TRINITY THROUGH THE YEARS

1697 King William III grants Trinity Charter.

1698 Trinity Church opens for first service. Construction is completed with use of tackle loaned by Captain Kidd, a Trinity pewholder.

1705 Queen Anne makes land grant for a “Church Farm” running from Broadway to the Hudson River and from Fulton to Christopher Streets.

1756 Cornerstone laid for first building of King’s College (later Columbia University); land granted by Trinity Church.

1766 St. Paul’s Chapel opens at Broadway and Fulton Street.

1776 “Great Fire” destroys first Trinity Church.

1789 President George Washington attends services at St. Paul’s Chapel on Inauguration Day, April 30.

1790 Second Trinity Church consecrated.

1843 Trinity Church Cemetery at Broadway and 155th Street opens.

1846 Third Trinity Church consecrated.

1871 Broadway extends northward and cuts through Trinity Church Cemetery dividing it into eastern and western divisions. A footbridge crossing Broadway was erected in 1871 but taken down in 1911.

1971 Trinity Grants Program established.

1976 H.M. Queen Elizabeth II visits Trinity.

1979 First mausoleum consecrated at Trinity Church Cemetery.

1997 300th anniversary celebration of the founding of Trinity Church.

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TRINITY CHURCH CEMETERY & MAUSOLEUM— A WALK THROUGH HISTORY

Welcome to Trinity Church Cemetery

& Mausoleum—a unique historical site and a quiet sanctuary. This guide provides a tour of the grounds. The cemetery offers a serene place to walk, views of the Hudson River, and is the final resting place of many notable people.

The Cemetery was established in 1842 by the parish of Trinity Church. It was opened after burials were prohibited in lower Manhattan due to outbreaks of cholera and other diseases. The site’s earlier history dates back to 1776, when the Battle of Fort Washington was waged here during the American Revolution.

As you walk the grounds, take note of some of the interesting people interred here and highlighted on the map. One recognizable name is John James Audubon, the naturalist and artist. His estate, Minniesland, was located nearby, and Audubon is buried in the Eastern division, behind the Church of the Intercession. His memorial is a tall, distinctive Celtic cross adorned with reliefs of animals such as deer, buffalo, and elk.

Other notable names include: Alfred Tennyson Dickens, son of Charles Dickens, John Jacob Astor, industrialist, Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man, and Clement Clarke More, author of the beloved poem A Visit from St. Nicholas.

Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum is the only active cemetery in Manhattan. It is operated as an outreach ministry of Trinity Church Wall Street, an Episcopal parish in Lower Manhattan made up of Trinity Church and St. Paul’s Chapel. You can learn more about the parish’s history and mission at trinitywallstreet.org.

THANK YOU FOR VISITING!

PLACES OF INTEREST NEARBYChurch of the Intercession Broadway and 155th Street (on the grounds of the eastern division of the cemetery)212.283.6200 | intercessionnyc.dioceseny.org

Originally built as an independent church, the Neo-Gothic structure that now stands was built as a chapel of Trinity Church. It was consecrated in 1915 and became independent from Trinity in 1976.

The NITCHEN Children’s Museum of Native America Located inside the Church of the Intercession 212.694.2240 | nitchenchildrensmuseum.org

A museum that offers programs about native cultures of today and the past for school groups.

The Hispanic Society of America Broadway between 155th & 156th Streets212.926.2234 | hispanicsociety.org

A free museum and reference library for the study of the arts and cultures of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum 65 Jumel Terrace (between 160th & 162nd Streets, east of St. Nicholas Avenue)212.923.8008 | morrisjumel.org

Considered Manhattan’s oldest house, the mansion was once headquarters for General Washington in 1776. It was later purchased by French emigrant Stephen Jumel and his wife Eliza, who is buried in Trinity Cemetery. Eliza Jumel later married Aaron Burr, former U.S. Vice President.

The Cloisters (not shown on map)99 Margaret Corbin Drive, Fort Tryon Park212.923.3700 | metmuseum.org

A branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art that consists of a reconstructed medieval monastery and cloistered gardens containing medieval European art and architectural elements.

Fort Tryon Park (not shown on map)Riverside Drive to Broadway, West 192nd to Dyckman Streetsnycgovparks.org/parks/forttryonpark

Built in 1935 by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., son of the architect of Central Park and encompassing 66.63 acres. The park features the Heather Garden, which has panoramic views of the Hudson River, and the Alpine Garden, a 3-acre garden and collection of stone staircases that traverse the slope between the Cloisters and Broadway.

