New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-31
OLD NEW YORK.
LANDMARKS or ras pAsr.

| Among The few historical localities AMI obie,t, IL
interest which the rapid growth Of EewYork aad tho ,,a
slant change incident 10 war norosse population sad
trade haveief for thu consumption Of tao ossn sad
stranger the following Will b, found b, worthy attention.
Broadway IS thu repre,entsg, street and iesdlnz Iho
olghfare Of past vol the present. oily furaishs
the best dsd for observation and the Dsy the s ,olas
| from which TO start on oar Antiquarian tour.
Bowling Green in the TINES Of Tao Dutch was the " Court
end Of town. that part Of Broadway then called Hssrs
staas In oontradsnoton tbs Here Wesh which yas the
Of the highway beyond the Walls vasslsady popular
street for short distance measured BY present. length
Classes being mainly composed Of bowels and small shsn
In front South Of the Green was hs Parade which ass
served as the Market place Tbs Bowling Green first
closed In lIs The roy Of sI buildings 1aoing ths Grs.s
the Of tho old Dutch and English forts TIE Old Goysra-
House. which served tho Custom House subseqasat
$780, stood here until 1915 whom Il was taken down 10 make
for the present buildings which at that date we're oos
sdered tho fnos private residences 10 the cy The Kennedy
House No Br,Sldway oa%ed afsr tae Hon As9aosa
Of the Scotch peerago who built 10 100 one OF tho noss
site Of the Kock Tavern built by Peter KOcks officer V
the Dutch service and active loader IN tae Indian war
~ - lnS hav,nr he,, s1coas.ivsv tSs rs.Isnos ans
headquarters Lords CORVALLIS and Howe Gen sir HeorJ
way The size now ss oc,apisl By Msssss Livingston anf
others Offices C!ntons heiquarter. reasonsb,
Washington Hotel then No. Msrsst F.sdst L was thea
1875 used boarding house and was kept by Mrs Ay1r
Taerand passed time under tai, roof and las be,a
saecessiyey occupied By Prime the banker Mayor MoA
and other eminent ctsens Since 1912 u has been oooap
as hOe frat By Jonas Blrt) and subsequently 10 5oS ~
Mr. T. Merrill who ia the present lessee.
TIE freight shed just north OF che Kennedy House 'aa "
the SPOT occupied du'lns colonial t'ms ~ NJ
house and upon or near the site on tho Duon Tavern
Bufgoma'teT Martin Gs'r 70 Sle. Gs n lbs bss s
hesdqt arters here During me British possession Oh ths cH
the Arnold hero IL served ~ turn ~ boarding.
house, tavern and beer garden bong a known as tae affair
ito Garden when 10 numb 'fed IL Broadway PfevOls
the present century Chancellor Livingston resided at no
Oa the sou,herly cora,r of M)rss, stood the esenos
parsonage Of Domino Meyapolens This aftefwerd DO
came the property Of BahszT BIyaId kinsman Of Coy
suyvesan who erected brewery on the prense. near so
line Of Morrsst North Of and adjoining Morris - was Jns
oil Dutch burial groundtbe first established on the sani
II extended along Broadway between 100 and s9 e ADovs
Morris e s yS ~ rs baVnr swept syery 1s
tigo of landmark away Oyster Pastyey Esohings.
ise-wes Of Br2lEsy vas originally an o2 ,S Rsss
tons The Congress Hail. Tom Hall which also Moulded
To Law Coarts and Prison stood a. the corner Of Wa and
Here Washington the First President April
1851 WnsiDgtons farewell interview "a ~. oostS tpx
place Frances Tavern ,oruor Of Pearl AMI BFoad's ons
Where the Mechanics BANK stands south side Of Val
st. between Broad and Wllsmsts Hamilton wtoi Ies
Federast" Tammany Halt IN Nassau s. opposite me cry
Hall and near A Ss SSsaSoe go}s kd MY
formed the boundary Of what was then known as Bsekmsas
The Ola Dutch Church in Nassau object n much ia
terost Csee Pos, Odoe) Until within few years past al
y
Prison II founded In 1850 and occupied Tor TIE pnposs
OF sugar refining till I'M whoa Lord Howe used "a psos
of confinement for American prisoners Wslabcut Bay Loog
Island now within corporate limits OF Brooklyn was ossl
for similar purpose ABOUT th) slms tune but We must a"
travel so far now -
Washington Irvnss place stood 10 Wli,nst bewsss
John Futons,s Tns sits now covered bg whoissss
stores bat readily found By the entepsng OF curious
The gentle genial author Of the Sketch Book has iound ms
fitting resting hard by his sleepy Hollow oate %
ST. Marks Church between Second aud STOOD Joy
eror Stuyyesanls House wat was then his B)weff
Farm IL was pulled dOwn-when Is not accurately kno"e
The Snyvesant Tree still stands the corner u Ihd
ave and Threenths surrounded by an iron railing 1t vas
imnorted Holland 6, and planted IN what was tnss
the Governors garden. II Is <0 years Old slab bearing
apprOprae yaut Ia the east van o
ST Marks Church which preserved al that romainA
e1eept the memory good deeds o! the old Governor
TIE Old Walton House No f.j Pearl ST.. erected by wa
ton l7; Washln City Mansion at the northern en{s
Of Franklin OF Main aud Pearlsts and ths
Richmond Hill HOUSE, wooden building OF great celebrity
which Inc secoH If Vack aud Chatlton-s
have long since passed away CoJbss seed store was at No
81 Fatonst and Grant ThOElras m its time one OF tos
most uoabe objects clty stood I.Oey, DetEesa
broadway aud Nassau Ia building previously occupied ~
the Society Of Friends q meeting house
In Beekmant Nassau stood the brck meetlng noos
In which Whiteeld preached II built 10 1868. on WAL
oyeu fields A. the present rate OF ol Metropolis
grow Manhattan Island will soon nO nave on oPsn na1
left. Tsspo'a Mufrn' f. Sc bu' yod know the rest