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This data is table of monuments that is maintained by NYC Parks. Prior to being stored electronically the original data was stored on index cards dating back to the 1940s. The database is updated periodically to include new monuments, and information updated for existing monuments. For questions about the dataset please contact Parks’ Art & Antiquities division at (212) 360-8143.

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Tigress and Cubs
Name: Tigress and Cubs • Number: 1547 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Tigress and Cubs
Number
1547
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Central Park Zoo; intelligence garden (see memo)
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October or November, 1867
Descrip
Animal group
Dimen
6'3"h x 3'w x 8'6"
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Bronze, Deer isle granite
Foundry
F. Barbedienne, Fondeur, Paris
Sculptor
Auguste Cain (1822-1894)
Donor
Citizens (?)
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Samuel J. Tilden
Name: Samuel J. Tilden • Number: 1548 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Samuel J. Tilden
Number
1548
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Riverside Park
Parknumber
M071
Commboard
9.0
Council
9.0
Location
Riverside Drive at 112th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1926
Descrip
Statue on pedestal
Dimen
20'h x 40"w x 20"d
Materials
Bronze, Stony Creek granite
Sculptor
William Ordway Partridge
Architect
Wilder & White
Donor
Trustees of Tilden Estate
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
38000.00
Categories
Politcal Figure
Captain George H. Tilly
Name: Captain George H. Tilly • Number: 1549 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Captain George H. Tilly
Number
1549
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Captain Tilly Memorial Park
Parknumber
Q052
Commboard
8.0
Council
24.0
Location
Highland Avenue and 165th St.
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1941
Descrip
Stele
Dimen
H: 9'1" W: 5'1" D: 5'1"
Materials
Gray Westerly granite
Fabricator
Jos. Bernill Inc. Builders
Donor
United Spanish War Veterans, Jamaica
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$10,000?
Categories
Spanish-American War, War Memorial
Captain George H. Tilly
Name: Captain George H. Tilly • Number: 1550 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Captain George H. Tilly
Number
1550
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Captain Tilly Park
Parknumber
Q052
Commboard
8.0
Council
24.0
Location
Highland Avenue and 165th St.
Extant
Y
Descrip
Tablet, pedestal
Dimen
11"h x 1'5"w; Base: 1'8"h x 1'8.5"w x 1'.5" d
Materials
Bronze, Barre granite
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Spanish-American War, War Memorial
Time Capsule II Marker
Name: Time Capsule II Marker • Number: 1552 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Time Capsule II Marker
Number
1552
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 16, 1965
Descrip
Large round granite marker
Dimen
33 ½"h x 79"diam
Materials
Granite
Donor
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Name2
World's Fair Time Capsule Marker 1965
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Temperance Fountain
Name: Temperance Fountain • Fileorder: Temperance Fountain • Number: 1558
Name
Temperance Fountain
Fileorder
Temperance Fountain
Number
1558
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Tompkins Square Park
Parknumber
M088
Commboard
3.0
Council
2.0
Location
Near Avenue A, south of 9th Street transverse
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1888
Cast
ca. 1888
Descrip
Square kiosk with four supporting columns over a drinking fountain, finial female figure on pedestal
Dimen
kiosk h 13' x l 6'6" x w 6'6"; figure h 5'1½"
Materials
Kiosk (and fountain?)--gray North Jay granite; original figure--zinc; replacement figure--bronze
Foundry
Replacement figure--Manhattan Molds & Cast Inc., 307 West Broadway, New York, NY 10003 (212) 564-3998
Sculptor
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Donor
Henry Cogswell; Moderation Society
Name2
Tompkins Square Fountain
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Allegorical
Daniel D. Tompkins
Name: Daniel D. Tompkins • Number: 1560 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Daniel D. Tompkins
Number
1560
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parkname
Joseph H. Lyons Playground
Parknumber
R024
Commboard
1.0
Council
49.0
Location
Bay Street & Victory Blvd.
