Cypress Hills Cemetery
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Queens, New York, is the final resting place for Mae West.
Location Type: Literary Site
Delacorte Theater
The Delacorte Theater is an open-air theater in Central Park originally constructed in 1962 for the New York Shakespeare Festival.
John Steinbeck’s House
John Steinbeck lived at 175 East 78th Street from 1946 until 1949.
Bemelmans Bar at the Hotel Carlyle
Ludwig Bemelmans painted the murals in the bar at the Hotel Carlyle. In return, he and his family were given a suite of rooms for a year and a half.
Hotel des Artistes
The Hotel des Artistes was home to writers Fannie Hurst, Carolyn Wells Houghton, Noel Coward, and Edna Ferber.
J D Salinger’s Boyhood Home
As a boy, J. D. Salinger, author of “The Catcher in the Rye,” lived with his parents at 390 Riverside Drive in Manhattan, New York.
Norman Mailer’s Apartment
Norman Mailer lived in an apartment at 142 Columbia Heights at Pineapple Street in Brooklyn Heights.
Richard Wright’s House
Richard Wright wrote his greatest work, “Native Son,” in a renovated house that still stands at 175 Carlton Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s Apartment
Antoine de Saint-Exupery lived in an apartment at 240 Central Park South when he wrote his book “The Little Prince.”
Thomas Paine’s Last Home
Thomas Paine lived the last month of his life in a house at 59 Grove Street until June 8, 1809 when he died. Today, a house built on the site in 1839 bears a plaque containing a quote from Thomas Paine.