United States Custom House
Built 1901-07, this civic landmark at 1 Bowling Green was designed by Cass Gilbert.
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Financial District & Civic Center
Custom houses, churches, exchanges, and civic buildings from Bowling Green to City Hall.
Start near Bowling Green, compare the Wall Street landmarks, and continue north toward City Hall. The list moves from the harbor-facing financial district into the civic center.
Fraunces Tavern
Built 1719, this commercial landmark at 54 Pearl Street was designed by Etienne (Stephen) DeLancey.
Read the building historyNew York Stock Exchange
George B. Post designed the New York Stock Exchange's Broad Street building, which opened in 1903. Its monumental columns frame a large wall of glass built to admit daylight to the trading floor. The classical front therefore served a practical...
Read the building historyFederal Hall National Memorial
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 site of the earlier City Hall...
Read the building historyTrinity Church & Graveyard
Built 1846, this religious landmark at Broadway & Wall Street was designed by Richard Upjohn.
Read the building historyWoolworth Building
Cass Gilbert completed the Woolworth Building in 1913 for retailer F. W. Woolworth. Its Gothic ornament gave a modern commercial tower the appearance of a much older architectural tradition, earning it the enduring nickname Cathedral of Commerce.
Read the building historyCity Hall
Built 1802-11, this civic landmark at 260 Broadway was designed by Mangin & McComb.
Read the building historyMunicipal Building
Built 1914, this commercial landmark at Chambers Street & Centre Street was designed by McKim, Mead & White.
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