Extant
Y
Dedicated
June 21, 1932
Descrip
Tablet with text
Dimen
H: 1'8" W: 1'6"; Boulder H: 40" W: 40"
Materials
Bronze, natural granite boulder
Sculptor
Allen G. Newman
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Politcal Figure
George F. Torsney
Name: George F. Torsney • Number: 1564 • Parkprop: Y
Name
George F. Torsney
Number
1564
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parknumber
Q340
Commboard
2.0
Council
26.0
Location
Skillman Avenue at 41st Street; Playground House
Extant
Y
Descrip
Tablet on wall
Dimen
11 1/3"h x 21 ½"w x 5/8"d
Materials
Bronze
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Civic Leader
Tree of Hope
Name: Tree of Hope • Number: 1569 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Tree of Hope
Number
1569
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parknumber
M096
Commboard
10.0
Council
9.0
Location
Center median on Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. at West 131 Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
November 4, 1934
Descrip
Plaque dedicating original Tree of Hope (tree is no longer extant); in front of the Tree of Hope III sculpture by Algernon Miller
Dimen
H: 13" W: 16"
Materials
Bronze
Fabricator
Gregg LeFevre (replacement)
Donor
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (original); Lloyd A. Williams
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Installation
2007-05-15T00:00:00.000
Rededication
2007-06-23T00:00:00.000
Categories
Composer/Musician
Tree of Hope III
Name: Tree of Hope III • Number: 1570 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Tree of Hope III
Number
1570
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parknumber
M096
Commboard
10.0
Council
9.0
Location
Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. at 131st Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October, 1972
Descrip
Polychrome sculpture
Dimen
H: 8'
Materials
Steel, painted
Sculptor
Algernon Miller
Donor
Gift of the Artist
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Sculpture, Abstract, Composer/Musician
Richard Tucker
Name: Richard Tucker • Fileorder: Tucker, Richard • Number: 1577
Name
Richard Tucker
Fileorder
Tucker, Richard
Number
1577
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Richard Tucker Park
Parknumber
M051
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
West 66th Street, Broadway, and Columbus Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
April 20, 1980
Cast
1979
Descrip
Bust (over life-size) on pedestal
Dimen
total h 7'
Materials
Bronze, granite
Sculptor
Milton Hebald
Architect
Abramowitz, Harris, Kingsland
Donor
Richard Tucker Music Foundation
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Composer/Musician
Tulip Tree
Name: Tulip Tree • Number: 1578 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Tulip Tree
Number
1578
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Inwood Hill Park
Parknumber
M042
Commboard
12.0
Council
7.0
Extant
Y
Dedicated
February 2 1954
Descrip
Tablet on natural boulder
Dimen
H: 1'6" W: 2'
Materials
Bronze
Donor
Peter Minuit Post #1247, American Legion
Name2
Shorakkopoch, Peter Minuit Post
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
167.00
Categories
Colonial
Ukrainian American Flagstaff
Name: Ukrainian American Flagstaff • Number: 1588 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Ukrainian American Flagstaff
Number
1588
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Triangle at East 10th Street and Stuyvesant Place
Parknumber
M188
Commboard
3.0
Council
2.0
Location
Stuyvesant and 10th Sts. at 2nd Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
7/4/44
Materials
Maine and Chelmsford grey granite
Architect
John Koggins (DPR)
Donor
Ukranian-Americans
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War II, War Memorial
Stuyvesant Post War Memorial
Name: Stuyvesant Post War Memorial • Fileorder: Stuyvesant Post War Memorial • Number: 1595
Name
Stuyvesant Post War Memorial
Fileorder
Stuyvesant Post War Memorial
Number
1595
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Commboard
6.0
Council
2.0
Location
Veterans Adminstration Hospital, 423 East 23rd Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
November 11, 1934
Cast
1934
Descrip
Hexagonal stele with cap; three convex sides separated by three shorter straight sides decorated with swords in bas-relief
Dimen
Total H: 10'8" (stele H: 9', cap H: 1'8") D: 6'6"
Materials
Stele-- Indiana("French") limestone; cap -- black diamond granite
Sculptor
Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Architect
Aymar Embury II
Donor
Stuyvesant Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Maintain
Y
Contractor
Draft agreement with Veterans Administration, 99-year revocable loan, 1996; VA reponsible for maintenance
Name2
Union Square Memorial
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$2,800
Categories
War Memorial, World War I
Unisphere and Fountain
