Architectural style
Temple fronts and broad horizontal details appear on Greek Revival churches, houses, and public buildings.
Compare how these buildings use columns, proportions, and ornament associated with Greek architecture. Look for similarities between a house facade and a larger church or civic building.
32 building histories
Residential · 1838
159 Charles Street, New York, NY
Constructed around 1838 for merchant Henry J. Wyckoff, 159 Charles Street is significant as a relatively rare surviving residential building of the early period of development of the far western section of Greenwich...
Read the storyResidential · 1852-53
160 East 92nd Street, New York, NY
A rare surviving remnant of the early years of the village of Yorkville, the 160 East 92nd Street House (1852-53) is a two-and-a-half-story vernacular clapboard dwelling which displays elements of the Greek Revival and...
Read the storyCommercial · 1836
163 John Street, New York, NY
In 1836, when this building was erected, its address was Curling Slip, rather than John Street. The extra width of John Street between Front Street and the East River reflects the earlier existence of the actual Slip....
Read the storyCommercial · 1811
165 John Street, New York, NY
In the minutes of the Common Council, June 22, 1807, we find George Codwise, Jr. and Peter Schermerhorn engaged in negotiation with the City in connection with wharfage and development rights at the foot of Burling...
Read the storyResidential · 1846
17 West 16th Street, New York, NY
This handsome Greek Revival house, built about 1846 in the once fashionable Union Square neighborhood, is one of a row of nine townhouses, four of which survive. The houses were planned and probably built by Edward S....
Read the storyCommercial · 1849-50
171 John Street, New York, NY
n 1849-50, when this building was erected, this part of what is now John Street was known as Burling Slip. This building was 31-35 Burling Slip. The architect/builder cannot be ascertained, but the property was assessed...
Read the storyCommercial · 1840
176 John Street, New York, NY
In 1840, when this building was erected, its address was Burling Slip, rather than John Street. The extra width of John Street between Front Street and the East River reflects the earlier existence of the actual Slip....
Read the storyCommercial · 1836
189 Front Street, New York, NY
This building was erected in the same year as the corner building (159-163 John Street), matches it exactly, and, like the corner, replaces an earlier building owned by Anson O. Phelps. We may assume that though it has...
Read the storyResidential · 1846
19 West 16th Street, New York, NY
Located on the north side of West 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, No. 19 West 16th Street is a distinctive Greek Revival rowhouse constructed about 1846, at a time when the Union Square area was developing...
Read the storyResidential · 1834
203 Prince Street, New York, NY
This handsome townhouse at No. 203 Prince Street was built in 1833-34. Its style is transitional from Federal to Greek Revival. The original owner, John P. Haff, listed in the city directories as a leather inspector,...
Read the storyResidential · 1846
21 West 16th Street, New York, NY
Located on the north side of West 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, No. 21 West 16th Street is a distinctive Greek Revival rowhouse constructed about 1846, at a time when the Union Square area was developing...
Read the storyResidential · 1846
23 West 16th Street, New York, NY
Located on the north side of West 16th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, No. 23 West 16th Street is a distinctive Greek Revival rowhouse constructed about 1845, at a time when the Union Square area was developing...
Read the storyResidential · 1844
26 Jones Street, New York, NY
Twenty-six Jones Street is a good example of a simple late Greek Revival three-story row house with a low basement. It is one of three similar houses located together in the same block. The lintels ever the windows and...
Read the storyResidential · 1844
28 Jones Street, New York, NY
Twenty-eight Jones Street is a good example of a simple late Greek Revival three-story row house with a low basement. It is one of three similar houses located together in the same block. The lintels ever the windows...
Read the storyResidential · 1844
30 Jones Street, New York, NY
Thirty Jones Street is a good example of a simple late Greek Revival three-story row house with a low basement. It is one of three similar houses located together in the same block. The lintels ever the windows and...
Read the storyResidential · 1856-57
313 E 58th Street, New York, NY
Set back behind its front yard and half hidden behind a tree growing out through its foundations this charming little two-story house is far removed in time from the traffic speeding past on its way to the Queensboro...
