Author, U: Scenes of Modern New York (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Scenes of Modern New York

-'ashingt( in square. At the beginning of sth Avenue, is nine acres in extent. It was originally a Potter's Field, and later a camp ground during the Civil War. For over half a century it has been the chosen residential section of many old New York families, including the Stuyvesants, Rhinelanders, Potters, depey sters, Coopers, and others. Their old-fnshimied brick mansions impressively line the northern side of the Square. The stately Washington Arch. Exquisitely modeled in marble from the design of Stanford White, was erected in 1889-92 to commemorate the inauguration of General George Washington as the first Presi.

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