Top 10 Literary Landmarks
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1. Washington Square
Prominent figures who lived here include Edith Wharton at No. 7 in 1882. Henry James was born at No. 21 in 1843.
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2. St. Luke’s Place
Poet Marianne Moore lived here, and Theodore Dreiser wrote An American Tragedy at No. 16.
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3. Patchin Place
A charming pocket of 19th-century houses that later attracted ee cummings, John Masefield, and Eugene O’Neill, among others.
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4. Chumley’s
Book covers of Steinbeck, Hemingway, Faulkner, and others who drank here adorn the walls of this prohibition-era speakeasy.
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5. White Horse Tavern
Favorite hangout of Norman Mailer and Dylan Thomas, who announced one night in 1953, “I’ve had 18 straight whiskeys,” and passed out. He died the next day.
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6. Willa Cather Residence
Willa Cather wrote six novels here and her Friday “at homes” were attended by the likes of D. H. Lawrence.
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7. Mark Twain Residence
A plaque marks the home (1904–08) of Mark Twain, designed by James Renwick, Jr., architect of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Twain received guests while propped up in a huge carved bed.
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8. William Styron Residence
This was Styron’s first “tiny but rather nice” apartment after writing Lie Down in Darkness aged 23.
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9. Edward Albee Residence
Albee wrote The Zoo Story here. He first saw the words “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” written in soap on a saloon mirror nearby.
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10. West 10th Street
Mark Twain lived at No. 14 in 1900–1, Hart Crane at No. 54 in 1917, and Edward Albee lived in the carriage house at No. 50 during the 1960s.
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