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Lower Manhattan Loop
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Maps, Lower Manhattan Loop |
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Beyond the NYSE to your right you'll see the Federal Hall National Memorial. The original building on this site was America's first capitol; George Washington took his oath of office here (Federal Hall exhibits his Inaugural Bible, sometimes on loan); and, in 1789, here is where the 1st Congress adopted the United States Bill of Rights. Supreme Court and Executive Branch offices also sat here -- remember, New York City served as this nation's capital from 1785 to 1790.
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The current building, of classical style architecture designed by Ithiel Town and Alexander Jackson Davis, and constructed under the supervision of John Frazee, opened as the first U.S. customs house in 1842. |
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Bronze statue of George Washington created by artist John Quincy Adams Ward, 1882.
JQA Ward also designed three sculptures that stand in Central Park: Indian Hunter, Seventh Regiment Memorial, and The Pilgrim (and two in Washington DC: General George H. Thomas Monument, Thomas Circle, and James A. Garfield Monument, Capitol Hill). |
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George says, talk to the hand... |
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John Frazee designed the interior domed ceiling. Frazee became the first sculptor in marble in the United States: a bust of the first Chief Justice John Jay that sits in the United States Supreme Court in Washington DC. He was a founder of the National Academy of Design. |
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Special Detour: Art Alert!
Off Pine St., between Nassau and William Streets, you'll see Isamu Noguchi's Sunken Garden (1961 - 64). Located in the same Plaza is Jean Dubuffet's Group of Four Trees (1969 - 72)
On Broadway between Cedar and Liberty Streets, you'll see Isamu Noguchi's Red Cube (1968) |
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On to Trinity Church |
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Back to Frances Tavern, Wall Street, NYSE |
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Back to Walking Tours Index Page |
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