Name: Unisphere and Fountain • Number: 1597 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Unisphere and Fountain
Number
1597
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Extant
Y
Dedicated
March 6,1964
Descrip
Spherical world globe, topographical relief, fountain
Dimen
H: 140' W: 120'
Materials
Stainless steel cage, steel mesh, granite, colored lights (originally)
Architect
Gilmore D. Clarke
Donor
USS Steel Corporation; World's Fair Corporation
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Name: Unisphere Tablets (4) • Number: 1598 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Number
1598
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Extant
Y
Descrip
Tablets (4) on plinths
Dimen
H: 25" W: 42"
Materials
Stainless steel, granite
Donor
USS Steel Corporation
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Name: Unisphere Tablets (4) • Number: 1598 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Number
1598
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Extant
Y
Descrip
Tablets (4) on plinths
Dimen
H: 25" W: 42"
Materials
Stainless steel, granite
Donor
USS Steel Corporation
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Name: Unisphere Tablets (4) • Number: 1598 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Number
1598
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Extant
Y
Descrip
Tablets (4) on plinths
Dimen
H: 25" W: 42"
Materials
Stainless steel, granite
Donor
USS Steel Corporation
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Name: Unisphere Tablets (4) • Number: 1598 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Unisphere Tablets (4)
Number
1598
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Extant
Y
Descrip
Tablets (4) on plinths
Dimen
H: 25" W: 42"
Materials
Stainless steel, granite
Donor
USS Steel Corporation
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Untermyer Fountain
Name: Untermyer Fountain • Number: 1600 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Untermyer Fountain
Number
1600
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Conservatory Garden, 105th St. and Fifth Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1947
Descrip
3 dancing girls in circular pool
Dimen
H: 5'7" Diameter 7'10"
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Bronze
Foundry
Cast in Berlin
Sculptor
Walter Schott, Berlin, Germany
Donor
Sons and daughters of Samuel & Minnie Untermyer
Name2
Dancing Girls; Fountain of the Three Dancing Maidens
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Upland Park Memorial
Name: Upland Park Memorial • Number: 1601 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Upland Park Memorial
Number
1601
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Captain Tilly Memorial Park
Parknumber
Q052
Commboard
8.0
Council
24.0
Location
Highland Ave. at 165th St.
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1929
Descrip
Flagstaff
Dimen
60'h (pole) 4'h (base) 2'9"w
Materials
Gray Westerly granite, steel pole
Sculptor
Anthony V. Grande
Donor
Gift
Name2
Robert Ditmars Van Siclen
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
2000.00
Van Cortlandt House
Name: Van Cortlandt House • Number: 1608 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Van Cortlandt House
Number
1608
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Van Cortlandt Park
Parknumber
X092
Commboard
7812.0
Council
11.0
Location
Broadway at 242nd Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1897
Descrip
Tablet affixed to wall
Dimen
H: 2' W: 2'3"
Materials
Bronze
Architect
Bertram, De Langly, Drake
Donor
Colonial Dames of America
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Van Cortlandt Landmark Tablet
Name: Van Cortlandt Landmark Tablet • Number: 1609 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Van Cortlandt Landmark Tablet
Number
1609
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Van Cortlandt Park
Parknumber
X092
Commboard
7812.0
Council
11.0
Location
Van Cortlandt House
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 21, 1969
Descrip
Tablet on plinth
Dimen
H: 16 ½" W: 18"
Materials
Bronze, cast stone
Donor
Gift
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Van Cortlandt Landmark Tablet
Name: Van Cortlandt Landmark Tablet • Number: 1609 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Van Cortlandt Landmark Tablet
Number
1609
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Van Cortlandt Park
Parknumber
X092
Commboard
7812.0
Council
11.0
Location
Van Cortlandt House
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 21, 1969
Descrip
Tablet on plinth
Dimen
H: 16 ½" W: 18"
Materials
Bronze, cast stone
Donor
Gift
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Van Nest Memorial
Name: Van Nest Memorial • Fileorder: Van Nest Memorial • Number: 1614
Name
Van Nest Memorial
Fileorder
Van Nest Memorial
Number
1614
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Van Nest Memorial Park
Parknumber
X093
Commboard
11.0
Council
12.0
Location
White Plains Rd., Unionport Rd., Mead St.