Read the storyResidential · 1841-42
354 West 11th Street, New York, NY
No. 354 West 11th Street is a relatively rare surviving residential building of the early period of the mixed-use development that came to characterize the far western section of Greenwich Village, which was built up...
Read the storyResidential · 1845
37 E 4th St, New York, NY
The dignified Greek Revival residence at No. 37 East 4th Street and the Seabury-TredwelI (Old Merchant's) House at No. 29 are the only houses of note that have survived on this block.
Read the storyResidential · 1846
5 West 16th Street, New York, NY
The bow-fronted house at No. 5 West 16th Street, constructed c. 1846, serves as a distinctive reminder of the period when this section of Manhattan, near Union Square, was a fashionable neighborhood filled with handsome...
Read the storyResidential · 1841
504 Canal Street, New York, NY
The red brick building at 504 Canal Street is part of a rare surviving cluster of early nineteenth-century structures in lower Manhattan on a block partially created on landfill and located close to the Hudson River...
Read the storyResidential · 1846
7 West 16th Street, New York, NY
The bow-fronted house at No. 7 West 16th Street, constructed c. 1846, serves as a distinctive reminder of the period when this section of Manhattan, near Union Square, was a fashionable neighborhood filled with handsome...
Read the storyEducational · 1858
432 West 44th Street, New York, NY
The Actors Studio building, constructed as a small neighborhood church for the Seventh Associate Presbyterians, shortly after the congregation purchased the land in 1858, is a fine and rare example of a vernacular Greek...
Read the storyResidential · 1845-47
241 West 14th Street, New York, NY
The Andrew Norwood House is an elegant urban residence designed in a transitional style which combines Greek Revival and Italianate features. It is an outstanding example of this type. Erected between 1845 and 1847, the...
Read the storyReligious · 1846-48
9th Avenue & West 28th Street, New York, NY
The outstanding feature of the Church of the Holy apostles is its very handsome spire which is enhanced by unusual detail. In its relatively small size and in the context of its modern environment, the scale of...
Read the storyCivic · 1834–1842
26 Wall Street, New York, NY
George Washington took his first presidential oath at Federal Hall in 1789, but the building visible today came later. The present marble structure was built between 1834 and 1842 as a United States custom house, on the...
Read the storyBank · 1836-42 & 1907
55 Wall Street, New York, NY
The First National City Bank is an outstandingly handsome bank building, executed in granite and designed in a truly monumental scale. Occupying an entire city block, this imposing building impresses many observers even...
Read the storyReligious · 1842
12 Oliver Street, New York, NY
This small rectangular building was the basic type of church structure during the Greek Revival period of the 1830's and 40's. The recessed portico with its two handsome Ionic columns is flanked on either side by plain...
Read the storyResidential · 1831-32
29 East 4th Street, New York, NY
The Old Merchant's House is a brick town house with three stories, a basement and an attic. Completed in 1832, it was one in a row of six. Joseph Brewster built the houses and lived in number 29 until it was sold to...
Read the storyResidential · 1837-38
110 2nd Avenue, New York, NY
The grand three-story (plus attic and basement) Greek Revival style rowhouse at No. 110 Second Avenue, in today’s East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, is the only survivor of a row of four houses that functioned as...
Read the storyReligious · 1835-37
32 James Street, New York, NY
St. James Roman Catholic Church is one of the monuments of the Greek Revival in New York City, due to the beautiful proportions of its elements and to the refinement of its Greek detail. This handsome church is an...
Read the storyReligious · 1836-40
22 Barclay Street, New York, NY
St. Peter's Church is an impressive granite building with a fine six-columned portico and a low-angled gable (pediment). The extreme simplicity of the smooth masonry walls lends an air of great dignity to this building....
Read the storyArmory · 1847-51
830 5th Avenue, New York, NY
The Arsenal in Central Park is a significantly important building both architecturally and historically. Standing proudly and serenely in a slight hollow about one hundred feet west of Fifth Avenue at 64th Street, this...
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