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The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 32, August 8, 2004, Article 15
FEATURED WEB PAGE
This week's featured web page is about the history of
Audobon Terrace, the former home of The American
Numismatic Society in New York."The Audubon Terrace Museum Group was the concept of
scholar, art patron and philanthropist Archer M.Huntington.
He was the son of Collis P. Huntington, owner of the Central
Pacific Railroad and Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Companies. The younger Huntington wanted to leave a cultural
legacy for Hamilton Heights and Washington Heights with a
variety of museums in one place.Huntington began purchasing Audubon Park, which was
named for the estate of John James Audubon. The construction
of the complex was planned to coincide with the building of the
new subway line that was projected to go up Broadway.The complex is bordered by 155th Street, 156th Street,
Broadway and Riverside Drive. The site was laid out in 1908
by Charles Pratt Huntington, who had created the master plan
for Audubon Terrace. Most of the major statues on the grounds
were executed by Anna Vaughn Huntington.Audubon Terrace originally included The American Academy
and Institute of Arts and Letters, The American Numismatic
Society, The American Geographical Society, The Church of
Our Lady of Esperanza and the Museum of the American
Indian-Heye Foundation." Full article- 2004-08-08
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