Marvelous Madison Square
Walking Tour
Madison Square is one of New York City’s most historic neighborhoods. Join architectural historian Matt Postal on a walking tour of the area’s varied architectural treasures, dating from the Civil War era to the present day. En route, we will view the lush park’s remarkable collection of 19th century sculpture, including Augustus Saint-Gaudens’s masterful memorial to Admiral David Farragut.
We’ll also see the soaring Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, modeled on St. Mark’s campanile in Venice, once the tallest building in the world. We will walk through the lobby of Cass Gilbert’s New York Life Insurance headquarters, as well as go inside the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court to see the stunning courtroom with murals by Willard Leroy Metcalf and Robert Reid, among others, and an exceptional stained glass dome by Maitland Armstrong & Company.
Tour will be held rain or shine.
Augustus Saint Gaudens, Admiral David Glasgow Farragut Monument, 1097
