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GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, at Fifth Avenue and 89th Street,
specializes in modern painting, sculpture and graphic arts. Its unusual
building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Fifth Avenue
and 104th Street, devoted to telling the story of New York's development
from a Dutch trading post to America's greatest metropolis. Exhibits
include period costumes, prints, photographs and other objects.
HARLEM is centred in the area of 110th Street to 155th Street,
from Morningside, St. Nicholas and Colonial parks eastward to Fifth
Avenue and the Harlem River. There are a number of notable churches,
including the Abyssinian Baptist Church. The Saint Nicholas Historic
District lies on 138th and 139th Streets between Seventh and Eighth
Avenues. There is not one Harlem but three. Spanish Harlem is a
home for many Latin Americans — mainly Puerto-Ricans. Jampacked
Italian Harlem drew its immigrants largely from Sicily and southern
Italy. Negro Harlem represents the highest and the lowest status attained
by the Negro in the North.
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS MUSEUM GROUP. At Broadway
and 155th Street is a unique cultural centre which houses five interesting
museums. The neo-classic buildings are grouped around a handsome
plaza which is entered from Broadway. Museum of the American Indian
has the world's largest collection of Indian art and other examples of
Indian culture of North, Central, and South America. Hispanic Society
of America is a museum of the fine and decorative arts of Spain and
Portugal, ancient and modern. It contains many important works of
Spanish art. American Numismatic Society shows the world's largest
collection of coins and medals. American Geographical Society has a
large collection of historic maps. American Academy of Arts and Letters
displays memorabilia of the many famous artists, writers, and musicians
who have been members.
JUMEL MANSION, at 161st Street and Edgecombe Avenue,
was built in 1765. The Georgian structure served as
Washington's headquarters in 1776 and is now a museum of the
Revolutionary period.
DYCKMAN HOUSE, Broadway and 204th Street, was built in
1783. The only remaining Dutch farm house in Manhattan, it is now
a museum of the Colonial period.
THE CLOISTERS, in Fort Tryon Park, is a branch of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. This unusual building, in a dramatic
setting overlooking the Hudson, includes parts of several Medieval