Grant's Tomb and Riverside Park - 1900

Original title: Grant's Tomb and Riverside Park, New York City, color photochrom from album prepared by Detroit Photographic Company to use as a catalog in its office. Copyright 1900. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

The General Grant National Memorial is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, and of his wife Julia. It is a classical domed mausoleum located in Riverside Drive, at 122nd Street, in Riverside Park. Its classical design was inspired by the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in the ancient Achaemenid Empire. The cornerstone was laid in 1892, and the tomb was completed on April 27, 1897, Grant's 75th birthday.

◄ Manhattan 19th Century

This old tavern, established by Samuel Frances, was home of many historic events in the 18th century, that included George Washington.

Grant's Tomb and Riverside Park - 1900

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