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
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		0June 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		0December 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		0December 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		0December 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		04th 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		0December 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		0June 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		0June 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		0December 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		04th 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		02nd 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)		0June 2nd 1978	Manhattan	new York	the largest department store in the world for many years
52	Claude McKay Residence		0December 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		0February 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		0June 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		0June 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		0June 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		04th 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 40 ° 42 ′ 9 "  N , 73 ° 58 ′ 52"  W.	Kings	Home of Matthew Perry
76	Paul Robeson Home		0December 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		0December 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		0December 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		0December 8, 1976	Manhattan	new York	first major cathedral built in the United States
83	St. Paul's Chapel		0October 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		07th 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		0June 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		0June 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		0June 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		0June 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		0December 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		0December 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		0December 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		05th 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
1	USS Edson		June 21, 1990	Manhattan
2	Florence Mills House		0December 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

• National Historic Landmarks Listed by State or Territory

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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.
2. ^ 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.