National Track & Field Hall of Fame Museum 216 Fort Washington Avenue (at 168th Street), 212.923.1803 | armorytrack.com

An interactive museum located at The Armory Foundation that surveys the history of track and field, including clips of Olympic moments.

The Little Red Lighthouse (not shown on map)Fort Washington Park (at 181st Street)212.304.2365

Immortalized in the book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Grey Bridge by Hildegard H. Swift and illustrated by Lynd Ward. The lighthouse’s real name is the Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse. It is open for tours from Spring thru Fall. Call ahead for tour schedules.

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Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum is located in Northern Manhattan at 770 Riverside Drive between 153rd Street and 155th Street.

DIRECTIONSBY CAR• North on the Henry Hudson Parkway (9A), take exit 13

toward West 158th Street. Continue on 158th Street. Turn right on Broadway and right at 153rd Street.

• South from the George Washington Bridge, take exit 1 for the Henry Hudson Parkway (9A), follow signs for Riverside Drive/Downtown. Continue on Riverside Drive. Turn left at 165th Street, right on Broadway, and right at 153rd Street.

BY SUBWAY• Take the C subway line to the 155th Street station stop.

Walk west on 155th Street toward Riverside Drive.

• Take the #1 subway line to the 157th Street station stop. Walk south to 155th Street and west to Riverside Drive.

BY BUS• Take the M4 or M5 to Broadway and West 153rd Street.

HOURS9am–4pm

CONTACT USat 212.368.1600 or cemetery@trinitywallstreet.org

Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum770 Riverside Drive • New York, NY 10032

trinitywallstreet.org/cemetery

The Rev. Dr. William Lupfer, Rector The Rev. Phillip A. Jackson, Vicar

A Guide to St. Paul's Chapel

A GUIDE TO Trinity Church Cemetery & Mausoleum

EN

GLIS

H

WE

STE

RN

DIV

ISION

(The first three people are in

terred in the M

ausoleu

ms)

Ralp

h Elliso

n w

as the au

thor

most fam

ous for h

is novel Invisible

Man

, wh

ich w

on th

e 1953 Nation

al B

ook Aw

ard. T

he R

alph E

llison

Mem

orial, featurin

g a 15-foot high

Invisible M

an sculp

ture, is n

earby at 150th

Street and R

iverside D

rive.

Jerry Orb

ach B

was an

actor best kn

own

for his lon

g role on “L

aw an

d O

rder” an

d “Hom

icide: L

ife on th

e Street.” O

rbach brou

ght to life the

roles of Ed G

allo in “T

he Fan

tasticks,” B

illy Flyn

n in

“Ch

icago,” and Ju

lian

Marsh

in “42n

d Street.”

Located in

the C

hap

el is Bo

oker

T. Washing

ton III

C. H

e is the

grand

son of B

ooker T. W

ashin

gton,

the h

ead of the Tu

skegee Institu

te w

ho w

as born in

to slavery and freed

durin

g the C

ivil War.

On the pathw

ay outside the mausoleu

ms

is a beautiful m

onum

ent with colu

mn

s for R

ichard Sand

s , a circu

s im

presario famou

s for walkin

g on the ceilin

g with suction cups.

Just n

orth of the last mau

soleum

, dow

n the h

ill and n

ear the stone w

all, are tw

o interesting m

arkers. Again

st the w

all is E. P. D

utton

, pu

blisher an

d foun

der of E.P. D

utton &

Co.,

wh

ich started as a bookseller in B

oston

and expan

ded to New

York. In the

1860s, the compan

y began pu

blishin

g books as w

ell as selling them

.

In fron

t of Du

tton’s marker is on

e for C

lement C

larke Mo

ore

, au

thor

of the h

oliday favorite A

Visit from

St. N

icholas (’Twas the night before

Christm

as). Moore w

as the son

of B

ishop B

enjam

in M

oore, sixth R

ector of T

rinity P

arish. A

n an

nu

al readin

g of M

oore’s famou

s poem

takes place at T

he C

hurch

of the In

tercession,

followed by a procession

to his grave

to lay a wreath

. Clem

ent M

oore don

ated land from

his estate for th

e G

eneral T

heological Sem

inary in

the

Ch

elsea neigh

borhood of M

anh

attan.

Beh

ind th

e Sand

s mon

um

ent,

in th

e same tract, is The R

t. Rev.

