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Irving is a hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York, United States.(It also falls in Cattaraugus County and Erie County. The Cattaraugus County part of Irving is part of the Seneca Nation Native American territory, the Erie County part borders Brant, New York and also is part of the Seneca Nation territory.
Sunnyside (1835) is a historic house on 10 acres (4 ha) along the Hudson River, in Tarrytown, New York.It was the home of the American author Washington Irving, best known for his short stories, such as "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1820).
Images Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NY-5620, " Armour-Stiner House, 45 West Clinton Avenue, Irvington, Westchester County, NY ", 35 photos, 4 color transparencies, 4 measured drawings, 14 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
The Washington Irving Memorial is located at Broadway and West Sunnyside Lane in Irvington, New York. It features a bust of Irving and sculptures of two of his better-known characters by Daniel Chester French, set in a small stone plaza at the street corner designed by Charles A. Platt. It is near Irving's Sunnyside estate.
In 1929, Irving was New York's fourth ranked financial institution, and fifth in the US. [3] The Irving Trust was an official sponsor of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York. In 1983, the Irving Trust had 13 branches in New York and was primarily a wholesale bank working with mid- and large-sized corporations and banks.
John Jay (1745–1829), 1st Chief Justice of the United States, 2nd Governor of New York, and 8th President of the Continental Congress; David Paterson (born 1954), 55th Governor of New York, first African American governor and lieutenant governor of New York; George Pataki (born 1945), 53rd Governor of New York, governor during the 9/11 attacks
Irving Arnold Noren (November 29, 1924 – November 15, 2019) was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He was an outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1950 through 1960 for the Washington Senators , New York Yankees , Kansas City Athletics , St. Louis Cardinals , Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers .
The statue was commissioned to commemorate the American author Washington Irving, the namesake of Irvington. Rip Van Winkle is a literary character created by Irving in the short story of the same name who falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years after drinking a strange brew. Irving's story of Rip Van Winkle is based on a German ...