Region: Manhattan

Herman Melville was born at 6 Pearl Street, New York, New York. The spot is marked by a plaque and a sculptural bust of Melville by William N. Beckwith.

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s house, 75½ Bedford Street, Greenwich Village, is marked by a plaque. It is known as the “narrowest house in New York.” Ms. Millay lived here for a short time in 1923 and 1924. It is not open to the public.

The Clement Clarke Moore Park is a playground, located on a former farmstead purchased by Clement’s grandfather, Captain Thomas Clarke, in 1750. Clement Clarke Moore Park is at 10th Avenue and West 22nd Street, New York, New York.

The Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, was the home of John Pierpont Morgan and now is a private library, open to the public. It has a fine collection of illuminated manuscripts and books of hours, as well as original manuscripts.

The National Arts Club had such members as W. H. Auden, Hamlin Garland, Vachel Lindsay, Edgar Lee Masters, Thomas Nast, Booth Tarkington, and Mark Twain.

National Book Foundation has sponsored the National Book Awards since 1950, the nation’s preeminent literary prizes. The Awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. The Winners, selected by five-member, independent judging panels for each genre, receive a $10,000 cash award and a crystal sculpture.

The New School is known for its literary connections.

Cedar Tavern was a popular gathering place for Beat Writers Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, and others. The tavern closed in 2006.

The Hotel Chelsea at 222 West 23rd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, New York, New York, was host to many writers.