{"id":8198,"date":"2014-02-14T14:21:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T19:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cf-staging.takewalks.com\/blog2\/?p=8198"},"modified":"2025-05-23T07:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:43:12","slug":"george-washington-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york","title":{"rendered":"George Washington&#8217;s New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City was the scene of some of Washington&#8217;s greatest military trials and political triumphs. Washington called the city \u201ca post of infinite importance\u201d\u2014and he may even have coined the term \u201cNew Yorker&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8205\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"   wp-image-8205 size-large\" title=\"George Washington's New York\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Union-Sq-1024x914.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Statue, Union Square, NYC\" width=\"1024\" height=\"914\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A statue of George Washington taking Manhattan in Union Square Park. Photo by Jeff Dobbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So it comes as no surprise that several important sites associated with Washington\u2019s life and career are in New York City, as well as some of his iconic portraits and monuments.<\/p>\n<p>Want to follow in Washington\u2019s footsteps? Here are the best places to explore George Washington\u2019s New York.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8207\" style=\"width: 738px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-8207 size-large\" title=\"George Washington's New York\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Fed-Hall-2-748x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Statue, Federal H\" width=\"748\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Federal Hall, where Washington became the first U.S. President. Photo by Jeff Dobbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\/#Fulton_Ferry_Landing\" title=\"Fulton Ferry Landing\">Fulton Ferry Landing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\/#Fraunces_Tavern\" title=\"Fraunces Tavern\">Fraunces Tavern<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\/#Bowling_Green\" title=\"Bowling Green\">Bowling Green<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\/#Federal_Hall\" title=\"Federal Hall\">Federal Hall<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\/#St_Pauls_Chapel_inside_of_Trinity_Church\" title=\"St. Paul\u2019s Chapel inside of Trinity Church\">St. Paul\u2019s Chapel inside of Trinity Church<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\/#Morris-Jumel_Mansion\" title=\"Morris-Jumel Mansion\">Morris-Jumel Mansion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fulton_Ferry_Landing\"><\/span>Fulton Ferry Landing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This historic spot in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/brooklyn-bridge-park\/\">Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/a> is where General Washington took the daring risk that saved the Continental Army. Overwhelmed and out-numbered in the Battle of Brooklyn, the American troops were cornered at the waterfront of Brooklyn Heights. On the night of August 29, 1776, Washington silently smuggled his 9,000 men across the mile-wide East River to Manhattan under cover of a dense fog.\u00a0 As the fog lifted the following day, Washington was gliding away on the last boat, having saved his army\u2026 and possibly the future nation.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fraunces_Tavern\"><\/span><b>Fraunces Tavern<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Samuel Fraunces opened his tavern in 1762, and it became one of Washington&#8217;s favorite haunts. Washington was such a fan of Fraunces\u2019 cooking, he even made the innkeeper his presidential steward. Today, the landmark building houses a museum that includes the room where Washington bade farewell to his officers, early Washington portraits and artifacts, and exhibits on the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bowling_Green\"><\/span><b>Bowling Green<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Washington lived next to New York\u2019s oldest park twice. He briefly stayed in a home beside the park in 1775, and 39 Broadway was the location of his second presidential mansion. While both buildings are now long gone, we can assume Washington enjoyed the park, which was then popular for lawn bowling. (Note the jagged posts of the original 1771 iron fence!). On July 9, 1776, Washington\u2019s troops were on The Common (today\u2019s City Hall Park) for the reading of the Declaration of Independence. New Yorkers were so enflamed with patriotic fervor, they marched down Broadway to Bowling Green and ripped the gilded crowns from atop the fence posts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8208\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-8208 size-large\" title=\"George Washington New York\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/St-Pauls-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Washington's Pew, St. Paul's Chapel, NYC\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Washington&#8217;s Pew in St. Paul&#8217;s Chapel. Photo by Jeff Dobbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Federal_Hall\"><\/span>Federal Hall<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is where George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States on April 30, 1789. Federal Hall was the first U.S. Capitol, where Congress met to establish the new federal government and ratified the Bill of Rights. \u00a0The current building replaced the 18<sup>th-<\/sup>century original. Today, it contains a museum with a small exhibit on Washington\u2019s inauguration, as well as the Bible upon which he swore the presidential oath.