New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-19
To MARK HISTORIC PLACES.
BRONZE TABLETS TO BE ERECTED BY THE
HOLLAND SOCIETY.
THE MEMORY OF MANY OLD LANDMARKS N
THE CITY TO BE PRBsERvED-THE
INSCRIPTIONS.

Early in last November special committee, with
alexander T. Van Nest as chairman. was appointed
nv he Holland society to consider the desirab!lty OF
placlnc tablets upon the places OF historical lmpo'-
80 =, tho city, Mr. Van Nest submitted his report
Yesterday recommending for the present the erection
Of eight such tablets These have been Designer
nv Thomas Tryon. The tablets VIII be OF bronze anu
in each case will be in keeping with the houses vi
buildings upon which they are placed. The lettering
On each tablet will be preceded by the words Erected
hv the Holland Society OF NcwYork March, 1870.
The first tablet is commemorative OF the first haDa
ton Of white men on Manhattan Island. 10 Viii DC
rlaced on the south part Of Aldrich Court building
40 45 broadway. The inscription Is as follows
This tablet marks the place where The hf'' n"O''''O''
or white
On Manhattan Island were located
Adricn Block,
Commander Of the Tiger,
Erected four houses or huts here for
Himself and his men,
When his vessel burned Nov, Job
This Captain Block
Built the Restless the first vessel made by
Europeans in this Country
The second tablet to commemorate tho fort stu
atcd where the steamship companies In Bowling urceh
now have their Offices viii be Inscribed
The 1T. Of old Fort Amsterdam,
Around which so much OF the
Early history Of
The leland centres.
Fort Amsterdam was built In 1o-o'
And demolished in 1897
make room for
The old Government hSnse.
The fist
Substantial Church ,dlnce in New'f@k
erect d
inside this foit.
The third tablet VIII be in memory OF the hrs'
mich house Of entertainment in Ncwiork, the stadi
uuvs or CITY Hall, erected in 1912 1t VIII DC
,,occd ON the house 40 10 Pearl st. and Will read
a. follows;
The site Of the
First Dutch house Of entertainments IN New-forN.
Aiterwari, the Oh
s,adt uuys or Cry Hall.
Tho fourth tablet Will b. placed on the house at IN,
northeast corner Of Thiriavo. aud Thircenth-s now
uscd ns a drug store. II viii n nj a. follows
On this conner stood
GOV p,tfus StuyNc-ants r'aT Tree
lie brought the t.ce iom Holland
on nj. return
from tho trip in 1904.
He planted his memorial
"by which," h. said " his name
might still be remembered"
The pear tree grew and bore ;fuls
for over 200 Year,,
Al TIE succImheG to
the ra,ares - decay.
The nith tablet VIII mark the Sic of the first New
York Exchange. ard viii Dee placed, probably al
uro,i 4. and Exchange Place. The site may be
changed however IT, there is some uncertainty As to
the position Of the bridge referred to IN the insorp
ti0m which will read iha,.
ne as.t S.n.YosA J., hanre was held a, th" bridge
which crosse TIC "d.i,a" lENcAanse flaccl
Broad street
!, was established Mar h. 1870
Tho members met every Friday morning,
between II and T..
Tho sixth tablet will be- in honor Of the Middle
Dutch Church. and VII Doe placed in al probability
on the northeast corner If Na->an and Cedar sts..
on the building Of the Mutual LIE Insurance Company.
II viii bear the following Inscription
The size - lhe old
'MldllD Dutch thuich."
The cornerstone
Of which was laid In 1927.
Afterward the location
q the
Ncw.Yora Post-ofrcc.
rrnuuccs's Tavern which was situated on the south
east corner Of Broad and Pearl St., VIII be marked
bv the seventh tablet. Part 81 the old building Is
still standing The table. will rad
TIL Old Tsaunces's tavern wa located here.
Erected B., rionne DE- Isn'"'.
Samuel Frances pur,hased and opened IL rs public
house fla l7G2 unl The sign ~ "erc'n Charlotte DN'F'
t societies in this tavern, and for MANS years the
CHAMBER Of Commerce held a'rc IT, month";, meeting
u.r. also was delivered the immortal farewell OF wash
lngion 70 hi. officer. Ia 1913
The eighth tablet viii be placed on the Borccl
Iuildine. 81 10 Broadway - commcm' rate INC Ola
City Hotel. l., inscription IS:
TN. Sit u OLD historic DE lanc'Y house. aftcrNard
,t. .,,., Hotel" Tine tavern located here had various
,.,.,l.,.-. d, whose uam.s 10 -acc',,i,rly called
holm. among other, known ''ihs Province Arms, -
r. tlt, Arms and "Hprl,'s Coffee House or Tavern
=, VA. hero that c celebrated nonmIoitaton Agreement
o otuoon to Tho STAMP At" signed, october 81.