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Gansevoort Street
Gansevoort may refer to any one of the following: __NOTOC__ People * Guert Gansevoort (1812–1868), US Navy officer *Harmen Harmense Gansevoort (ca. 1634–1709), early American settler, landowner and beer brewer *Leonard Gansevoort (1751–1810), New York politician *Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812), Continental Army officer in the Revolutionary War *Peter Gansevoort (politician) (1788–1876), New York politician Places *Gansevoort, New York, a hamlet in Saratoga County, New York **Gansevoort Mansion, a historic home in Gansevoort In Manhattan, NYC *Gansevoort Market, another name for the Meatpacking District, Manhattan, New York City *Gansevoort Peninsula, another name for Thirteenth Avenue (Manhattan), NYC *Gansevoort Street, a street in the Meatpacking District, Manhattan, NYC Other * , United States Navy destroyer in World War II See also *Fort Gansevoort, a former United States Army fort in Manhattan, NYC *Fort Gansevoort (gallery) Fort Gansevoort is an American art galler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guert Gansevoort
Commodore Guert Gansevoort (7 June 1812 – 15 July 1868) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. Biography He was born into an aristocratic Dutch American family in Gansevoort, New York, near Albany. The area was named for his paternal grandfather, Peter Gansevoort, a prosperous businessman who had served in the Continental Army and later become a brigadier general in the United States Army. Guert was the son of Peter's son Leonard. Peter's daughter, Maria, was the mother of author Herman Melville. Gansevoort was appointed a midshipman in the Navy on 4 March 1823. Subsequently, he served in the Mediterranean Sea on board , , and , receiving promotion to passed midshipman on 28 April 1832, and to lieutenant on 8 March 1837. In 1842 Gansevoort was serving as first lieutenant aboard the brig , under the command of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, when a planned mutiny was discovered, led by Midshipman Philip Spencer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmen Harmense Gansevoort
Harmen Harmense Gansevoort ( – July 23, 1709) was an early American settler, brewer, landowner, and patriarch of the Gansevoort family. Early life Harmen Harmense Gansevoort was born ca. 1634 in Dersum, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Holy Roman Empire. He was son of peasant farmer and beer brewer Hermann Nanckemann (ca. 1600 – 1652) and his wife Elisabeth Gansevorth (ca. 1605 – 1681). After his father has died in 1652, Harmen moved to the region's main city, Groningen, Dutch Republic, to learn beer brewing. New Netherland In 1655, Herman emigrated to New Netherland, first he lived in New Amsterdam, later in Catskill and, since 1657, in Beverwijck. Beverwijck was renamed Albany after the English took control of the colony in 1664. Harmen was a prominent beer brewer and landowner in Albany. He also earned money as a businessman and fur trader. Personal life Harmen married ca. 1667 in Albany Maritje Leendertse Conyn (ca. 1646/50–1743), she was daughter of beer bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Gansevoort
Leendert "Leonard" Gansevoort (July 14, 1751 – August 26, 1810) was an American political leader from New York who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1788. Early life He was born in 1751 in Albany County, New York to Harmen Gansevoort (1712–1801) and Magdalena Douw Gansevoort (1718–1796), both from prominent Dutch families. He was the younger brother of Brig. Gen. Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812). Gansevoort's ancestors had been in Albany since 1660, when it was the Dutch colony of Fort Orange, and Harmen Harmense Gansevoort (ca. 1634–1709) owned a brewery and farms. His brother's son, Peter Gansevoort, Herman Gansevoort (1779–1862) built the Gansevoort Mansion in 1813 on his father's tract at Gansevoort in Saratoga County, New York. His father was the third of his family's generation in America, who were prominent brewers and merchants in Albany. His mother was descended from the Van Rensselaer family as her mother, Anna Van Rensselaer, was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gansevoort
Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 – July 2, 1812) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for leading the resistance to Barry St. Leger's Siege of Fort Stanwix in 1777. Gansevoort was also the maternal grandfather of ''Moby-Dick'' author Herman Melville. Early life Peter Gansevoort was born into the Dutch aristocracy of Albany, New York. His parents were Harman Gansevoort (1712–1801), the third generation of his family to live in America, and Magdalena Douw (1718–1796). His younger brother was Leonard Gansevoort, who was more active politically, serving in the state assembly and senate, as well as the Continental Congress. Gansevoort's paternal ancestors had been in Albany since 1660, when it was the Dutch colony of Fort Orange, and Harmen Harmense Gansevoort owned a brewery and farms. Through his mother, he was related to New York's Van Rensselaer family as her mother, and Gansevoort's maternal grandmother, was An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gansevoort (politician)
Peter Gansevoort (December 22, 1788 – January 4, 1876) was an American politician from New York. Early life Peter Gansevoort was the son of Gen. Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812) and Catherine ( née Van Schaick) Gansevoort. Leonard Gansevoort (1751–1810) was his uncle, and author Herman Melville (1819–1891) and Commodore Guert Gansevoort (1812–1868) were his nephews. He attended Williams College from 1804 to 1805,Friends of the Princeton University Library''The Princeton University Library Chronicle'' Volumes 13-14, 1952, page 69 graduated B.A. from the College of New Jersey in 1808. He studied law with Harmanus Bleecker, attended Litchfield Law School from 1808 to 1809, graduated M.A. from the College of New Jersey in 1811, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and practiced in Albany. Career From 1817 to 1819, he was the private secretary of Gov. DeWitt Clinton. From 1819 to 1821, he served as the Judge Advocate General of the New York State Militia. He was a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gansevoort, New York