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1926
Cast
1926
Descrip
Stele
Dimen
H: 9'6" W: 5' D: 5'
Materials
Deer Isle granite
Architect
Arthur G. Waldreason
Donor
Van Nest Citizens Patriotic League
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Rededication
1973-10-22T00:00:00.000
Cost
3000.00
Categories
World War I, World War II, War Memorial
Vanderbilt Gates
Name: Vanderbilt Gates • Number: 1619 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Vanderbilt Gates
Number
1619
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Conservatory Garden; 5th Avenue and 105th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1939
Descrip
Ornamental wrought iron gates
Materials
Iron, bronze tab, granite coping
Fabricator
Peregotte & Dauvillier, Paris
Architect
George B. Post
Donor
Mrs. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Vanderbilt, Mr. & Mrs. Tablet
Name: Vanderbilt, Mr. & Mrs. Tablet • Number: 1621 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Vanderbilt, Mr. & Mrs. Tablet
Number
1621
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Conservatory Garden Gate; 105th Street and 5th Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 1939
Descrip
Plaque on gates-see vanderbilt gates
Dimen
1'5"h x 2'6"w
Materials
Bronze
Donor
Purchase (tablet)
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Vanities Flagstaff
Name: Vanities Flagstaff • Number: 1622 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Vanities Flagstaff
Number
1622
Parkprop
Y
Borough
the Bronx
Parkname
Pelham Bay Park
Parknumber
X039
Commboard
10.0
Council
13.0
Location
Orchard Beach cafeteria
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1938
Descrip
Mast used as flagstaff
Dimen
75'h
Materials
Granite, steel (?)
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Vatican Shrine
Name: Vatican Shrine • Number: 1623 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Vatican Shrine
Number
1623
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Flushing Meadows / Corona Park
Parknumber
Q099
Commboard
15.0
Council
21.0
Location
Site of former Vatican Pavillion, east of Fountain
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1964
Descrip
1/4 round bench, exedra
Materials
Granite
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Religious Leader
Giuseppe Verdi
Name: Giuseppe Verdi • Number: 1624 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Giuseppe Verdi
Number
1624
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Verdi Square
Parknumber
M097
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Broadway at 73rd Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 11, 1906
Descrip
Statues on ped., surrounding statues
Dimen
H: 25'9" Diameter: 18'
Sponsor
CPF Endowment
Materials
Carrara, Monte Chiaro limestone
Sculptor
Pasquale Civiletti
Donor
Resident Italians
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
20000.00
Categories
Composer/Musician
Verrazzano Memorial Flagstaff
Name: Verrazzano Memorial Flagstaff • Fileorder: Verrazano Memorial Flagstaff • Number: 1626
Name
Verrazzano Memorial Flagstaff
Fileorder
Verrazano Memorial Flagstaff
Number
1626
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
John J. Carty Park
Parknumber
B210W
Commboard
10.0
Council
43.0
Location
Fort Hamilton Pkwy. and 95th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1964
Descrip
Flagpole base, ornamental pedestal with circular relief sculpture
Dimen
29" diameter (bronze relief sculpture)
Materials
Black and white marble, bronze, Italian stones
Sculptor
Albino Manca
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Explorer, Portrait, Sculpture
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Name: Giovanni da Verrazzano • Fileorder: Verrazano, Giovanni da • Number: 1628
Name
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Fileorder
Verrazano, Giovanni da
Number
1628
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Battery Park
