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  2. New-York Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library in New York City, along Central Park West between 76th and 77th Streets, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the history of New York and the ...

  3. York and Sawyer - Wikipedia

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    New-York Historical Society, designed by York and Sawyer in 1908 Their structure for the New-York Historical Society (1908) was extended in 1938 by Walker & Gillette . Their ability to organize, separate and coordinate mixed uses in a building is exemplified by their massive New York Athletic Club .

  4. Louise Mirrer - Wikipedia

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    Louise Mirrer is an American historian who is president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. [1] Under Mirrer’s direction, the New-York Historical Society has launched a series of exhibitions, including Slavery in New York; New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War; A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls; French Founding Father: Lafayette’s Return to ...

  5. Science History Institute - Wikipedia

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    [1] [31] By 1994, the organization was searching for a permanent home for the Beckman Center and Othmer Library. One candidate was the First National Bank building at 315 Chestnut Street, an 1866 masonry-and-brick structure with a two-story Palazzo facade.

  6. 8 Spruce Street - Wikipedia

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    8 Spruce Street, previously known as the Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry, [1] is a residential skyscraper on Spruce Street in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by architect Frank Gehry + Gehry Partners LLP and developed by Forest City Ratner , the building rises 870 feet (265.2 m) with 76 stories.

  7. Historic preservation in New York - Wikipedia

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    New York State Historical Association: Reported assets of $53.237 million on June 30, 2005, and took in revenues of $6.216 million in FY 2005 [2] American Irish Historical Society: located on Fifth Avenue in New York City, opposite Metropolitan Museum of Art [3] American Jewish Historical Society: 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY

  8. State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital - Wikipedia

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    The State Emigrant Refuge and Hospital was a New York State immigration complex located on Wards Island in New York City. Established in 1847, it primarily consisted of a public shelter and a hospital, later known as the Verplanck State Emigrant Hospital, both of which served recent immigrant arrivals to the Port of New York. [1]

  9. Richmond Hill Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Richmond Hill is located in Queens Community District 9 and its ZIP Codes are 11418 and 11419.It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 102nd Precinct. Politically, Richmond Hill is represented by the New York City Council's 28th, 30th, and 32nd Districts. [21]