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House of Genius (Greenwich Village)

Location

61 Washington Square South
New York City, NY
United States
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Location: 
61 Washington Square South
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Sometimes listed as Red Row, Genius Row.

Lüchow’s

Location

New York, NY
United States
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Location: 
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Description

The Lüchow's building was a restaurant established in 1882 by German immigrant August Guido Lüchow. It was a popular destination for many famous New Yorkers including diamond baron Jim Brady, actress Lillian Russell, and composers Richard Strauss, Antonin Dvorak, and Victor Herbert 1.

  • 1. Dana, Robert W. "Lüchow’s marking its 75th Anniversary." Tips on Tables reprinted from April 1957.

Edgar Allan Poe House

Description

Edgar Allan Poe lived at 85 West Third Street in Greenwich Village from 1844 to the early months of 18461 before moving to a cottage in Fordham with his wife and mother-in-law when his wife's health began to deteriorate.Poe wrote "The Cask of Amontillado2

  • 1. Nadine Brozan. “Furman Hall, Nine Stories on Sullivan Street; New Law Building Opens at N.Y.U.,” New York Times, Jan. 18, 2004.
  • 2. Denny Lee. “The Poe House, and its Mask of Red Bricks,” New York Times, October 19, 2003.