List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
The list of National Historic Landmarks in New York City names 109 properties in New York City that are designated as National Historic Landmarks (NHL); three of them are also a national monument . In total, New York state has 257 National Historic Landmarks, more than any other state. The 148 NHLs in New York outside of New York City can be found on the list of National Historic Landmarks in New York .
The following list lists the objects in alphabetical order according to the name under which they are listed by the National Park Service .
Surname |
image | Date of dedication | location | county | description | |
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1 | 69th Regiment Armory | June 19, 1996 | Manhattan 40 ° 44 ′ 29.9 ″ N , 73 ° 59 ′ 1 ″ W. | new York | (also: Lexington Avenue Armory ) Headquarters of the 69th Infantry Regiment of the United States National Guard in Beaux Arts style . Three-story brick building with a mansard roof and sandstone decorations. The building is historically significant because of its reference to the 69th National Guard Regiment and as the venue for the first Armory Show in March 1913, which is named after it. | |
2 | African Burial Ground | April 19, 1993 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 52.4 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 15.8" W. | new York | Partial archaeological excavation of a cemetery used by Afro-Americans in New York in the 17th and 18th centuries ; today memorial in Lower Manhattan. Designated a National Historic Landmark on April 19, 1993 , the only ground monument in the City of New York. | |
3 | Ambrose (lightship) | April 11, 1989 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 '17.4 " N , 74 ° 0' 8.9" W. | new York | Lightship, which once marked the entrance to the Ambrose Channel in the harbor several nautical miles offshore , is now moored at South Street Seaport . | |
4th | American Stock Exchange | June 6, 1978 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 32.4 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 45.4" W. | new York | one of the most important stock exchanges in the world, the history of which goes back to colonial times | |
5 | Chester A. Arthur House | December 12, 1965 | Manhattan 40 ° 44 ′ 34 " N , 73 ° 58 ′ 55.9" W. | new York | President Chester A. Arthur's home ; Place of his oath of office | |
6th | Louis Armstrong House | May 11, 1976 | Corona 40 ° 45 '16.4 " N , 73 ° 51' 41.6" W. | Queens | House where jazz legend Louis Armstrong lived for over 30 years | |
7th | Alice Austen House | April 19, 1993 | Rosebank 40 ° 36 '54.5 " N , 74 ° 3' 46.6" W. | Richmond (Staten Island) | The house of the photographer Alice Austen , now a museum | |
8th | Bartow-Pell Mansion | December 8, 1976 | Pelham Bay Park 40 ° 52 ′ 18.3 " N , 73 ° 48 ′ 20.1" W. | Bronx | 19th century mansion in one of the largest parks in the city | |
9 | Bayard-Condict Building | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan 40 ° 43 ′ 34.7 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 44.2" W. | new York | only building Louis Sullivan built in New York City; one of the first steel-framed high-rise buildings | |
10 | Bell Laboratories Building | May 15, 1975 | Manhattan 40 ° 44 ′ 12.7 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 35.5" W. | new York | Numerous inventions were made here, including the first experimental sound film (1923), black and white and later color television, radar, and record; now houses the Westbeth Art Collective. | |
11 | Brooklyn Bridge | January 29, 1964 | Brooklyn and Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 22.8 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 50.8" W. | Kings and New York | The world's first cable suspension bridge; once also the longest suspension bridge; inspired Hart Crane to write his poem "The Bridge" | |
12 | Brooklyn Heights Historic District | January 12, 1965 | Brooklyn | Kings | exemplary collection of houses in different architectural styles; once the first Historic District in New York City | |
13 | Brooklyn Historical Society Building | 17th July 1991 | Brooklyn 40 ° 41'41.1 " N , 73 ° 59'34.1" W. | Kings | one of the few remaining buildings by George B. Post | |
14th | Ralph Johnson Bunche House | May 11, 1976 | Kew Gardens 40 ° 42 ′ 23.3 " N , 73 ° 50 ′ 13.2" W. | Queens | Home of Ralph Johnson Bunche , African American diplomat and United Nations Undersecretary | |
15th | Carnegie Hall | December 29, 1962 | Manhattan 40 ° 45 ′ 53.8 " N , 73 ° 58 ′ 48.5" W. | new York | one of the most famous concert halls in the world | |
16 | Andrew Carnegie Mansion | November 13, 1966 | Manhattan 40 ° 47 '3.9 " N , 73 ° 57' 28.4" W. | new York | Home of Andrew Carnegie , now the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum | |
