Discover New York with Henry Hope Reed, : a series of well-mapped walking tours, reprinted from the pages of the New York Herald Tribune . Ken Rtzgerald Some isolated columns, a few Gothic windows, a museum and academic institution, apreserved house—all are encountered in the little triangular area off Cooper Square. The view down Lafayette Street from this pointoffers a clear indication of where the street was cutthrough. The tour goes left, around to 29 East 4th this number, the Old Merchants House presentsa part-Federal, part-Greek Revival facade of house is unusua
Discover New York with Henry Hope Reed, : a series of well-mapped walking tours, reprinted from the pages of the New York Herald Tribune . Ken Rtzgerald Some isolated columns, a few Gothic windows, a museum and academic institution, apreserved house—all are encountered in the little triangular area off Cooper Square. The view down Lafayette Street from this pointoffers a clear indication of where the street was cutthrough. The tour goes left, around to 29 East 4th this number, the Old Merchants House presentsa part-Federal, part-Greek Revival facade of house is unusual in that it has been preservedwith its contents unchanged since the funds have not been available to keep itconsistently open, despite its points of unique inter-est, the visitor may find it closed, and have to becontent with examining the damaged iron work ofthe area and stoop, and the handsome doorway. Across the street is a parking lot, where theobservant will notice several Gothic windows in awall behind the southwest corner. These are the re-mains of St. Bartholomews Church (now on ParkAvenue), which stood here a hundiscovernewyorkw00reed
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