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Sites & Buildings in New York City

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A Morning at Stewart's, by Alice B. Haven (Godey's, 1863)
A day at a well-known New York department store.

The Sailors' Snug Harbor (Harper's Monthly, 1873A)
A visit to a sailors' retirement home in New York.

The Stewart Hotel for Women, by Olive Logan (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1878)
A luxury hotel set up for the use of the working women of New York.

The Lenox Library [New York] (Demorest, 1879)

Map of the World's Fair in New York in 1883 (Demorest, 1879)
The map, alas, is missing - but the article describes in detail how the fair and its buildings would be built and arranged.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (Demorest, 1879)
The establishment of the museum in its current location.

Trinity Parish (Scribners, 1879B)
A detailed look at Trinity Church, its history, and the state of the current building.

Some of the Union League [Club House] Decorations (Century Magazine, 1882A)

The Wilson Industrial School and Mission (Harper's Monthly, 1882A)
An asylum for poor girls of New York.

The American Museum of Natural History, by J.B. Holder (Century Magazine, 1882B)

The Corcoran Gallery of Art, by S.G.W. Benjamin (Century Magazine, 1882B)

The Metropolitan Museum and Its Director (Century Magazine, 1882B)
The controversy over the Cesnola collection, a collection of Greek statues and artifacts that were said to have been "restored" or altered by their owner.

The Negotiations for the Obelisk, by E.E. Farman (Century Magazine, 1882B)
How New York obtained its Egyptian obelisk.

Central Park in Danger (Century Magazine, 1884A)

[Coney Island] A Unique Watering Place, by Catherine Owen (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1884)
A visit to New York's Coney Island, "the most popular watering place in the country," with eight railroads running to it, one line of horse tram-cars, and nine lines of steamboats!

The Future of the Metropolitan Museum (Century Magazine, 1884A)

The New York City Hall, by Edward S. Wilde (Century Magazine, 1884A)

Sailors' Snug Harbor, by Franklin H. North (Century Magazine, 1884B)
A retirement home for sailors in New York.

A Glimpse of New York and Central Park, by Catherine Owen (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885)

Riverside Park, by William A. Stiles (Century Magazine, 1885B)

[Barnard College, NY] A New College for Women (Century Magazine, 1889B)

The Grolier Club, by Brander Matthews (Century Magazine, 1890A)
"A gathering of those who love books for their external beauty."

The Bowery, by Julian Ralph (Century Magazine, 1892A)
"The most interesting thoroughfare in America."

Columbia College (Century Magazine, 1892A)

The Metropolitan Museum (Century Magazine, 1892A)

The Pratt Institute, by James R. Campbell (Century Magazine, 1893B)
A school for industrial and fine arts in Brooklyn.

Fifth Avenue, by M.G. van Rensselaer (Century Magazine, 1894A)

The Madison Square Garden, by M.G. van Rensselaer (Century Magazine, 1894A)

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