Benjam

in T. Ond

erdo

nk ,

Fourth

Bish

op of New

York. A

cen

otaph m

emorial to O

nd

erdonk

can be fou

nd in

the M

onu

men

t Room

of A

ll Saints’ C

hap

el insid

e Trin

ity C

hurch

, Broad

way at W

all Street.

Followin

g the p

ath arou

nd tow

ard th

e East, ju

st at the tu

rn, is an

above-grou

nd m

ausoleu

m for A

braham

O

akey Hall 5

, Mayor of N

ew Y

ork C

ity 1869-1872, and alleged

ly part of

the vilifi

ed Tweed R

ing. P

reviously

he h

ad served as a District A

ttorney

of New

York from

1855-1858. Later in

life, h

e defen

ded th

e famou

s femin

ist an

d anarch

ist Em

ma G

oldm

an

against ch

arges of incitin

g to riot in

New

York C

ity. His m

iddle n

ame h

as been

spelled as O

akey and O

akley.

Con

tinu

e on th

e roadw

ay and a

little over halfw

ay down

, on th

e left, is a m

ostly illegible head

stone for

Samuel B

. Rug

gles 6

, a lawyer

wh

o infl

uen

ced the d

evelopmen

t of G

ramercy P

ark and U

nion

Square.

He also served on

the com

mission

to exp

and th

e Erie C

anal an

d build th

e E

rie Railroad

.

There are a several A

stor vaults

in the cem

etery, inclu

din

g one for

John J. A

stor 7

, considered the

first m

ulti-m

illionaire in

the U

nited

States. Relatives of Joh

n Jacob A

stor are also bu

ried here, in

clud

ing A

stor’s great gran

dson

John

Jacob Astor IV

, w

ho p

erished on

the T

itanic, his

wife, M

adelin

e Force Astor, w

ho

survived th

e Titanic, an

d his son

,

John

Jacob Astor V

I. Across th

e road is a m

ausoleu

m m

arked W

illiam A

stor 8

.

In th

e same area is a very prom

inen

t above-grou

nd m

ausoleu

m for th

e C

isco Fam

ily 9, a w

ealthy fin

ance

family. Joh

n J. C

isco was A

ssistant

Secretary of the T

reasury u

nd

er P

resident L

incoln

and a T

rinity

Chu

rch vestryman

.

Follow th

e road aroun

d the corn

er an

d you’ll see a hillsid

e vault m

arked

Jumel

for Eliza B

owen

Jum

el, wife

of a wealthy Fren

ch w

ine m

erchant. A

fter his death, she m

arried Aaron

B

urr, th

e controversial th

ird Vice

Presid

ent of th

e Un

ited States. T

he M

orris-Jum

el Man

sion,

consid

ered the old

est hou

se in

Man

hattan

, is nearby betw

een

160th Street an

d 162nd Street,

east of St. Nich

olas Aven

ue.

A little fu

rther dow

n th

e road on th

e right is a tablet m

emorial to O

liver E

vans , an

engin

eer and w

riter.

If you cross th

e road, h

ike up

the h

ill a bit, and are in

trepid,

you m

ight spot th

e tombston

e for Jo

hn Aug

ustus Shea , a p

oet.

His p

oem, T

he Ocean

, is inscribed

on th

e marker. U

nfortu

nately, m

ost of it is n

ot legible. It is said that Sh

ea h

elped E

dgar A

llen P

oe get his p

oem

The R

aven publish

ed.

Find th

e road again an

d follow it all

the w

ay up to th

e north

eastern en

d of th

e Cem

etery groun

ds. O

ff on its ow

n

is a simple an

d beautifu

l head

stone

for Alfred

Tennyson D

ickens ,

son of n

ovelist Ch

arles Dicken

s (O

liver Twist, A

Christm

as Carol), an

d god

son of p

oet Alfred, L

ord Tenn

yson.

Alfred D

ickens w

as visiting N

ew Y

ork to celebrate th

e centen

nial of h

is fath

er’s birth w

hen

he d

ied sudd

enly.

Trin

ity Chu

rch offered to h

old a fu

neral an

d provide a bu

rial space.

Back on

the road

, walkin

g south

an

d to the right is a tall m

onu

men

t for E

benezer R

ob

ert Dup

ignac

. A

lthou

gh th

ere are several Eben

ezer D

upign

acs buried h

ere, it is un

clear w

heth

er E.R

. Du

pignac Jr., w

ho

played on th

e first profession

al baseball team

, the K

nickerbocker

Base B

all Clu

b, is interred h

ere.

