Garibaldi Memorial

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location= 420 Tompkins Ave., New York, New York
lat_degrees = 40 | lat_minutes = 36 | lat_seconds = 54 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74 | long_minutes = 4 | long_seconds = 27 | long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
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built =1845
architect= Unknown
architecture= Gothic Revival
added = April 17, 1980cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=80002758The Garibaldi Memorial on Staten Island encloses the cottage where Italian political leader Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807 – 1882) lived from 1851 to 1853. It was dedicated in 1907 to mark Garibaldi's 100th birthday.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9501EFD6163EE033A25756C0A9619C946697D6CF&oref=slogin|title=Italians Dedicate Garibaldi Memorial|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=1907-07-05|work=The New York Times] Since then, the site has been the location of a number of protestsCite web|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10F12F63B5516738DDDAC0894DF405B828FF1D3|title=100 Police Break Up Anti-Fascist Riot|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=1932-07-05|work=The New York Times] and celebrationsCite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B05EEDC133AE433A25754C1A9609C946696D6CF|title=Italian Commission to Honor Garibaldi|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=1917-06-17|work=The New York Times] on the anniversary of Garibaldi's birth.

The site was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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