17th | Central Park | May 23, 1963 | Manhattan 40 ° 46 ′ 55 " N , 73 ° 57 ′ 58" W. | new York | green lung of the city and one of the most visited city parks in the world; was created by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux planned | |
18th | Central Synagogue | May 15, 1975 | Manhattan 40 ° 45 ′ 34.5 " N , 73 ° 58 ′ 13.7" W. | new York | oldest continuously used synagogue in a New York congregation; built in the Moorish style . | |
19th | Chamber of Commerce Building | 22nd December 1977 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 34 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 35.5" W. | new York | New York City's Chamber of Commerce, founded in 1768 | |
20th | Chrysler Building | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan 40 ° 45 ′ 6.1 ″ N , 73 ° 58 ′ 31.1 ″ W. | new York | Art Deco style skyscrapers ; visible part of the Manhattan skyline; at times tallest building in the world | |
21st | Church of the Ascension | December 23, 1987 | Manhattan 40 ° 44 ′ 1.1 ″ N , 73 ° 59 ′ 43.8 ″ W. | new York | early church building by Richard Upjohn ; valuable church art inside | |
22nd | City Hall | December 19, 1960 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 45.7 " N , 74 ° 0 ′ 21.2" W. | new York | oldest city hall in the United States still in use as a city administration building | |
23 | Conference House | May 23, 1966 | Tottenville 40 ° 30 '11.1 " N , 74 ° 15' 11.4" W. | Richmond (Staten Island) | the only mansion in New York City that dates back to before the American Revolutionary War ; 1776 site of an unsuccessful peace conference | |
24 | Will Marion Cook House | May 11, 1976 | Manhattan 40 ° 49 '5.1 " N , 73 ° 56" 34.5 " W. | new York | Home of the African American composer and musician Will Marion Cook | |
25th | Cooper Union | 4th July 1961 | Manhattan 40 ° 43 ′ 45.9 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 25.5" W. | new York | early establishment of adult education; Site of Abraham Lincoln's publicized speech against slavery | |
26th | Daily News Building | June 29, 1989 | Manhattan 40 ° 44 ′ 58.4 " N , 73 ° 58 ′ 24.6" W. | new York | first free-standing skyscraper in modern style; Designed by Raymond Hood | |
27 | Dakota Apartments | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan 40 ° 46 ′ 35.9 " N , 73 ° 58 ′ 34.6" W. | new York | Henry Hardenbergh's building; Filming location for Rosemary's Baby ; Site of the assassination attempt on John Lennon | |
28 | Dyckman House | December 24, 1967 | Manhattan 40 ° 52 '2.6 " N , 73 ° 55' 23.9" W. | new York | only remaining farmhouse in Manhattan | |
29 | Eldridge Street Synagogue | June 19, 1996 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 54 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 38.3" W. | new York | one of the oldest synagogues in the United States; originally built by Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe | |
30th | Duke Ellington House | May 11, 1976 | Manhattan 40 ° 49 ′ 56.2 " N , 73 ° 56 ′ 27.5" W. | new York | The jazz composer and band leader Duke Ellington lived in Apartment 4A from 1939 to 1961 | |
31 | Empire State Building | June 24, 1986 | Manhattan 40 ° 44 ′ 54.4 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 8.5" W. | new York | currently the second tallest building in New York and a landmark of the city | |
32 | Equitable Building | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 35 ″ N , 74 ° 0 ′ 40 ″ W. | new York | one of the earliest skyscrapers in Manhattan; influenced the design of later high-rise buildings in depth | |
33 | Fire fighter | June 30, 1989 | Staten Island | Richmond (Staten Island) | Built in 1938, the diesel-powered ship was the most powerful fireboat in the world; it's still on duty. | |
34 | Hamilton Fish House | May 15, 1975 | Manhattan 40 ° 43 '48.2 " N , 73 ° 59' 18.9" W. | new York | Home of Hamilton Fish , who later became the governor and senator of New York | |
35 | Flatiron Building | June 29, 1989 | Manhattan 40 ° 44 ′ 28 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 23" W. | new York | eye-catching triangular building in Madison Square | |
36 | Founder's Hall, The Rockefeller University | May 30, 1975 | Manhattan 40 ° 45 ′ 44.9 " N , 73 ° 57 ′ 18.3" W. | new York | The building marked the beginning for John D. Rockefeller Jr. to use the family fortune for philanthropic purposes. | |
37 |
Governors Island Governors Island National Monument |
June 4th 1985 | Manhattan | new York | Island in New York City Harbor that served different parts of the US armed forces from 1783 to the late 1990s; future use not yet decided. | |
38 | Grace Church | 22nd December 1977 | Manhattan | new York | neo-Gothic church building by James Renwick, Jr. | |
