, that they might scarcely have noticed the changes. More sails appeared in the harbor bringing varied faces. Ebony faces from the highlands of Angola. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D9A_new-amsterdam-plein-seven_New-York-NY.html
New Amsterdam Plein: Seven. Manhattan. New Amsterdam Plein : Seven . Manhattan . . As the settlers explored their island, they found it was wondrously varied: high hills, charging streams, ponds, stands of chestnut, poplar and pine. A brook flo…