Turn

right on th

e path

and a sh

ort w

ay down

on th

e left is Samuel

Seabury

, a descen

dan

t of the fi

rst A

merican

Episcop

al Bish

op. Seabury

served on th

e New

York Su

preme

Cou

rt. In th

e 1930s he h

eaded th

e Seabu

ry Com

mission

to investigate

city corrup

tion. H

is investigation

s fou

ght Tam

man

y Hall an

d lead to the

resignation

of mayor Jim

my W

alker.

Followin

g the p

ath arou

nd

again to th

e south

east corner is a tall

mon

um

ent to R

ichard F. C

arman

, a real estate m

agnate an

d nam

esake of th

e area in M

anh

attan called

Carm

ansville, w

hich

was rou

ghly

between

130th Street to th

e north

end

of the Islan

d and betw

een 8th

Aven

ue

and th

e Hu

dson

River. C

arman

was

involved in

rebuild

ing after th

e 1835 N

ew Y

ork fire. H

e sold 23 acres to T

rinity C

hurch

for this cem

etery.

Next to C

armen

is Gard

ner Avery

Sage

, said to be a detailed m

ap m

aker.

EA

STE

RN

DIV

ISION

On

ce you’ve crossed Broad

way

and w

alked to the back of th

e C

hurch

of the In

tercession, th

e first

mon

um

ent you’ll see is p

erhap

s the

most im

pressive in th

e cemetery—

th

e tall, ornate m

onu

men

t to John

James A

udub

on

. A n

aturalist,

ornith

ologist, and artist, kn

own

for h

is stud

y and accu

rate pain

tings

of birds, A

udu

bon’s book, Birds of

Am

erica, became a ren

own

ed catalog of m

any sp

ecies. Part of h

is 19th-

centu

ry farm, M

inn

iesland

, was

adjacent to T

rinity C

emetery. T

he

un

ique m

onu

men

t markin

g his grave

features carvin

gs of various an

imals.

Follow th

e path

aroun

d the C

hurch

an

d turn

left going sou

th. O

n

one corn

er tract is anoth

er tall m

onu

men

t to Fernando

Wo

od

,

Dem

ocratic mayor of N

ew Y

ork C

ity from 1855-1858 an

d 1860-1862. H

e also served in th

e Hou

se of R

epresentatives from

1841-1843, 1863-1865, an

d 1867-1881. Wood w

as a C

opp

erhead

, or symp

athizer w

ith

the C

onfed

eracy durin

g the C

ivil War,

and su

ggested New

York seced

e from

the U

nion

to protect the city’s trad

e w

ith th

e Con

federacy in

cotton.

Walk sou

th tow

ard the w

all to see a th

ird tall mon

um

ent to W

illiam

Aug

ustus Darling

, U

.S. R

epublican

Con

gressman

from

1865-1867 representin

g New

York

in th

e U.S. H

ouse of R

epresentatives.

Take th

e path

aroun

d and tow

ard th

e east. If you feel like clim

bing

the slopin

g hill to th

e top of th

e mou

nd

, you’ll fin

d a fenced

area that con

tains th

e grave of R

ob

ert Bo

wne M

inturn , a

ship

ping m

erchan

t and ow

ner of th

e fam

ous clip

per sh

ip Flying C

loud.

He w

as amon

g the fi

rst to propose

Cen

tral Park, an

d along w

ith h

is wife,

donated lan

d for its establishm

ent.

He w

as also a foun

der of St. Lu

ke’s H

ospital and th

e Association

for Im

proving th

e Con

dition

of the P

oor.

Hike dow

n th

e mou

nd an

d walk

toward th

e far eastern p

art of the

Cem

etery (toward A

msterd

am

Aven

ue). H

ere a plaque m

arks the M

idd

le Red

oub

t of B

attle of

Washing

ton H

eights

, wh

ere som

e of the “fi

ercest fightin

g of th

e Battle of W

ashin

gton H

eights” took place.

Not far aw

ay is the h

eadston

e for E

dw

ard I. K

och

, a three-term

M

ayor of New

York C

ity from 1978

to 1989. Koch

was fam

ous for askin

g p

eople “How

’m I doin’?” abou

t his

adm

inistration

. Previou

s to his tim

e as m

ayor he served in

the U

.S. Hou

se of R

epresentatives from

1969 to 1977.

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