Tweed Courthouse Compilation

 Architectural historian Gail Cornell talks about the history of the Tweed Courthouse, including the exploits of William M. "Boss" Tweed and Tammany Hall. 

 At the second stop, on Broadway at Chambers Street, James Kaplan discusses the battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and the story of George Washington and the theft of the cannon at Ticonderoga in 1776. He also talks about the Surrogate's Court Statues of Pieter DeVries, Caleb Heathcote, DeWitt Clinton, Phillip Hone, Abram Hewitt, Peter Stuyvesant, Cadwallader Colden, and James Duane (the name behind Duane Reade). 

In this podcast, Nancy Rankin, architect, describes the process of restoring the marble facade of the Tweed Courthouse in New York City.

In this podcast, Nancy Rankin, architect, describes the restoration of the iconic stone staircase of the Tweed Courthouse in New York City.

In this podcast, Nancy Rankin, architect, describes the process of restoring the octagonal central rotunda of the Tweed Courthouse in New York City.

In this podcast, Nancy Rankin, architect, describes the materiality of the courtrooms in the Tweed Courthouse in New York City.

In this podcast, Nancy Rankin, architect, &nbsp;talks about the late re-discovery and subsequent restoration of the metal corrugated roof of the Tweed Courthouse in New York City.

In this podcast, Nancy Rankin, architect, provides an overview of the design and construction of the historic Tweed Courthouse in New York City.

In this podcast, Nancy Rankin, architect, describes the major changes made to the Tweed Courthouse through the 20th century.

Tweed Courthouse Compilation

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