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Incredible Historic sites in NYC
John Partilla
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace:
National Historic Site
Located in a recreated brownstone
on 28 East 20th, locals and tourists
can visit the exact location where
President Theodore Roosevelt was
born. Although this is technically the
original building where the president
was born, it was reconstructed in
1919 by the Theodore Roosevelt
Association. Visitors can actually
take a tour of this historic residence
in the Flatiron District near the
elegant, sophisticated neighborhood
of Gramercy Park.
Former Location
of Edward
Hopper’s Studio
A historic site at 3 Washington Square North, Edward
Hopper’s previous art studio is currently owned by New
York University. A very prominent realist painter, Hopper
depicted everyday scenes in the city focused on common
themes connected to authentic feeling and emotion.While
several other artists suffered financially during the Great
Depression, Hopper’s career began to skyrocket in the
Great Depression, when major museums such as the
Whitney Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of
Art offered thousands for his previously underappreciated
work.
Downtown at 26 Wall Street built as New York City Hall
in 1700, Federal Hall held historic federal hall events in
American history, ranging from the site of George
Washington’s inauguration to the first time the Bill of
Rights was introduced to congress. The building’s history
reflects the democratic values and principles on which
the United States was founded as seen by the Greek and
Roman aesthetic qualities highlighted in the building’s
structure.
Designed by Ithiel Town and
Alexander Jackson Davis,
the columns resembled the
Greek Acropolis while the
doomed high ceiling is a
tribute to the Roman
Pantheon. In other words,
the architecture was
designed to accurately
reflect the fundamental
ideals of young America.
Grand Central Terminal
Architects Warren and
Wetmore built this
grandiose public
transportation hub in 1903
in a majestic, BeauxArts
aesthetic style that quickly
marked this station as a
work of art in its own right.
Located at 42nd street and
Park Avenue, Grand
Central Terminal is one of
the most visited tourist
destinations in the world.