Elizabeth Ann Seton Home Site
New York, New York, New York
Marker Inscription
This chapel was built on the site of the home of Elizabeth Ann Seton. Her daughter, Rebecca was born here. The Setons lived here from 1801-1803. Mrs. Seton, wife, mother, educator, and foundress of the Sisters of Charity was canonized September 14, 1975. This tablet erected in loving devotion by New York State, Catholic Daughters of America, January 4, 1977.
The Story
This chapel stands on the site of the home where Elizabeth Ann Seton lived with her family from 1801 to 1803 and where her daughter Rebecca was born. A wife, mother, and educator, Seton went on to found the Sisters of Charity, the first American congregation of religious sisters. In 1975 she was canonized as the first native-born citizen of the United States to be declared a saint.
Why it matters
It marks the early life of America's first native-born saint, a pioneer of Catholic education and charitable work in the young republic.
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Museums & culture
- Cloud Gallery0.1 mi away
- MĒRCER LABS0.2 mi away · 21 Dey Street
- 9/11 Memorial & Museum0.2 mi away · 180 Greenwich Street, New York, NY
- Bureau0.3 mi away · 112 Duane Street
- Hall des Lumières0.3 mi away · 49 Chambers Street, New York, NY
- Gerben Fine Art0.3 mi away
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- Woolworth Building0.1 mi away
- Saint Paul's Chapel0.1 mi away · 209 Broadway, New York, NY
- One World Trade Center0.2 mi away · 285 Fulton Street, New York, NY
- Site of the Beach Pneumatic Subway0.2 mi away · 1 Murray Street
- Barthman's Sidewalk Clock0.2 mi away · Maiden Lane
- New York City Police Memorial0.4 mi away
Food & drink
- Maman1.2 mi away
- Bluestone Lane1.3 mi away
- Sweetgreen1.3 mi away
- Yaso1.3 mi away · 30 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
- Semicolon Cafe1.3 mi away
- Krispy Pizza1.3 mi away · 33 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ
Places to stay
- M Social Hotel New York Downtown0.1 mi away · 55 Church Street, New York, NY
- Residence Inn New York Downtown Manhattan/World Trade Center Area0.2 mi away · 170 Broadway, New York, NY
- Holiday Inn0.3 mi away · 51 Nassau Street
- The Cloud One New York-Downtown0.3 mi away · 133 Greenwich Street, New York, NY
- World Center Hotel0.3 mi away · 144 Washington Street, New York, NY
- Club Quarters Hotel at World Trade Center0.3 mi away · 140 Washington Street, New York, NY
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- · Elizabeth Ann Seton
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- · Canonization of Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1975
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