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I passed through Washington Square Park in Manhattan four years ago yesterday (10.12.21) & found the fountain on & the Empire State Building clearly visible through the #WashingtonSquareArch, which was designed by #StanfordWhite & dedicated in 1895:
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An intriguing portrayal of America during the Edwardian Era. Norman Mailer had a cameo as Stanford White (accompanied by his wife, Norris Church, as his dinner date) when he was shot by Harry K. Thaw (Robert Joy) over Evelyn Nesbit (Elizabeth McGovern). #edwardian #evelynnesbit #stanfordwhite

"Ms. Thaw Tells All She Knows About Him"
June 30, 1906
#History #OTD #TrueCrime #StanfordWhite
#1900s

I really loved @kazrowe.bsky.social #YouTube #Video about the #GibsonGirl #EvelynNesbit and I wish I could find out more about her #Sculpture #StanfordWhite and his #Friends really were the #JeffreyEpstein of this era.

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On June 25, 1906 millionaire #HarryThaw shot renowned architect #StanfordWhite in the face and chest while attending a theatrical performance on the roof of the old #MadisonSquareGarden (which White had designed).

Stan & Gus, Henry Wiencek

An architect, a sculptor, and a friendship that shaped the Gilded Age. Art, scandal, intimacy—and a murder that rocked New York.

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#QueerBooks #HenryWiencek #GildedAge #StanfordWhite #AugustusSaintGaudens #QueerHistory #QueerArt

🏛️#StanfordWhite, American architect of the "American Renaissance", was shot dead atop #MadisonSquareGarden, which he designed, by Harry Thaw, jealous husband of Evelyn Nesbit, #OTD 25 June 1906. #Art #Architecture

🕯️ Gilded Age. Velvet swing. A bullet on the rooftop.
Stanford White’s murder was the trial of the century and America was the defendant.
✍️ By Richie D. Mowrey
📖 thesassygazette.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
#TrueCrime #GildedAge #StanfordWhite #EvelynNesbit #HarryThaw #DickingAroundWithRichie

On a blustery, cold day in #NYC, I'm thinking about Spring and walks in #GreenwichVillage. #WashingtonSquareArch, constructed of Tuckahoe marble and designed by #StanfordWhite. Grand dedication April 30, 1895.

#AdventuresInHistory!
#OTD #TDIH #June25, 1906 #HarryKendallThaw #murders #StanfordWhite for #SexualAssault of his wife #EvelynNesbit. #TrialsOfTheCentury #ChorusGirls #Rape #MentalIllness #SexualDepravity #InsanityDefense
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Clock towers
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#StanfordWhite was born #OnThisDay in 1853, becoming one of the most influential architects of the #BeauxArts era & designing many landmark buildings in #NewYorkCity as well as the Washington Square Arch (I took this photo two years ago — 4.9.22)
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