The Thomas Jefferson Association Building was a building located in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Designed by Brooklyn-based architect Frank Freeman and completed in 1890, it was considered a
The building not long after construction, c. 1893
David B. Hill
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David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 29th governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United State
Thomas Jefferson Association Building
…formally opened less than a year later on September 23, 1890, with many Democratic Party dignitaries in attendance, including the Governor of New York, David B. Hill and Brooklyn Mayor Alfred C. Chapin. The cost of the building was in excess of $100,000. The building remained the headquarters of the Kings County…
David B. Hill in 1885 cartoon "The Only Plumber Busy In The Hot Season" by Eugene Zimmerman about Mugwumps, Tammany Hall and Irving Hall
1890 political cartoon featuring Hill and Grover Cleveland
1892 editorial cartoon from Judge, depicting Hill as a threat to Grover Cleveland's presidential ambitions