Parknumber
M005
Commboard
1.0
Council
1.0
Location
North entrance pathway
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 6, 1909
Cast
1909
Descrip
Elevated male half figure and standing female figure (both heroic scale) on pedestal consisting of two perpendicular slabs
Dimen
half figure h 5' (?); standing figure h 9'; original total h 27' x w 11'6" x d 11'6"
Materials
Bronze, Deer Isle granite
Foundry
Roman Bronze Works
Sculptor
Ettore Ximenes
Donor
Charles Barsotti organized public subscription; work donated by artist
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$5,000 (materials only);
Categories
Explorer
Veterans Square Memorial
Name: Veterans Square Memorial • Number: 1630 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Veterans Square Memorial
Number
1630
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parknumber
QZ037
Commboard
12.0
Council
31.0
Location
122nd Avenue, Montauk Street, Springfield, Farmers Boulevard
Extant
Y
Descrip
Stele surmounted by eagle
Materials
Barre granite
Donor
Springfied St. Albans Patriotic Memorial Association
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War II, War Memorial
Quadriga: the Triumphal Progress of Columbia
Name: Quadriga: the Triumphal Progress of Columbia • Fileorder: Quadriga: the Triumphal Progress of Columbia • Number: 1632
Name
Quadriga: the Triumphal Progress of Columbia
Fileorder
Quadriga: the Triumphal Progress of Columbia
Number
1632
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Grand Army Plaza
Parknumber
B040
Commboard
19.0
Council
33.0
Location
Atop Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1898
Cast
ca. 1898
Descrip
Quadriga and three female figures (heroic scale)
Dimen
H: 25' W: 32' D: 16'; each trumpeter H: 11'
Materials
Bronze
Foundry
LeBlanc Barbedienne
Sculptor
Frederick William MacMonnies
Architect
Stanford White
Donor
City of Brooklyn
Name2
Victory
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$42,000
Categories
Civil War, War Memorial, Animal: equestrian, Allegorical
Vietnam Memorial
Name: Vietnam Memorial • Number: 1633 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Vietnam Memorial
Number
1633
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Vietnam Veterans Plaza
Parknumber
M046
Commboard
1.0
Council
1.0
Location
South of 55 Water Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 6, 1985
Descrip
Glass wall, etched text, tablet
Dimen
H: 16' W: 66'
Sponsor
55 Water Street Corp.
Materials
Glass, granite, interior lights, bronze
Sculptor
Peter Wormser & William Fellows
Donor
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Vietnam War, War Memorial
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Name: Ludwig Van Beethoven • Number: 1634 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Number
1634
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
NW of mall - opposite bandshell
Extant
Y
Dedicated
July 22, 1884
Descrip
Bust, allegorical figure on pedestal
Dimen
H: 17'2" W: 6'7" D: 6'7"
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Bronze, polished barre granite
Sculptor
Henry Baerer copy, Hagens orig
Donor
Beethoven Mannerchor
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
6000.00
Categories
Composer/Musician
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Name: Ludwig Van Beethoven • Fileorder: Beethoven, Ludwig van • Number: 1635
Name
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Fileorder
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Number
1635
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Prospect Park
Parknumber
B073
Commboard
0.0
Council
39.0
Location
Flower Garden
Extant
Y
Dedicated
October 20, 1894
Descrip
Bust on pedestal
Dimen
Bust H: 4'; Pedestal H: 9'6" W: 4' D: 3'
Materials
Bronze, white granite
Foundry
Lorne & Aylry, New York (1894 )
Sculptor
Henry Baerer
Donor
United Singers of Brooklyn
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$2,000