Gansevoort is a hamlet in the town of Northumberland in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The hamlet of Gansevoort is named for Peter Gansevoort, a hero in the siege of Fort Stanwix (Fort Schuyler) which contributed to the downfall of Burgoyne's army at the Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War. History Gansevoort was originally settled by the Mohawk and Iroquois Indians and many burial mounds and artifacts from this time can still be found in the area. White settlers moved in around the 1760s, brought in following military and hunting camps. The hamlet was an important stop on the Underground Railroad, given its proximity to Canada. The Dutch Reformed Church of Gansevoort and Gansevoort Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gansevoort Mansion
Gansevoort Mansion is a historic home located at Gansevoort in Saratoga County, New York. It was built in 1813 and is two-story, five-bay rectangular building with a gable roof and central entrance. It features a front verandah with fluted Doric order columns. It was once used as a Masonic Lodge. It was built by Herman Gansevoort (1779–1862), son of General Peter Gansevoort (1749–1812) ''See also:'' and uncle of the American novelist Herman Melville.Parker, Hershel, ''Herman Melville: A Biography'', vol. I (1819-1851), p. 921 It is now operated as an inn and cafe. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ... in 1976. References Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meatpacking District, Manhattan
The Meatpacking District is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from West 14th Street south to Gansevoort Street, and from the Hudson River east to Hudson Street. The Meatpacking Business Improvement District along with signage in the area, extend these borders farther north to West 17th Street, east to Eighth Avenue, and south to Horatio Street. History Pre-colonial A Lenape trading station called Sapohanikan was on the riverbank, which, accounting for landfill, was located about where Gansevoort Street meets Washington Street today. The footpath that led from Sapohanikan inland to the east became the foundation for Gansevoort Street, which by accident or design aligns, within one degree, so that the Manhattanhenge phenomenon, where the setting sun crosses the horizon looking down the street, occurs at the spring and autumnal equinoxes. In recognition of this history, petitions were made to call the 14th Street Park "Saphohanikan Park", alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirteenth Avenue (Manhattan)
Thirteenth Avenue was a street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1837 along the Hudson River. The avenue was later removed in the early 20th century to make way for the Chelsea Piers. History Thirteenth Avenue was built in 1837 on landfill along the Hudson River, becoming the westernmost avenue in downtown and lower-midtown Manhattan. An 1891 map published by G. W. Bromley shows Thirteenth Avenue heading north from 11th Street to around 29th Street, where it merged into 12th Avenue. In the early 20th century, New York wanted to build longer piers along the Hudson to accommodate bigger ships such as the RMS ''Lusitania'' and the RMS ''Titanic''. However, the United States government, which controls the bulkhead line, refused to allow longer piers to be built. The shipping companies were reluctant to build longer piers further uptown because existing infrastructure such as the tracks of the New York Central Railroad and the 23rd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Gansevoort
Fort Gansevoort is a former United States Army fort in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It was also known as the White Fort due to its whitewashed exterior. History The fort was named for Peter Gansevoort, a Revolutionary War officer. It was located between Gansevoort Street and West 12th Street, near the west end of Gansevoort Street, strategically positioned to defend the Hudson River. The fort was completed in 1812, shortly after the outbreak of the War of 1812, and mounted 22 guns, along with a shot furnace, magazine, arsenal, and barracks. Some sources state that construction began in 1808; however, the fort does not appear in the Secretary of War's report on fortifications for December 1811. Forts built with state or local resources did not appear in these reports. The fort was part of what was later called the second system of US fortifications. In support of the fort, North Battery, constructed similarly to Castle Clinton, was built on landfill in the Hud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Gansevoort (gallery)
Fort Gansevoort is an American art gallery that takes its name from the former fort in the New York City borough of Manhattan, called Fort Gansevoort. While the fort, which was abandoned in the mid-19th century, was located on the Hudson River at the end of Gansevoort Street, the gallery was created by curator Adam Shopkorn in a building at the other end of the street, in a 19th-century house on the corner of Little West 12th Street, in 2015. The center contains two floors of gallery space as well as dining and retail areas. It holds art exhibitions in the galleries, online exhibitions, and art fairs. In July 2022, the work of Aboriginal Australian artists Vincent Namatjira, Kaylene Whiskey and Tiger Yaltangki was displayed in an exhbition called ''Iwantja Rock n Roll'' (with its name derived from Iwantja Arts, an art centre in the APY lands of South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
