The New-York Historical Society - New York, NY
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N 40° 46.765 W 073° 58.429
18T E 586591 N 4514776
A state marker mounted at the east corner of the building facing central park.
Waymark Code: WMTB9N
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2016
Views: 5
The plaque says, "Founded in 1804, this institution is the oldest museum in the city. Its reach library and museum hold the architectural files of McKim, Mead, & White, as well as the original watercolors of John James Audueon's Birds of America. The central colonnaded section was completed in 1908 by York and Sawyer in an Austere Classical style derived from the architecture of ancient Rome, white the wings were designed by Walker & Gillette in 1938."
Marker Name: The New-York Historical Society
Marker Type: City
Agency: New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
Dedication Date: 1989
City/Town/Village Name: New York
County: New York
Region: New York City (Region 11)
Website: Not listed
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