Categories
Composer/Musician
Alexander von Humboldt
Name: Alexander von Humboldt • Fileorder: von Humboldt, Alexander • Number: 1637
Name
Alexander von Humboldt
Fileorder
von Humboldt, Alexander
Number
1637
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
Central Park West and 77th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
September 14, 1869
Cast
1869
Descrip
Bust (over life-size) on pedestal
Dimen
Bust H: 4'3"; overall H: 13' W: 6'10" D: 6'
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Bronze, Westerly granite
Foundry
Georg Howaldt & Sohn, Braunschweig
Sculptor
Gustaf Blaeser
Donor
Humboldt Memorial Association
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Scientist/Inventor, Explorer
Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller
Name: Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller • Number: 1638 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Johann Christoph Friedrich Von Schiller
Number
1638
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Central Park
Parknumber
M010
Commboard
7.0
Council
6.0
Location
North end of mall
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1859
Descrip
Portrait bust on pedestal
Sponsor
CPC
Materials
Bronze, Saguenan red granite
Sculptor
C.L. Richter
Donor
Cannstatter Volkfest Verin
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Rededication
1934-10-31T00:00:00.000
Categories
Writer
Von Weber Memorial
Name: Von Weber Memorial • Fileorder: Von Weber, Carl Maria Frederich Ernest • Number: 1639
Name
Von Weber Memorial
Fileorder
Von Weber, Carl Maria Frederich Ernest
Number
1639
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Prospect Park
Parknumber
B073
Commboard
0.0
Council
39.0
Location
Flower Garden
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1909
Cast
ca 1909
Descrip
Bust on pedestal
Dimen
Bust H: 4'1 ½"
Materials
Bronze, Barre granite
Sculptor
Chester Beach
Donor
United German Singers
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Composer/Musician
Robert F. Wagner Tree Marker
Name: Robert F. Wagner Tree Marker • Fileorder: Wagner, Robert Ferdinand, jr. • Number: 1641
Name
Robert F. Wagner Tree Marker
Fileorder
Wagner, Robert Ferdinand, jr.
Number
1641
Parkprop
N
Borough
Manhattan
Parknumber
M060C
Commboard
8.0
Council
4.0
Location
Madison Avenue between East 60th and East 61st Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
June 8, 1961
Cast
1960
Descrip
Plaque set in ground
Dimen
H: 11" x W: 1'4"
Materials
Bronze
Donor
Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation
Maintainedbyparks
N
Categories
Politcal Figure
Senator Robert F. Wagner Memorial
Name: Senator Robert F. Wagner Memorial • Fileorder: Wagner, Robert Ferdinand, sr. • Number: 1642
Name
Senator Robert F. Wagner Memorial
Fileorder
Wagner, Robert Ferdinand, sr.
Number
1642
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parknumber
M225
Commboard
11.0
Council
6.0
Location
Wagner Houses, 2nd Avenue at 120th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
September 3, 1959
Descrip
Portrait bust on pedestal
Dimen
Bust H: 3'6"
Materials
Bronze, granite
Sculptor
Georg John Lober
Donor
Union Men and Women of NYC
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
50000.00
Categories
Politcal Figure
Lilian Wald
Name: Lilian Wald • Number: 1644 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Lilian Wald
Number
1644
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Lillian D. Wald Playground
Parknumber
M064
Commboard
3.0
Council
1.0
Location
Cherry, Monroe and Gouverner Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1937
Descrip
Plaque on wall
Dimen
2'8 ½"h x 2' 8 ½"w
Materials
Bronze
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Women, Civic Leader
Randolph St. G. Walker Jr.
Name: Randolph St. G. Walker Jr. • Number: 1645 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Randolph St. G. Walker Jr.
