About This Item

  • Call NumberMEMO_0112
  • TitleHistorical marker on Pearl Street
  • SummaryClose-up of memorial plaque imbedded in masonry wall, apparently on Pearl Street in lower Manhattan; plaque reads, 'THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL MANSION NO. 1 CHERRY ST. OCCUPIED BY GEORGE WASHINGTON FROM APRIL 23 1789 TO FEBRUARY 23 1790. ERECTED BY THE MARY WASHINGTON COLONIAL CHAPTER APRIL 30 1899."
  • Date[ca. 1930]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle supplied by cataloger. Grease pencil cropping marks.
  • SubjectWashington, George, 1732-1799 -- Monuments ; Historical markers -- New York (State) -- New York [lctgm]
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceNew York (N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
  • FolderFolder: Memorials: George Washington