Some More Notable Green-Wood Residents Part 2

Imre Kiralfy (1845-1919), producer of pageants and processions including The Life of Columbus which ran during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago as well as America or 400 Years of History which played at the Auditorium Chicago.

Across the water, William Niblo (1789-1878), theatre manager and founder of Niblo's Garden.

Samuel Morse (1791-1872), painter, inventor of the single wire telegraph and namesake of Morse code.

William "Boss" Tweed (1823-1878), politician and head of Tammany Hall.

Some More Notable Green-Wood Residents Part 1

Stephen Whitney (1776-1860), one of New York City's most prominent and wealthy merchants of his era.  He was involved in the founding of Green-Wood Cemetery which is apparent by the prominent location of his mausoleum high atop a hill.

Henry Bergh (1813-1888), founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).

Anson Greene Phelps (1781-1853), co-founder of the mining company Phelps Dodge and grandfather of Anson Phelps Stokes.

Robert Winthrop (1833-1892), banker and partner in Drexel, Winthrop & Co.  His son Robert resided at 'Groton Place' in Old Westbury.

John LaFarge (1835-1910), prominent artist, designer, painter and maker of stained glass windows.

The Mackay Family Mausoleum

The Mackay family mausoleum built for John William Mackay (1831-1902) after the death of his eldest son John (Willie) and designed by John R. Lowe in 1895 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.  Also here is John Sr.'s younger son Clarence (1874-1938), owner of 'Harbor Hill' in Roslyn.  Click HERE to see the Mackay mausoleum on google earth and HERE on bing.

Green-Wood Cemetery from Above

Seems only fitting to finish off the Green-Wood photos with one overlooking the chapel towards the warehouses of Sunset Park and the harbor beyond.  Click HERE for more on Green-Wood Cemetery.

The Chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery

 The chapel at Green-Wood Cemetery designed by Warren & Wetmore c. 1911 in Brooklyn.  Click HERE for more on Green-Wood Cemetery.  Click HERE to see the chapel on google earth and HERE on bing.

Yes, it's intentionally dark.

A Few Notable Green-Wood Residents

 DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828), United States Senator (1802-1803), three time Mayor of New York City (1803-1807, 1808-1810, 1811-1815) and two time Governor of New York (1817-1822, 1825-1828).

 Horace Greeley (1811-1872), politician, newspaper editor and founder of the New-York Tribune.

 The Steinway family mausoleum.  Included are Henry E. Steinway (1797-1871), founder of Steinway & Sons, piano makers, and his son William Steinway (1835-1896).

Green-Wood Cemetery

 Green-Wood Cemetery founded in 1838 at the southern end of Park Slope in Brooklyn.  The main entrance gates were designed by Richard Upjohn c. 1861.  Click HERE for more on Green-Wood Cemetery.  Click HERE to see the cemetery on google earth and HERE on bing.

Sylvan Water.

Most of New York City's Egyptian Revival architecture from the mid-19th century has long since been demolished but there is plenty to be found in Green-Wood.  The above mausoleum could use some TLC.

If you look closely you will find a Red-Tailed Hawk sitting atop the obelisk on the right.

Long Island Restaurant & Bar

The Long Island Restaurant & Bar at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Henry Street along the border of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill. I stumbled upon this place by chance and thought it was pretty amusing.

The Babbott Mansion

I was flipping through a magazine earlier when I saw an advertisement for 'The Lincoln', a recent condo conversion in the Park Slope Historic District in Brooklyn. 'The Lincoln' is the former city residence of Frank Babbott, designed by Lamb & Rich in 1887. Babbott had the architects design him a residence on part of the Pratt estate in Glen Cove in 1890 which can be seen HERE.

Atlantic and Flatbush Then & Now - Brooklyn Edition

Not quite the same angle but you can see the drastic difference that removing the elevated train had.

Green-Wood Cemetery - Brooklyn Edition

Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 in Brooklyn and became a National Historic Landmark in 2006.  It consists of over 450 acres of mature trees and over half a million graves.  There are numerous notables buried here and it was used by New Yorkers as a park before the design of Central Park across the river.  Click HERE to visit the Green-Wood website and HERE to see Green-Wood on google earth.  

The highest point in Brooklyn is located inside Green-Wood, where a monument to the Civil War and Revolutionary War can be found at 'Battle Hill'.  The site  is part of an area that saw the first major battle of the Revolutionary War after the U.S. had declared independence, known as the 'Battle of Long Island'.  Below is the view of downtown Manhattan from the hill.

 


Captain Mathisen was a Freemason, as can be seen by the symbol over his name.

The Statue of Liberty in the distance from one end of the cemetery.