Grant's Monument, Riverside Drive & West 122nd Street, New York, New York County, NY

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29 b&w photos
10 data pages
2 photo caption pages

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TITLE:
Grant's Monument, Riverside Drive & West 122nd Street, New York, New York County, NY

CALL NUMBER:
HABS NY,31-NEYO,69-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Measured Drawing(s): 8 (18 x 24 in.)
Photo(s): 29 (4 x 5 in. and 8 x 10 in.)
Data Page(s): 9 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 2

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1933.

CREATOR:
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HABS NY-5429

Building/structure dates: 1897 initial construction

Significance: Designed by John H. Duncan, this monument to honor General Ulysses S. Grant, who had served his country as president, was constructed from 1891-1897. Funds for the building were raised through public donations.

SUBJECTS:
NEW YORK--New York County--New York

OTHER TITLE:
Grant's Tomb
General Grant National Memorial

COLLECTION:
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny0369

CONTENTS:
Photograph caption(s):
1. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer March 19, 1964, VIEW FROM SOUTH.
2. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer March 19, 1964, VIEW FROM SOUTH.
3. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 3, 1969, VIEW FROM SOUTHEAST.
4. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 11, 1964, VIEW FROM NORTHWEST.
5. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer March 19, 1964, VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST.
6. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer March 19, 1964, VIEW FROM NORTH.
7. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer 1964, MAIN FLOOR FROM SOUTHWEST.
8. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 27, 1964, MAIN FLOOR FROM WEST.
9. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer 1964, INTERIOR OF DOME.
10. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 27, 1964, DOME AND NORTHEAST PENDENTIVE.
11. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 27, 1964, NORTHEAST PENDENTIVE.
12. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer 1964, INTERIOR, EAST LUNETTE.
13. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 3, 1969, FLAG KIOSK IN NORTHEAST ROOM.
14. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 5, 1969, VIEW OF LOWER LEVEL FROM SOUTH, SHOWING SARCOPHAGUS.
15. Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer April 3, 1969, VIEW OF LOWER LEVEL FROM WEST, SHOWING SARCOPHAGUS.
16. Historic American Buildings Survey, Photocopy, Courtesy of Museum of the City of New York, Photographer: James Bindon, DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT ON APRIL 27, 1897.
17. SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION--LEVEL Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-101L.
18. SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION--INCLINED Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-102L.
19. EAST (SIDE) ELEVATION--LEVEL Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-103L.
20. EAST (SOUTH) FACADE--INCLINED Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-104R.
21. NE CORNER ELEVATIONS--ANGLED VIEW Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-105L.
22. NE CORNER, ANGLED--INCLINED Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-106L.
23. LOWER FACADE, NORTH (REAR) ELEVATION--CLOSEUP Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-107L.
24. INTERIOR, LOOKING WEST AT MAIN FLOOR LEVEL-- LEVEL Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-108L.
25. INTERIOR, LOOKING WEST AT MAIN FLOOR LEVEL-- INCLINED Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-109R.
26. VERTICAL VIEW FROM MAIN FLOOR TO DOME Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-110L.
27. INTERIOR, LOOKING WEST AT BALCONY LEVEL-- LEVEL Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-111L.
28. INTERIOR, LOOKING WEST AT BALCONY LEVEL-- INCLINED Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-112L.
29. INTERIOR--VIEW ACROSS CRYPT Copy photograph of photogrammetric plate LC-HABS-GS05-T-2564-113L.

CONTROL #:
NY0369

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