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May Lecture – The Syrian Colony of New York in the 19th Century and the “Lost” Lower West Side
The English Speaking Union 144 E 39th St, New York, NY, United StatesImmigrants from what was then called “Greater Syria” came to New York beginning in 1880. They settled on the Lower West Side of Manhattan, just steps away from the Battery. In 1890, the community numbered about 2,000 people—the largest Syrian community in the United States. It was also the economic, spiritual and intellectual center […]
50th Annual Business Meeting
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesUntermyer Gardens, Yonkers NY Please join us for the Annual Meeting and Awards. At Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street between First and Second Avenues New York City After the presentation, members and guests are invited to a reception where they can meet the award recipients. Awards will be presented for […]
Exploring the Media Mix
Provident National Bank, built 1900 by Albert Dilks Media, PA was incorporated in 1850 at the same time it was named the county seat of Delaware County. Located 13 miles west of Philadelphia, Media retains numerous architectural treasures from the Victorian era. Our tour will explore the grounds of the Delaware County courthouse built […]
A Suite for Piano: Alma Tadema and the Marquand Music Room
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesA Suite for Piano: Alma Tadema and the Marquand Music Room A lecture by Dr. Kathleen Morris In 1884, the celebrated Victorian painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema designed the interior of a Greco-Pompeian-style music room for American millionaire Henry Gurdon Marquand’s Madison Avenue mansion. The finished room and its extraordinary suite of furniture and textiles drew extensive […]
Olmsted’s Trenton Designs
Trenton, New Jersey Trenton, New JerseyHouse built in 1911 in Cadwalader Heights. Photo courtesy of Cadwalader Heights Neighborhood Association Olmsted’s Trenton Designs Saturday, September 16, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. After an early lunch in Trenton, NJ, this bus tour will take us to Cadwalader Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1890-92. His plan for the park left intact Ellerslie, […]
Henry Holiday and the Windows of The Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesHenry Holiday and the Windows of The Church of the Holy Trinity Henry Holiday, painter, stained glass designer, illustrator, sculptor and a Pre-Raphaelite, was well known in his native England. Holiday also enjoyed great success in New York, designing more than 30 windows, including the 17 in the Church of the Holy Trinity. George […]
Beyond the Grid: Manhattan’s Audubon Park Neighborhood
Audubon ParkAudubon Park in February 1899 with six houses recently completed by builder Francis J. Snugg. Photo courtesy of Matthew Spady and Scott Robinson. Beyond the Grid: Manhattan's Audubon Park Neighborhood From 1841-1864, the 21 acres north of 155th street were the farmstead of John James Audubon, who is remembered for his paintings of America’s birds. […]
John Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJohn Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Coinciding with the upcoming Bard Graduate Center’s exhibition, Susan Weber, founder and director of the Bard and exhibition co-curator, examines John Lockwood Kipling’s life as designer, architectural sculptor, curator, educator, illustrator and journalist. This lecture will illuminate the unrecognized genius of Lockwood Kipling and […]
Holiday Cheer In Bethlehem, PA
Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem, PABethlehem, PA street decorated for the holidays. Photo courtesy of www.HistoricBethlehem.org Holiday Cheer In Bethlehem, PA Bethlehem, PA, calls itself Christmas City, USA and posts decorated trees on nearly every street during the holiday season. At the Moravian Museum of Bethlehem, housed in a 1741 log structure, we’ll learn about the early days in […]
A New York Christmas – Ho Ho Ho at Gothamtide
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesA New York Christmas - Ho Ho Ho at Gothamtide Celebrate the holiday season with Sibyl McCormack Groff, author and historian, who is known locally as “Queen Santa,” as she demonstrates the importance of New York as the Christmas Capital. She explores places to visit during Gothamtide, with its hidden treasures and delectable treats. […]
Ladies of The Ticker: Women of Wall Street
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis lecture will feature speaker George Robb, a professor of history at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. Long overlooked in histories of finance, women played an essential role in areas such as banking and the stock market during the late 19th-and early 20th-centuries. Yet their presence sparked ongoing controversy. Professor Robb's pioneering study published […]
Summer School Lecture: The Greatest Victorian Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright and Newport, Rhode Island
Jefferson Market Library 425 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States“The Greatest Victorian Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright and Newport, Rhode Island”
A lecture by Richard Guy Wilson
FREE
Wednesday, February 14
6:00 PM
Jefferson Market Library
425 Avenue of the Americas
New York
Brunch at the Oscar Wilde Bar
Oscar Wilde Bar 45 W 27th, New York, NY, United StatesEnjoy an alcoholic beverage and a three-course meal in a private room in the ornately decorated Oscar Wilde Bar. During our brunch, Russell Needham will enlighten us on how the establishment that celebrates the legendary English author and wit came to be filled with an unusual collection of antiques. The bar is near Tin Pan […]
Hidden History of LGBT Victorian New York
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThe NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, founded in 2015, is the first cultural heritage initiative to document historic LGBT spaces in the city’s five boroughs. The panelists will focus on sites from the 1840s to the 1920s. Special attention will be given to the project’s work in amending the National Register of Historic Places nomination […]
From Zuni to Boston: Rediscovering Isabel and Larz Anderson’s Eclectic Collection
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesPlease Join us for a lecture from Stephen T. Moskey and Isabel L. Taube. Isabel Weld Perkins (1876–1948) and Larz Anderson (1866–1937) were a wealthy, well-connected, cosmopolitan, and intellectually curious Gilded Age couple who traveled the globe assembling a collection of objects that they displayed in their homes in Brookline, Massachusetts, and Washington, DC. They […]
Margot Gayle Benefit Lecture
Estonian House 243 East 34th Street, New York, NY, United StatesTerra Cotta - Don't Take it for Granite A Lecture by Susan Tunick to benefit The Margot Gayle Fund for the Preservation of Victorian Heritage Susan Tunick is an authority on terra cotta, an artist in the medium and president of Friends of Terra Cotta. She is the author of Terra-Cotta Skyline, Paris and the […]
An Oyster Bay Day
On Long Island’s North Shore we will visit Sagamore Hill, the mansion Theodore Roosevelt built in 1884-85 and used during the summers of his presidency, 1901-08. Family furnishings remain in the house. Time permitting, a drive through part of what was Louis Comfort Tiffany’s estate will afford glimpses of remain-ing elements. After lunch we go […]
Mark Twain and Charles Darwin: The Evolution of Literature
Church of the Holy Trinity 316 East 88th Street, New York, NY, United StatesMark Twain (1835-1910) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882) met only once, but Darwin influenced Twain’s work and view on society, while Twain was one of Darwin’s favorite novelists. Golden has explored the unexpected connections between two Victorian intellectual titans, examining the full range of Twain’s writing, from fiction, travelogues, philosophical works, social commentary and personal correspondence. […]
Exploring NoHo: the Neighborhood Where Manhattan’s Gilded Age Began
Lafayette Place was the premier address for the leading families of antebellum New York, when "Society" transitioned from staid brownstone houses on Washington Square to the Gilded Age mansions along Fifth Avenue. Nearby Bond and Great Jones Streets were also favored addresses. Michael Rayhill, who focused on the area during his graduate studies, will lead […]
51st Annual Business Meeting
Church of the Incarnation 209 Madison Avenue, New York, NYPlease join us for the Annual Meeting and Awards. After the presentation, members and guests are invited to a reception where they can meet the award recipients. Event is Free for members Guest rate $ 25.00 Please RSVP to membership@vicsocny.org