Identifier: oldbuildingsnewy00newy (find matches)
Title: Old buildings of New York City, with some notes regarding their origin and occupants
Year: 1907 (1900s)
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Subjects: Historic buildings -- New York (State) New York
Publisher: New York : Brentano's
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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e an offi-cer in the British army, but after serving two yearsresigned and adopted the profession of the stage. Hiswife was a sister of JNIillais, the* artist. George Holland was a short, thickset man with arather large head, w^ho w^as seldom cast for a very prom-inent part, ))ut his humor and his evident geniality andhonesty made him a favorite with the ))ublic. Conse-quently when the story of his funeral became public,there was some indignation expressed. 117 Old Buildings of Nczc York City It is fair to the Rev. Dr. Sabine, however, to saytliat it is chiinied that when approached by the partieshaving charge of the funeral, he told them that theChurch of the Incarnation was undergoing repairs, thatthe aisles were crowded with workmen and scaffolding,and that it would prove an inconvenience to all partiesto hold the services in that church. The late Rev. Dr.Houghton, rector of this parish for forty-nine years,was a clergyman held in the highest esteem by the peo-ple of this city. 118
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lu- ^^^ ^ Residence of J. Pierpont Morgan 121

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