Audubon Terrace 155th to 156th Streets, West of Broadway
First cultural center in the U.S.
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The Hispanic Society of America - Part of Audubon Terrace
A free museum and reference library for the study of the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.
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Church of the Intercession 155th Street and Broadway
Built between 1911 and 1914, one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival or Neo-Gothic architecture in New York City.
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Trinity Cemetery 153rd to 155th Streets, Amsterdam Avenue to Riverside Drive
In 1842, Trinity Parish purchased 24 acres from the Audubon Estate for its new cemetery. Today the cemetery is in two sections. The west side of Broadway contains the older gravesites and mausoleums dating back to 1843. The eastern side is more recent.
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Morris-Jumel Mansion 65 Jumel Terrace, at 160th Street, East of St. Nicholas Avenue
Built in 1765, Manhattan's oldest surviving house that served as headquarters to General George Washington in 1776.
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Jeffrey's Hook Lighthouse 178th Street & Hudson River
Built in 1880 and moved to its current site in 1921, Jeffreys Hook Lighthouse is best known as The Little Red Lighthouse, popularized by the children's book, The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge, written by Hildegarde H. Swift with illustrations by Lynd Ward. The book was published in 1942.
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Cloisters Museum 190 Fort Washington Avenue
A branch of the Metropolitan Museum devoted to medieval art and architecture. The building is a replica of a medieval monastery.
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Fort Tryon Park
This wooded site with a spectacular view of the Hudson River and lovely gardens is home to The Cloisters
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Yankee Stadium 161st Street and River Avenue
Yankee Stadium was built in 1923. Within one year after the Yankees purchased Babe Ruth, Yankee Stadium quickly became known as "The House That Ruth Built."
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