Identifier: illustratednewyo01hobb (find matches)
Title: Illustrated New York city and surroundings. A descriptive guide to places of interest
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hobbs, Charles W
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Publisher: New York, C.W. Hobbs & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ich was the little church aroundthe corner referred to by Mr. Sabine,and Mr. Houghton at once expressedhis entire willingness to officiate at thefuneral services of an actor or anyother Christian. The Church of theTransfiguration and its pas-tor have been very popularwith actors ever since thisincident. At the northeast cornerof 32d Street is the Knick-erbocker Club. At 33dand 34th Streets, on therise of Murray Hill, arethe residences of JohnJacob and William Astor,and at the corner of thelatter street is the whitemarble mansion of the lateA. T. Stewart, erected at acost of two million dollars 36 Illustrated Guide to New York City, The New York Club is on the corner of 35th Street. At No. 386 Gen.Daniel Butterfield, and at No. 389 Pierre Lorillard. Christ Church (Epis-copal), famous for its fine music and beautiful frescoes, corner of West35th Street. Brick Church (Presbyterian) is at corner of West 37th Street.No. 415 is the St. Nicholas Club, composed exclusively of gentlemen of the
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Temple Emanu-el.oldest Knickerbocker families—the Remsens, DePeysters, Rhinelanders,Roosevelts, Schuylers etc ; no one being eligible who is not a descendant ofa native of New York state prior to 1785. No. 425 is the home of AustinCorbin. Illustrated Guide to New York City. 37 The Union League Club House (Republican), is at the corner of FifthAvenue and East 39th street. From West 40th to West 42d Streets is thedistributing reservoir of the Croton Water-works. On the north-west cor-ner of 42d Street is the Hotel Bristol, and opposite is the Hamilton, Rus-sel Sages house is at No. 506. The most beautiful and important synagogue in the city is the TempleEmanu-el, corner of East 43d Street. It is a large building in the Moorishstyle of architecture. Hotel Sherwood is at 44th Street. At No. 532 is Manton Marbles house,and No. 549 is Thomas T. Eckerts home. The Fourth Universalist, longknown as Dr. Chapins Church, stands at the corner of West 45th Street. The residence of Chauncey M. Dep

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