Description: NEW YORK CITY - Central Park - Block House ©1905 - Blockhouse: Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the fifth-largest park in the city by area, covering 843 acres (341 ha). It is the most visited urban park in the United States with an estimated 38 million visitors annually, and is the most filmed location in the world. Blockhouse No. 1, colloquially known as The Blockhouse, is a small fort in the North Woods section of Central Park, Manhattan, New York City. Finished in 1814, the Blockhouse is the second oldest structure in the park, after Cleopatra's Needle, and the oldest surviving structure originally built within the park site. It is located on an overlook of Manhattan schist, with a clear view of the flat surrounding areas north of Central Park. The fort was part of a series of fortifications in northern Manhattan, which originally also included three fortifications in Harlem Heights (now Morningside Heights). It was accompanied by Blockhouses No. 2, 3, and 4 in Morningside Park. The fort is the last remaining fortification from these defenses. Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, the designers of Central Park, treated Blockhouse No. 1 as a picturesque ruin, romantically overrun with vines and Alpine shrubbery. This Undivided Back Era (1901-07) postcard is in good condition, but shows some edge wear. No. 36a. ©1905.
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Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-08-27T03:01:20.000Z
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Rotograph: Publisher
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Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Features: Architecture
City/Region: New York City
Postage Condition: Unposted
State: New York
Era: Undivided Back (c. 1901-1907)
Park: Central
Block House: Fortification
Harlem Heights: Morningside Heights
Frederick Law Olmsted: Architect
Calvert Vaux: Landscape Architect
Region: New York
Country: USA