39 | Grand Central Terminal | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | Beaux Arts Building; historical important train station; largest train station in the world by the number of platforms | |
40 | Green-Wood Cemetery | September 20, 2006 | Brooklyn 40 ° 39 '7.9 " N , 73 ° 59' 28" W. | Kings | Most of the prominent New Yorkers who died in the second half of the 19th century are buried in this cemetery. | |
41 | Hamilton Grange National Memorial | December 19, 1960 | Manhattan | new York | Home of Alexander Hamilton : Military officer, lawyer, member of the United States Constitutional Convention , the first United States Secretary of the Treasury and Founding Father ; the facade of the building is the oldest standing structure in Manhattan | |
42 | Henry Street Settlement and Neighborhood Playhouse | May 30, 1974 | Manhattan | new York | ||
43 | Matthew Henson Residence | May 15, 1975 | Manhattan | new York | Home of Matthew Henson , African-American polar explorer, perhaps the North Pole reached | |
44 | Holland tunnel | 4th November 1993 | Manhattan | new York | Tunnel under the Hudson River that connects Manhattan and New Jersey ; one of the first ventilated tunnels | |
45 | USS Intrepid | January 14, 1986 | Manhattan | new York | one of the most active ships in the United States during World War II ; today a museum ship moored on the West Side | |
46 | James Weldon Johnson Residence | May 11, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | Home of African American artist and activist James Weldon Johnson | |
47 | King Manor | 2nd December 1974 | Jamaica 40 ° 42 ′ 10.9 " N , 73 ° 48 ′ 13.5" W. | Queens | Home of Rufus King , a Declaration of Independence signer and former US Senator from New York | |
48 | Lettie G. Howard | April 11, 1989 | Manhattan | new York | last remaining schooner of the Fredonia type; Once the standard for fishing boats in the United States, the ship is docked at South Street Seaport | |
49 | Lorillard Snuff Mill | 22nd December 1977 | New York Botanical Garden | Bronx | oldest still standing tobacco processing factory in the United States | |
50 | Low Memorial Library | December 23, 1987 | Columbia University | new York | first building on the Morningside Heights campus; is covered by the largest free-standing dome in the United States | |
51 | RH Macy and Company Store (Macy's) | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | the largest department store in the world for many years | |
52 | Claude McKay Residence | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | Home of the African American writer Claude McKay ; today Harlem YMCA | |
53 | McGraw Hill Building | June 29, 1989 | Manhattan | new York | Art deco building; first building in the USA in international style | |
54 | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower | February 6, 1978 | Manhattan | new York | tallest building in the world 1909–1913; a century later still dominant in the skyline | |
55 | Metropolitan Museum of Art | June 24, 1986 | Manhattan | new York | one of the most important art museums in the world | |
57 | Pierpont Morgan Library | November 13, 1966 | Manhattan | new York | Office, library and now museum of JP Morgan ; the panic of 1907 ended here | |
58 | Morris-Jumel Mansion | January 20, 1961 | Manhattan | new York | oldest building in Manhattan; 1776 George Washington headquarters for a few weeks during the American Revolutionary War | |
59 | National City Bank Building | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | since 1908 the seat of one of the largest and most important banks in the United States | |
60 | New York Amsterdam News Building | May 11, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | the influential African American newspaper New York Amsterdam News was published here from 1916–1938 | |
61 | New York Botanical Garden | May 28, 1967 | Bronx | Bronx | one of the leading botanical gardens in the world | |
62 | New York Cotton Exchange | 22nd December 1977 | Manhattan | new York | first commodity exchange in the United States | |
63 | New York Life Building | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | Cass Gilbert's last major skyscraper in Manhattan | |
64 | New York Public Library | December 21, 1965 | Manhattan | new York | one of the largest public libraries in the United States | |
65 | New York Stock Exchange | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | one of the first stock exchanges in the United States; also the largest in the world | |
66 | New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture | April 27, 1992 | Manhattan | new York | originally home to the Whitney Museum , the first museum dedicated to American art of the 20th century | |
