Early American Buildings, Manhattan Photos

A few buildings in Manhattan remain from before the 1830s. Most of the houses are in the Federal-style while public buildings follow classical styles.

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Federal Hall National Memorial (former U.S. Custom House & Treasury) (1833-42) (28 Wall St.). Style: Neoclassical. Architect: Town & Davis + Samuel Thompson + William Ross & John Frazee. On National Register.	Interior dome of Federal Hall where Congress met when New York City was American capital.	James Watson House now Shrine of the Blessed Elizabeth Ann Seton (1793 & 1806) (7 State St.). Style: Federal. Architect: John McComb, Jr. (attrib). On National Register.	Fraunces Tavern (1719, rebuilt 1904) (54 Pearl St.). Style: Colonial. Architect: Stephen DeLancey. On National Register.

Fraunces Tavern where George Washington gave his farewell to army officers.	Entrance to Fraunces Tavern now a restaurant & museum.	Heritage block preserved to protect environment of Fraunces Tavern plus several financial district highrises.	St. Paul's Chapel (1766) (Broadway at Fulton St.). Style: Georgian. Architect: Thomas McBean (attrib.). On National Register.

St. Paul's Chapel facade where George Washington worshipped.	St. Paul's Chapel steeple (1794). Architect: James Crommelin Lawrence.	St. Paul's Chapel window detail.	St. Paul's Chapel monument to Major Gen. Richard Montgomery who fell in battle in Quebec in 1775.

New York City Hall (1802-11) (Broadway & Chambers St.). Style: Late 19th & 20th C Revivals. Architect: Joseph Francois Mangin & John McComb, Jr. On National Register.	Neoclassical entrance of New York City Hall.	Church of the Transfiguration (1801) (25 Mott St.). Style: Georgian. On National Register.	Georgian tower of Church of the Transfiguration.

James Brown House (Gambrel roof) (c1817) (326 Spring St.). Style: Federal. On National Register.	Stephen Van Rensselar House (c1816) (149 Mulberry St.). Style: Federal. On National Register.	St. Patrick's Old Cathedral (1815 & 1868) (Mott & Prince Sts.). Style: Gothic Revival. Architect: Joseph-Francois Mangin. On National Register.	LaGrange Terrace (aka Colonnade Row) (1833) (428-434 Lafayette St.). Style: Greek Revival. Architect: Alexander Jackson Davis (attrib.). On National Register.

Daniel LeRoy House (1832) (20 St. Mark's Place). Style: Federal Baroque. Architect: Thomas E. Davis. On National Register.	Federal Baroque doorway of Daniel LeRoy House.	Antique cast-iron fence with Stuyvesant-Fish House.	Nicholas & Elizabeth Stuyvesant-Fish House (built by grandson of last Dutch governor) (1804) (21 Stuyvesant St.). Style: Federal. On National Register.

Federal front door of Stuyvesant-Fish House.	Town houses along Stuyvesant St.	Stuyvesant St. townhouses with St. Marks-in-the-Bowery 170 2nd Avenue (1928) by Segal & Sohn & 166 2nd Avenue (1930) by Emery Roth.	St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Episcopalian Church & 170 2nd Avenue (1928) by Segal & Sohn.

St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Episcopalian Church (2nd oldest in Manhattan) (1799) (E. 10th St. at Second Ave.). Style: Georgian. On National Register.	Steeple of St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Episcopalian Church (1828). Style: Greek Revival. Architect: Ithiel Town.	Portico of St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Church (1854). Style: Italianate.	Bust (1911) by Toon Dupuis of Peter Stuyvesant (1612-72, last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam 1647-64) buried at St. Marks-in-the-Bowery Church.

Old Merchant's House (aka Seabury Tredwell) House (1832) (29 E. 4th St.). Style: Greek revival. Architect: Joseph Brewster. On National Register.	Greek revival front door of Old Merchant's House Museum.	Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum (1765) (65 Jumel Terrace). Style: Palladian. On National Register.	Palladian entrance of Morris-Jumel Mansion.

South Street Seaport Museum annex (1836) (211 Water St.).	Schermerhorn Row (1812) (along Fulton St.) with South Street Seaport Museum. Style: Federal. On National Register.