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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CV2_mark-twain_New-York-NY.html
Mark Twain. . In this building once lived . Mark Twain . (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) . Author of the . beloved American classic . "The Adventures of . Tom Sawyer" . var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CUY_17-west-16th-street-margaret-sanger-clinic_New-York-NY.html
17 West 16th Street, also, Margaret Sanger Clinic. New York City Designated Landmark. . 17 West 16th Street . Built in 1846 by architect Edward Mesier, the bowed front of this building is more typical of row houses found in Boston, rather than N…
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 var plainText = document.getElementById('inscription1').inne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMW_cushman-row_New-York-NY.html
Cushman Row. 408 through 418. One of the finest examples of Greek Revival style of architecture in New York, this superbly designed row of houses has retained most of its handsome original detail. Built by Don Alonzo Cushman, parish leader and fin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CMR_chelsea-historic-district_New-York-NY.html
Chelsea Historic District. . Chelsea's name came from Captain Thomas Clarke's farm, acquired in 1750, which he named for England's Old Soldiers Home at Chelsea, now part of London. His grandson, Clement Clarke Moore, who gave "Twas the night befor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CC3_martha-graham-1894-1991_New-York-NY.html
Martha Graham (1894-1991) The renowned pioneer of modern dance created radical new dances and rehearsed her company in this building during the 1930s and 40s. Graham also taught in a studio later named in her honor at The New School at 66 West 12…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CBZ_lorraine-vivian-hansberry_New-York-NY.html
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry May 19, 1930 - January 2, 1965 112 Waverly Place, Manhattan The first African-American woman to write a play performed on Broadway, Lorraine Hansberry is best known for A Raisin in the Sun (1959), about a Chicago famil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CAM_clement-clarke-moore_New-York-NY.html
In the Moore mansion, which stood on this site, in 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, (1779-1863), penned the immortal poem, "A Visit from Saint Nicholas", (T'was the night before Christmas), as a gift for his children. Scholar and developer o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C93_stuart-davis_New-York-NY.html
Stuart Davis (1891-1964) On this site, the American artist Stuart Davis maintained his studio and residence from 1934 to 1954. It was here that he painted many of his most important works including: "Hot Still-scape for Six Colors - Seventh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2452_shirley-clarke_New-York-NY.html
October 2, 1919 to September 23, 1997 A salute to the life and achievements of a pioneering avant-garde independent filmmaker and video artist from the 1950s to the 1980s As a teenager studied and performed as a modern dancer with Anna Sok…
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