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The Horace Greeley Monument in New York City’s City Hall Park, was originally dedicated on September 20, 1890 directly east of of City Hall. In 1915, it was moved a short distance to its current location northeast of City Hall and adjacent to the Tweed Courthouse. The statue was designed by John Quincy Adams Ward and architect Richard Morris Hunt. John Quincy Adams Ward was the sculptor responsible for the famous statue of Washington on Wall Street, as well as for many late-19th Century Civil War monuments.
The building seen behind the monument to the left is the Tweed Courthouse. More on that later.
Folks reading this article may wonder if I have gotten the Greeley statue’s location wrong. “Isn’t it in ‘Greeley Square’ opposite ‘Herald Square’ across from Macy’s?” they may wonder. There is a Greeley monument there too! Horace Greeley is the rare figure with two monuments in two different neighborhoods in Manhattan!
This statue is among the easiest Civil War & Reconstruction sites to reach by mass transit. The City Hall Chambers Street Station (J,Z) and the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall Station (4,5,6) of the New York City Subway system are right across the street. I took the 1,2,3 subways to Chambers Street and walked three blocks to the east to get to the monument.
Visitors will find many small restaurants and fast food outlets within two blocks, but I recommend walking northeast four blocks and enjoying lunch in Chinatown.
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All color photos taken by Pat Young.
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