Bram Stoker most famous novel. Stoker enjoyed the United States, where Irving was popular. With Irving he was invited twice to the White House, and knew William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. Stoker set two of his novels there, using Americans as characters, the most notable being Quincey Morris. He also met one of his literary idols, Walt Whitman. Stoker visited the English coastal town of Whitby in 1890, and that visit was said to be part of the inspiration for "Dracula". He began writing novels while working as manager for Henry Irving and secretary and director of London's Lyceum Theatre, beginning with
St. Mary Magdalen Church (New York City) was located north of the school at 526 E 18th street. All buildings were demolished in the early 1940's to make way for Stuyvesant Town–Peter Cooper Village. In 1945 , the parish moved to its final location at Avenue D between 12th Street & 13th Street. The parish is now closed. St. Mary Magdalen Church (New York City) The Church of St. Mary Magdalen is a former Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, in Manhattan, New York City. The church was originally established in 1873 to serve a German Catholic population.