Drawing of Coventry Waddell's Villa, Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, 1845. The idea of putting policemen in uniform was originated by James Gerard, who, at a fancy dress ball in this house, wore a costume that illustrated this. His idea was adopted with the uniforms similar to those worn today. Built: 1845; Razed: 1856; Architect: A.J. Davis. When completed, the villa's grounds boasted paths, gardens, and a wheat field.
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Local Subjects
Architecture, Domestic
Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.)
Waddell, William Coventry Henry, 1802-1881 -- Homes and haunts
Street life
Villas
Mansions
Murray Hill Neighborhood (New York, N.Y.)
Note
Digitized by Mina Rees Library; City University of New York. Graduate School and University Center.