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"St_Pauls_Chapel_inside_of_Trinity_Church\"><\/span>St. Paul\u2019s Chapel inside of Trinity Church<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Washington worshipped here in 1776 before his Inaugural Ceremony, and throughout the 17 months of his presidency in New York. His pew box has been preserved, over which hangs the painting of <em>The Great Seal of the United States<\/em>. It was installed on Inauguration Day and rumored to have been designed by Benjamin Franklin (the dark bird resembles a wild turkey, Franklin\u2019s pick for national bird, rather than an eagle.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Morris-Jumel_Mansion\"><\/span>Morris-Jumel Mansion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The oldest home in Manhattan, Washington used this mansion as his headquarters during the Battle of Harlem Heights in 1776. President Washington returned in 1790 to dine with members of his cabinet, including John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. The beautifully-maintained mansion is now a museum that offers exhibits, educational tours, and events.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8206\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8206\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-8206 size-large\" title=\"Washington New York\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Fraunces-Tavern-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Fraunces Tavern, NYC\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8206\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clinton Room in Fraunces Tavern Museum, where Washington dined. Photo by Jeff Dobbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tributes to George Washington are found throughout New York City, including the neighborhood of Washington Heights, Washington Square Park, Washington Market, and the George Washington Bridge. In all, there are more than a dozen streets and avenues bearing his name.<\/p>\n<p>New York\u2019s best-known monument to \u201cthe father of our country\u201d is the\u00a0<strong>Washington Square Arch<\/strong>. The marble arch includes two statues, <i>Washington as Commander-in-Chief<\/i> and <i>Washington as President<\/i>.\u00a0<strong>Union Square Park<\/strong> features a bronze equestrian statue depicting Washington\u2019s triumphant return to New York on Evacuation Day. The enigmatic art installation on the wall of One Union Square South includes a large bronze hand above the steam hole; that\u2019s Washington\u2019s hand from the statue in the adjoining park.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyhistory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>New York Historical Society<\/b><\/a> includes Washington portraits, memorabilia, and rare artifacts, including his Inaugural chair and Valley Forge camp bed. And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/the-metropolitan-museum\/\"><b>Metropolitan Museum of Art<\/b><\/a> includes many renowned portraits of Washington, including the famed <i>Washington Crossing the Delaware<\/i>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8210\" style=\"width: 1014px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8210 size-large\" title=\"George Washington in NYC\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Met-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Crossing the Delaware at Met Museum\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Washington Crossing the Delaware,&#8221; at the Met Museum. Photo by Jeff Dobbins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some of these historic sites are on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/new-york-tours\/\">Walking Tours of New York City<\/a> so why not sign up for one? From the Statue of Liberty, to the 9\/11 Memorial and even various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/new-york-tours\/new-york-food-tours\/\">NYC Food Tours,<\/a> our local guides will show you new and exciting sides of the city!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> &#8230; <a title=\"George Washington&#8217;s New York\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\" aria-label=\"More on George Washington&#8217;s New York\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":8216,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[614],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[719],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>George Washington&#039;s New York<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A guide to George Washington&#039;s New York: the historic sites and tributes to George Washington in NYC.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"George Washington&#039;s New York\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A guide to George Washington&#039;s New York: the historic sites and tributes to George Washington in NYC.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Walks Tours Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/walkstours\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-02-14T19:21:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-23T11:43:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Washington-featured-e1392125132986.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"462\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Fiona F.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@walks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@walks\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Fiona F.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Fiona F.\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/901df6d37c52cc0058744c6f35725cd4\"},\"headline\":\"George Washington&#8217;s New York\",\"datePublished\":\"2014-02-14T19:21:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-23T11:43:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york\"},\"wordCount\":870,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/george-washington-new-york#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Washington-featured-e1392125132986.jpg?wsr\",\"articleSection\":[\"New York Art &amp; 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