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 Charcoal drawing of Christopher Street — the oldest street in Greenwich Village — known once as Skinner Road. It follows the exact trajectory of the boundary of the Jan Van Rotterdam and Francis Lastley farms and was originally called the Road along Jan Van Rotterdam's to the Strand. The bend in the picture turned at 6th Avenue and went through West 11th Street parallel to Greenwich Avenue. The house in the foreground is the home of Mrs. James Nicholson, the widow of the Commander in Chief of the US Navy in 1777. Her property was managed by her son-in-law, Colonal William Few, who signed the Constitution as a Georgia representative. He retired to New York City. Albert Gallatin, another son-in-law, stayed here when he visited New York. The house lay in the direct path of the proposed 1828 W. 9th Street development and was moved farther south.
 An early photo of St.John's Lutheran Church on Christopher Street near Sheridan Square. Notice the advertisement for $15 suits. The Greenwich Village Block Associations regularly meets at St. John's
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