67 | New York Yacht Club | May 28, 1987 | Manhattan | new York | Oldest yacht club in the United States, and home to the America's Cup for many years | |
68 |
Old Merchant's House Seabury Tredwell House Merchants House Museum |
June 23, 1965 | Manhattan | new York | Family house from the 19th century | |
69 | Old Quaker Meeting House | December 24, 1967 | Flushing 40 ° 45 ′ 46.9 " N , 73 ° 49 ′ 49.3" W. | Queens | the only remaining religious building in timber frame construction from the 17th century in New York; has been used almost continuously since 1696 | |
70 | Philosophy Hall | July 21, 2003 | Columbia University | new York | Edwin Armstrong developed the ultra-short wave radio in this Columbia University building | |
71 | Players Club | December 19, 1965 | Manhattan | new York | extensive collection of art and theater items; the interior was redesigned by Stanford White | |
72 | The Plaza | June 24, 1986 | Manhattan | new York | outstanding example of American hotel architecture; Symbol of elegance; visible from most of southern Central Park; The setting for Kay Thompson's popular children's book series Eloise | |
73 | Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims | 4th July 1961 | Brooklyn 40 ° 41 ′ 57.4 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 36.8" W. | Kings | important station on the Underground Railroad when Henry Ward Beecher was pastor | |
74 | Pupin Physics Laboratory, Columbia University | December 21, 1965 | Columbia University | new York | Building of Columbia University ; Site of the first nuclear fission of a uranium atom in the United States and further milestones on the way to the atomic bomb | |
75 | Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard | May 30, 1974 | Brooklyn | Kings | Home of Matthew Perry | |
76 | Paul Robeson Home | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | Home of the African American author and activist Paul Robeson | |
77 | Jackie Robinson House | May 11, 1976 | Brooklyn 40 ° 38'53.9 " N , 73 ° 54'54.3" W. | Kings | Home of the baseball player Jackie Robinson | |
78 | Rockefeller Center | December 23, 1987 | Manhattan | new York | successful urban renewal project that fundamentally changed Midtown Manhattan ; From here the programs Today and Saturday Night Live , which are seen by many viewers, are broadcast. | |
79 | Sailors' Snug Harbor | December 8, 1976 | Sailors' Snug Harbor | Richmond (Staten Island) | first and only old people's home for retired merchant seamen in the USA | |
80 | St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church | December 23, 1987 | Brooklyn 40 ° 41 '40.5 " N , 73 ° 59' 34.7" W. | Kings | ||
81 | St. George's Episcopal Church | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | Home church of Harry Thacker Burleigh , the African American singer who was instrumental in introducing Negro Spirituals into the liturgy of various American faiths. | |
82 | St. Patrick's Cathedral | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | first major cathedral built in the United States | |
83 | St. Paul's Chapel | October 9, 1960 | Manhattan | new York | one of the few remaining colonial churches in the city; George Washington attended the service here after his inauguration | |
84 | Margaret Sanger Clinic | September 14, 1993 | Manhattan | new York | Clinic where Sanger Margaret means of contraception administered | |
85 | Gene. Winfield Scott House | 7th November 1973 | Manhattan | new York | Home of Winfield Scott , a Mexican-American War general who later became a presidential candidate | |
86 | Seventh Regiment Armory | February 24, 1986 | Manhattan | new York | one of the most impressive collections of home furnishings from the 1880s outside a museum; only arsenal in the United States still part of the unit for which it was built | |
88 | Harry F. Sinclair House | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | Harry F. Sinclair lived here 1918–1930; today part of the Ukrainian Institute; often film and television location | |
88 | Alfred E. Smith House | November 28, 1972 | Manhattan 40 ° 42 ′ 47.5 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 52.7" W. | new York | Home of Alfred E. Smith , who was New York Governor for four terms from 1907–1923 and who later became a presidential candidate | |
89 | SoHo Cast Iron Historic District | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | It is believed that this district forms the largest existing ensemble of buildings with cast iron facades from the late 19th century . | |
90 | AT Stewart Company Store | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | first American department store; today as New York Sun Building known | |
91 | Stonewall | February 16, 2000 | Manhattan | new York | Site of the Stonewall -Unruhen 1969, with the lesbian and gay movement began | |
