Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-23

in 1867 as a prison. The City Hall.
which has become too small for the |
business OF the municipality, was start |
ed in 1909. st. Pauis Chapel. at the |
corner OF Broadway and Fulton street. |
Is the oldest church edince which has
survived the ravages OF time. 1t was
built in 1894, and Washington used TO |
worship there. Columbia College was
organized as Kings College in 1854 and
few days ago held Its 140th COM
mencement. but there are six older
educational Institutions In this country.
The Bank OF New York is the oldest
financial institution. having been es-
tablshed In 1884, but the Bank of North
America, In Philadelphia. is older. The
Chamber OF Commerce was organized
in l76S, and has unhroken records dat
ing back In that year. The Marine
Society was formed In ITO. The Oldest
organizations in the city are naturally
| the churches. The Collegiate Reform
| Dutch Church has n modern building,
/ but II has a history dating back 266
| years The First Collegiate Reformed
/ Church, Of Harlem. was organized in
1860, but the church 1t occupied was
erected in 1885
/ Trinity church corporation dates back
/ to 1893, and four years later the first
I church was erected ON the present site,
at the head of Wall street The edi-
fee now standing was built In 1870
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of Trinity In 1853 but has had an indie
pendent existence since 1872. st. Johns
! Chapel in Narick street was put up
In 1893 and still stands. st. Marks
church was organized In 1871. but the
building II worships In was erected In
1922 The First Presbyterian church
dates back TO 1717 but 1t worshlps In
an edince erected in lSl5 The Scotch
Presbyterian church was established In
1856. The John street Methodist church,
the cradle OF American Mcthodism,"
was organized In 1866, and has had sew
eral buildings on its present site, the
last one being erected In 1874, IL con-
tains clock which was given to the
church by John Wesley. The Seventh
street Methodist church was formed
In l1S6 the First Baptist church in 1862
and the First Moravian church In 1741.
st Patricks cathedral ls modern
structure. Its cornerstone was laid in
1858 st. Peters church, IN Barclay
street is the oldest in the city, having
been formed in 1855
The present building was erected In
1856. st. Patrlck's church, in Mott
street, the former cathedral Is the old
est Catholic church edince, having been
butt in 1915. The B'nai Jeshurun Is
the Oldest German Hebrew organiza-
ton. having been founded in 1925 The
American Bible society is rs years old
st. Georges society was formed IN
1IS6, and st. Andrews society in 1856,
The Historical society dates back e
1904 and the Academy of Sciences tC
, 1877 The Bowery, now the rhallp
theater, is the oldest place OF amuse-
ment, II was originally built in 1926
and some parts Of the old atructur'
2 are retained in the present building
= erected in 1915. The Oldest library 81
that of the New York society, having
> been founded In 1900. 1t occupies
A building in University place. erected II
| 1856, and contains 10000 volumes, Th'
. first newspaper was published In l72
e. and was the Gazette. but has long beei
e extinct. The Commercial Advertiser
10 established In 1891. Is the oldest news
e paper now published. The Post 1
nearly as old, dating back to 1901.
The leading French newspaper
Courier Des Etats Unls. was estab
q llshed In 1928, The Marine society wai
= founded In i77O. the New England so
ciety In 1907, the Seventh regiment II
I 1906, and the Mercantile library I'm 1890
i The stock exchange recently celebrate,
@ It's one hundredth anniversary. Sail
ors Snug Harbor was established n
1901 The sub-treasury building, erect
e ed In 1884 and first used as the custom
= house stands on the site OF the oil
II Federal hall, where the first congres
Ii assembled and where Washington wa
IS inaugurated. The slab on which Wash
n ington stood when he took the oat
s of office still remains. Many of tn
r most valued institutions Of the city ar
I. of modern origin, including the Met
Of ropolitan museum the Metropolita
n opera-house, Madison Square garden
the Brooklyn bridge, and even IN
National Academy of Design date
back to only 1896. and the PhilhaI
n monte society to 1912.