by Geoff Cobb 
Looking for a great local trivia question? Which two men associated with Greenpoint ran for president of the United States? The answer: Samuel Tilden who was cheated in the election of 1876 and Charles Evans Hughes, who lived on Milton Street, who lost in 1916.
If you are a Brooklynite you might have heard of Tilden High School, but few people know anything about this important figure in local and state history.…
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Typo in paragraph 3 – “Tweed became the Democratic nominee for president…”
In addition to all of the above, Tilden’s mansion on Gramercy Park is still there – now the National Arts Club. An absolutely stunning building on the interior. Tilden combined two town houses into a double-wide mansion, and hired Frederick Clark Withers to redesign the interior.
Great article. We have a copy of the deed with Tilden’s name on it displayed in the back of the church. We are looking for another Tilden to help us find a parsonage in Greenpoint.