New York City - SoHo Historic District Walking Tour
Overview
This fun and enchanting tour will consist of the following:
Cooper Union Foundation Building (1859) - A NYC Landmark.
The Public Theater- formerly The Astor Library (1854): a NYC Landmark.
The King and Queen of Greene Street - Admire two cast-iron treasures on one street.
The Gunther Building - A cast - iron building standout (1872).
Haughwout Building - View the cast-iron magnificence and a National Landmark.
The Little Singer Building - View a NYC Landmark skyscraper built in 1903.
The Cooper Union Foundation Building
We will learn about the Great Hall Auditorium where former President Abraham Lincoln's momentous “right makes might” speech against slavery, former Presidents Bill Clinton's famous federal budget deficit reduction speech, and Barack Obama's major speech on federal economic policy regulation reform that were delivered at this historic location.
Public Theater (formerly the Astor Library (1854)
It is New York City's first free public library. The Public Theater has presented the original productions of the musicals 'Hair', 'A Chorus Line' and 'Hamilton' that became highly successful Broadway shows.
The Puck Building
An historic City Landmark that was the home of the humor magazine Puck and Spy magazine (1885). The film locations for the 1989 film "When Harry Met Sally" and "Will and Grace" television series.
SoHo Historic District
We will explore the SoHo (South of Houston St.) Historic District which contains the largest collection of full and partial cast - iron facade buildings in the world that date back to the 1870s.
Manhattan Well Murder Site (1799)
We will uncover the unsolved murder of Gulielma Elmore Sands and the roles played by Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr during the defendant's murder trial.
The New York Earth Room
We will visit The New York Earth Room art installation containing 3,600 square feet, 22 inches of floor space earth by sculptor Walter DeMaria (1977).
The Queen and King of Greene Street
We will admire The Queen of Greene St #28-30, (1872) and King of Greene St. #70-72 (1873), J.F. Duckworth's beautiful cast-iron warehouses and retail stores.
112-14 Prince Street (1889) Painted Facade
We will view an amazing mural that displays the painted facade of the building's side wall of windows and cast-iron architecture by artist Richard Haas.
The Gunther Building (1872)
We will visit the Gunther Building and take-in the beauty of Griffith Thomas' masterpiece of curved windowpanes and flat arched windows.
The Keith Ledger Residence Building
We will walk outside of the late actor Keith Ledger's residence who was featured in the "Brokeback Mountain" film (2005), The Patriot film (2000), and who played "The Joker" in the Batman movie "The Dark Knight" (2008).
The Haughwout Building (1856)
We will learn about Elisha Otis's first passenger elevator that was designed for this famous store that was originally known for its fine chinaware merchandise.
Little Singer Building (1904)
We will admire The Little Singer Building , Ernest Flagg's 12 story skyscraper known for its terracotta panels and arched windows.
*Please note that all locations visited are from the outside.
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