92 | Surrogate's Court | 22nd December 1977 | Manhattan | new York | Courthouse across from City Hall | |
93 | Tenement Building at 97 Orchard Street | April 19, 1994 | Manhattan | new York | Hundreds of immigrants once lived in this restored tenement house; today the core of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum . | |
94 | Third Judicial District Courthouse | 22nd December 1977 | Manhattan | new York | originally built as a Third Judicial District Courthouse; threatened with demolition, the public outcry leads to its use as a department of the New York Public Library | |
95 | Tiffany and Company Building | June 2nd 1978 | Manhattan | new York | Tiffany and Company headquarters from 1905 to 1940 | |
96 | Samuel J. Tilden House | May 11, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | Home of Samuel J. Tilden , former New York governor and bitter loser in the 1876 presidential election | |
97 | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory | 17th July 1971 | Manhattan 40 ° 43 '48 " N , 73 ° 59" 44.9 " W. | new York | Site of one of the worst calamities in United States industrial history, which sparked a series of job security reforms | |
98 | Trinity Church | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | historic church building on Wall Street | |
99 | Tweed Courthouse | May 11, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | historic courthouse at Tammany Hall , now used as the city's Department of Education | |
100 | Union Square | December 9, 1997 | Manhattan | new York | political center of Manhattan, where many demonstrations start or end | |
101 | United Charities Building | 17th July 1991 | Manhattan | new York | Built in 1893 by a wealthy businessman to provide a cost-effective location for his favorite charities to operate | |
102 | US Customhouse | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | The Customs House designed by Cass Gilbert for the New York Harbor is now part of the Smithsonian Institution | |
103 | Van Cortlandt House | December 24, 1976 | Van Cortlandt Park | Bronx | The manor house was built in 1748 for the Van Cortlandt family. | |
104 | Voorlezer's House | 5th November 1961 | Richmondtown | Richmond (Staten Island) | probably the oldest still existing schoolhouse in America; belongs to the Staten Islands Historical Society | |
105 | Wards Point Archeological Site | April 19, 1993 | Tottenville | Richmond (Staten Island) | archaeological dig site in Tottenville | |
106 | Woodlawn Cemetery | June 23, 2011 | Bronx | Bronx | one of the largest and most prestigious burial sites in New York City | |
107 | Woolworth Building | November 13, 1966 | Manhattan | new York | one of the oldest and most famous skyscrapers in New York City; was once the tallest structure in the city | |
108 | Wyckoff-Bennett Homestead | December 24, 1976 | Brooklyn 40 ° 36 '39.1 " N , 73 ° 57' 4.6" W. | Kings | Accommodation place for Hessian soldiers during the American War of Independence | |
109 | Wyckoff House | December 24, 1967 | Brooklyn 40 ° 38 '39.6 " N , 73 ° 55' 14.8" W. | Kings | oldest still existing Saltbox in America |
New York City Designated Historic Sites
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission was created after the conservationists lost the battle to demolish Pennsylvania Station (New York City) . The law designed to curtail property owners' right to change the use of buildings in New York City was repealed in 1978 by the United States Supreme Court . Many of the National Historic Landmarks in New York City are listed individually or as part of a building ensemble on the list of New York City Designated Landmarks .
National Monuments in New York City
There are three National Monuments in New York City, all of which are also classified as National Historic Landmarks:
- African Burial Ground National Monument , as of February 27, 2006
- Governors Island National Monument , as of January 19, 2001
- Statue of Liberty National Monument , since October 15, 1924
Former National Historic Landmarks in New York City
Surname | image | date | location | county | description | |
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1 | USS Edson | June 21, 1990 | Manhattan | |||
2 | Florence Mills House | December 8, 1976 | Manhattan | new York | Site of what the National Park Service believed to be the home of Florence Mills , a 1920s African American singer and actress. NHL status canceled in 2009 after the mistake was found, house has since been canceled. |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e National Historic Landmarks Program: List of National Historic Landmarks by State (PDF) National Park Service. November 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database . National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 14, 2011.