| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1832/00/00 | Union Place public commons is extended to 17th St and to University Place and renamed Union Square. | |||||
| 1865/04/25 | Theodore Roosevelt | Mourner | Lincoln's cortege moves down Broadway, passing the home of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (SW corner of Broadway and 14th St, razed) where his 7 year old grandson, Theodore, watches from a 2nd-floor window. | Funeral of Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1865/04/25 | Abraham Lincoln | In Memoriam | Lincoln's cortege moves down Broadway, passing the home of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (SW corner of Broadway and 14th St, razed) where his 7 year old grandson, Theodore, watches from a 2nd-floor window. | Funeral of Abraham Lincoln | ||
| 1870/00/00 | Henry Kirke Brown | Sculptor | Henry Kirke Brown's equestrian statue of President George Washington is installed at Union Square Park. | |||
| 1876/07/04 | Frederic Auguste Bartholdi | Sculptor | Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's statue of Marquis de Lafayette is dedicated at the United States Centennial. | |||
| 1881/10/00 | Adolf von Donndorf | Sculptor | James Temperance Fountain is dedicated. Created by German sculptor Karl Adolph Donndorf using his wife and children as models, the bronze sculpture illustrates charity and the gift of water. The granite for the stepped base was imported from Sweden. | |||
| 1881/10/00 | Daniel Willis James | Benefactor | James Temperance Fountain is dedicated. Created by German sculptor Karl Adolph Donndorf using his wife and children as models, the bronze sculpture illustrates charity and the gift of water. The granite for the stepped base was imported from Sweden. | |||
| 1882/09/05 | A crowd of at least 10,000 workers celebrate the First Labor Day Celebration by marching up Broadway, past a reviewing stand at Union Square. | |||||
| 1908/03/28 | An anarchist sets off a bomb in Union Square which kills himself and another man. |
| Particulars for Union Square Park: | |
|---|---|
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Historic Use | Outdoor recreation |
| Sight Category | Site |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Historic Use | Work of Art |
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