Number
1645
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Staten Island
Parkname
Randolph Walker Park
Parknumber
R015
Commboard
1.0
Council
49.0
Location
Bard Avenue and Delafied Place
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1923
Descrip
Tablet on wall
Dimen
1'2"h x 2'4 ½"w
Materials
Bronze
Donor
Randolph Walker Jr. Post #1056, American Legion
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War I, War Memorial
Raoul Wallenberg Marker
Name: Raoul Wallenberg Marker • Fileorder: Wallenberg, Raoul Gustav • Number: 1646
Name
Raoul Wallenberg Marker
Fileorder
Wallenberg, Raoul Gustav
Number
1646
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Queens
Parkname
Forest Park
Parknumber
Q015
Commboard
16.0
Council
30.0
Location
Raoul Wallenberg Square, Metropolitan Avenue and Park Lane South
Extant
Y
Dedicated
April 25, 1982
Cast
ca. 1982
Descrip
Marker on plinth on base
Dimen
Marker H: 4" at front L: 2' W: 2'
Materials
Marker and plinth--granite; base--concrete
Donor
Queens Wallenberg Committee
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Civic Leader
Walloon Settlers Memorial
Name: Walloon Settlers Memorial • Fileorder: Walloon Settlers Memorial • Number: 1647
Name
Walloon Settlers Memorial
Fileorder
Walloon Settlers Memorial
Number
1647
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Battery Park
Parknumber
M005
Commboard
1.0
Council
1.0
Location
Perimeter of park on Battery Place
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 20, 1924
Cast
ca. 1924
Descrip
Stele on base
Dimen
H: 9'10" W: 8'4" D: 5'8"
Materials
Limestone
Architect
Henry Bacon
Donor
Conseil Provincial du Hainaut (Belgium)
Name2
Huguenot Memorial
Maintainedbyparks
Y
General Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Name: General Gouverneur Kemble Warren • Fileorder: Warren, Gouverneur Kemble • Number: 1648
Name
General Gouverneur Kemble Warren
Fileorder
Warren, Gouverneur Kemble
Number
1648
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Brooklyn
Parkname
Grand Army Plaza
Parknumber
B040
Commboard
19.0
Council
33.0
Location
West of the Arch on sidewalk near Union Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
June 26, 1896
Cast
1893
Descrip
Standing figure (over life-size) on pedestal, two plaques
Dimen
Overall dimensions H: 17'6" W: 8' D: 8'
Materials
Bronze, Conway green granite
Foundry
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. New York
Sculptor
Henry Baerer
Donor
G.K.Warren Post #286 , N.Y. Department of the G.A.R.
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Cost
$10,000
Categories
Soldier, Civil War, War Memorial
Lafayette and Washington
Name: Lafayette and Washington • Number: 1650 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Lafayette and Washington
Number
1650
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Lafayette Square
Parknumber
M090
Commboard
10.0
Council
9.0
Location
Manhattan Avenue at 114th Street
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1890; April 19, 1900
Descrip
Group on pedestal
Dimen
H: 20'2" W: 15' D: 10'6"
Materials
Bronze, Hauteville marble
Sculptor
Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi
Donor
Charles Broadway Rouss
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
Revolutionary War, War Memorial, US President
Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial
Name: Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial • Fileorder: Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial • Number: 1652
Name
Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial
Fileorder
Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial
Number
1652
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Mitchel Square
Parknumber
M054
Commboard
12.0
Council
10.0
Location
Broadway and St. Nicholas Avenue, between 167th and 168th Streets
Extant
Y
Dedicated
May 30, 1923
Cast
1923
Descrip
Group of three doughboy figures (over life-size) with integral plinth on a low base that rests on a circular pedestal; twenty plaques facing upward and carrying the names of the dead surround the group
Dimen
H: 12'10" Diameter 12'; each memorial tablet, 14" x 17"
Materials
Bronze, Deer Isle granite
Sculptor
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Architect
Delano and Aldrich
Donor
Washington Heights & Inwood Memorial Association
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War I, War Memorial
Washington Heights Memorial Honor Grove
Name: Washington Heights Memorial Honor Grove • Number: 1654 • Parkprop: Y
Name
Washington Heights Memorial Honor Grove
Number
1654
Parkprop
Y
Borough
Manhattan
Parkname
Highbridge Park
Parknumber
M037
Commboard
12.0
Council
7.0
Location
Playground at 180th and Amsterdam Avenue
Extant
Y
Dedicated
1945
Descrip
Plaque
Dimen
5"h x 8"w
Materials
Bronze, natural boulder
Donor
Memorial Honor Grove Assoc. Inc.
Maintainedbyparks
Y
Categories
World War II, War Memorial
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