Thomas Paine Monument, New Rochelle

Name: Thomas Paine Monument
Address: New Rochelle, United States

#20 among attractions in New Rochelle

Thomas Paine, Monuments and statues

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The Thomas Paine Monument is a bronze sculpture located in New Rochelle, New York, dedicated to perpetuating the legacy of Founding Father Thomas Paine. The monument stands on North Avenue at the entrance to Paine Avenue, between the Thomas Paine National Historical Association to the north and the property of the Huguenot and Historical Association of New Rochelle to the south. This is the oldest extant memorial to Thomas Paine. The original monument erected in 1839 consisted of just a tapered marble pedestal and decorative cap. A bronze bust of Paine was later added in 1899. ()

Coordinates: 40°56'9"N, 73°47'27"W

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New Rochelle United States

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Thomas Paine Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wykagyl Country Club, Thomas Paine Cottage, Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, Seacord Cemetery.

0.5 miN
Golf
Wykagyl Country Club, New Rochelle
14 min walk • Wykagyl Country Club is a golf course in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle, New York. Through the years, the club has hosted major professional and amateur tournaments and is considered to be one of the premier "classic courses" in the country.
~520 ftS
Thomas Paine, Museum, Historical place
Thomas Paine Cottage, New Rochelle
3 min walk • The Thomas Paine Cottage in New Rochelle, New York, in the United States, was the home from 1802 to 1806 of Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and Revolutionary War hero. Paine was buried near the cottage from his death in 1809 until his body was disinterred in 1819.
~310 ftSW
Thomas Paine, Museum, Specialty museum
Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, New Rochelle
2 min walk • The Thomas Paine Historical Association is an organization based in New Rochelle, New York, that is dedicated to perpetuating the legacy of Founding Father Thomas Paine. It was organized on the anniversary of Paine's birthday, January 29, 1884, and is one of the oldest historical associations in the United States.
0.6 miNW
Cemetery
Seacord Cemetery, New Rochelle
16 min walk • Seacord Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Wykagyl section the city of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. The cemetery is located to the south of the First Methodist Episcopal Church building at 1228 North Avenue.
~1020 ftS
Monuments and statues
Statue of Jacob Leisler, New Rochelle
5 min walk • The Jacob Leisler Monument is a bronze sculpture created by American artist Solon Borglum and located in the city of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York.
0.8 miS
Church
Church of the Holy Family, New Rochelle
21 min walk • The Church of the Holy Family is a Roman Catholic parish located in New Rochelle, New York. Founded in 1913, the Church of the Holy Family has undergone expansion and re-construction of its physical church over the years.
1.1 miW
Museum, Greek Revival architecture
Marble Schoolhouse, Yonkers
29 min walk • The Marble Schoolhouse is a Greek Revival style schoolhouse in Eastchester, New York that was built in 1835. The stone of its facade was quarried in nearby Tuckahoe, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
0.9 miSE
Neighbourhood
Rochelle Park–Rochelle Heights Historic District, New Rochelle
24 min walk • The Rochelle Park–Rochelle Heights Historic District is a historic residential district located in the city of New Rochelle in Westchester, New York. The district is historically and architecturally significant as an intact and distinctive example of residential park development at the turn of the Twentieth Century.
0.6 miSE
Neighbourhood
Beechmont, New Rochelle
16 min walk • Beechmont is an upscale residential community located in the northern end of New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. Its boundaries are the Town of Mamaroneck on the east, Iona College, Sunset View Park, and City Park on the south, by Huguenot Park on the west and by Forest Heights, Larchmont Woods, and Bayberry on the north.
0.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Mahlstedt's Ice Pond, New Rochelle
11 min walk • Mahlstedt's Ice Pond, commonly referred to as Huguenot Lake, is a man-made lake located in central New Rochelle in Westchester County, New York. Constructed in 1885, the lake is impounded by the Mahlstedt Reservoir Dam on a tributary of Pine Brook.
0.9 miSE
Neighbourhood
Rochelle Heights, New Rochelle
22 min walk • Rochelle Heights is a historic residential neighborhood in the city of New Rochelle, in Westchester County, New York. The area is bordered by the City Park area on the east, Interstate 95 on the south, and Rochelle Park on the west.

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Which popular attractions are close to Thomas Paine Monument?

Nearby attractions include Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, New Rochelle (2 min walk), Thomas Paine Cottage, New Rochelle (3 min walk), Statue of Jacob Leisler, New Rochelle (5 min walk), Mahlstedt's Ice Pond, New Rochelle (11 min walk).