What Are the Oldest Buildings in Manhattan NYC?
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Manhattan’s oldest building dates back to 1719. While most of Manhattan’s original structures have been demolished and redeveloped over the years, there are several very old and historically significant buildings which are still standing today.
In today’s video we will introduce you to some of the oldest buildings in Manhattan. I’m Nick at Hauseit. In case you’re not already familiar with Hauseit, we are New York City’s largest reduced commission platform for buyers and sellers. Check out our website www.hauseit.com to learn how to save up to 6% when selling and save up to 2% when buying here in New York City. So let’s get started!
54 Pearl Street in the Financial District
54 Pearl Street was built in 1719 by the De Lancey family. The land itself, formerly occupied by water until the late 1600s, was landfilled by the city and sold to its first owner in 1686. It has been the site of the Fraunces Tavern since 1762. Although the facade was altered several times over the years, it was restored to its original 18th century appearance between 1905 and 1907.
209 Broadway in Financial District
209 Broadway is the location of Saint Paul’s Chapel which was built in 1766. It is one of the only surviving churches from New York City’s colonial era. George Washington attended services here after he took the oath of office on April 30th, 1789. It was also a place of worship for American and British officers during the Revolution.
273 Water Street in Fulton/Seaport
The Georgian style house at 273 Water Street was built in 1773 by Captain Joseph Rose, a mahogany trader. At the time of its construction which was long before landfills widened the island, the East River ran just behind the property. The building was used as a tavern in the 1860s and rose to infamy for being the home of Christopher Keyburn’s Sportsman’s Hall, which was used as a venue for rat and dog fights.
273 Water Street was ravaged by two fires, the first in 1904 and 1974. The property was seized by the city in 1976 for unpaid taxes and was eventually sold to a small, private developer in 1997. Today, 273 Water Street is a 4 unit condo building. Apartment #2 sold for $1,700,000 in Mach 2017.
18 Bowery in Chinatown
The Edward Mooney House, located at 18 Bowery, was built in 1785. It is New York City’s oldest surviving brick row house which dates back to the American Revolution, shortly after the British evacuated New York. Its architecture blends both pre-Revolutionary Georgian and Federal styles.
279 Water Street in Fulton/Seaport
279 Water Street was built in 1794, coinciding with George Washington’s second term as President of the United States. It predates the adjacent Brooklyn Bridge which opened in 1883. The structural beams of 279 Water were most likely cut from first-growth timber which were probably around 200 years old at the time, meaning that parts of 279 Water may be 400+ years old.
260 Broadway in Financial District
New York City Hall, located at 260 Broadway, was built in 1811. It is the oldest continuously operating city hall in the country. It houses the offices of the Mayor and the President of the City Council, meeting rooms of the city council and Room No. 9 which is used by the press.
3 Henry Street in Two Bridges
Mariner’s Temple, located at 3 Henry Street and 12 Oliver Street in Lower Manhattan, is a Baptist church which was built in 1845. It is located in the Two Bridges neighborhood of Downtown, in close proximity to Bowery, the Lower East Side and Chinatown. The structure is a fine example of simplistic Greek Revival Architecture.
172 Norfolk Street in the Lower East Side
Erected in 1849, 172 Norfolk Street is the home of the Angel Orensanz Center, a landmarked art and performance space in the Lower East Side. It is the oldest surviving synagogue building in New York City, and it is occasionally still used as such today. The building was abandoned in 1974 and subsequently purchased by Spanish painter and sculptor Angel Orensanz who restored and repurposed the structure.
208-218 East 78th Street on the Upper East Side
208-218 East 78th Street is home to six Italianate style attached brick rowhouses. Collectively, they are the second oldest group of buildings on the Upper East Side. They are the remaining structures out of a total of 15 which were built as affordable housing in the early 1860s.
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Unfortunately, I don't need your professional services, but I absolutely loved the history tour. Thank you, and I hope Hauseit is prospering.
You left out a number of buildings that are from the eighteenth century, and the early nineteenth century. Hamilton Grange, Trinity Church on lower Broadway, near St Paul’s, St Marks in the Bowery, Saint Elizabeth Ann Setons home and shrine on the beginning of Water Street, across from the Staten Island ferry andBattery Park. Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in Little Italy on Mulberry Street; just to name a few.
@mmedefarge
2 жыл бұрын
As well as the Abigail Adam's house, the Morris-Jumel mansion and St. George church by Stuyvesant Park as well as a Quaker meeting house nearby..
@carlfrano6384
2 жыл бұрын
St. Mark's on the Bowery was the one I waited to see but it got skipped over.
@mmedefarge
2 жыл бұрын
@@carlfrano6384 Built by Peter Stuyvesant when N.Y.C. was still Dutch; it doesn't get much older than that.
@carlfrano6384
2 жыл бұрын
@@mmedefarge No. It was built between 1795 and 1799. It replaced a chapel that stood on the site. A descendant of Peter Stuyvesant sold the land to the Episcopalian Church who built it.
@mmedefarge
2 жыл бұрын
@@carlfrano6384 The original church burned down but the foundation is original and Peg Leg Pete is still in his crypt there.
old buildings are awesome. they need to be kept as original as possible and maintained. great video!
You lost me at rat fights. Now I’m going down the rat fights rabbit hole
Most of the pre-revolutionary war buildings burned down in a major fire during the war, with St. Paul's Chapel being one of the few survivors. One that dates back to before 1800, but after the war, is the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on Battery Park, across from the Staten Island Ferry, which goes back to around 1790.
Thanks for a short history lesson of these antique buildings. I hope to one day visit New York City. Greetings from California 😉
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
We hope to see you in NYC! Thanks for your kind words. ~Hauseit
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
South Street Seaport area and Gramercy Park are two neighborhoods with a lot of old buildings, Though, I haven't been down to South Street since Sandy, so I don't know.
Why did you tell us about 200 random synagogues but leave out actually historically significant buildings like Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral?
Really entertaining. Brilliant young man!
Very informative video! Im always curious about old or abandoned buildings. They are beautifully stuck in time and knowing the history behind it gives you the vibe you feel while entering it
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
You'd love the Gramercy Park area.
Don't forget the Asch building at Washington Place in the Village. Finished in 1901, and home to the Triangle Shirt Waist Company on floors 8-10.
Gotta say, this is pretty smart. I really don't like realtors or traders, however, I love a good history lesson. You bridged the gap, brilliant!
@Hauseit
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support!
The New York Elks Lodge #1 was ornate as could be!
What about the Merchant House at 29 E4th Street? It was built in 1832.
Hmmm….. What about St. Luke’s church on Hudson St? Built in 1821.
Good production sir!
@Hauseit
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support!
@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand
3 жыл бұрын
@@Hauseit yeah dog np, are you a new yorker?
Not a building, but according to Barry Lewis, the fence around the old Customs House across from Battery Park dates back to the Revolutionary War. The tops that had the King's crest on them were filed off by a crowd after (I think) hearing the Declaration of Independence read.
You should of done history research on the old New York Elks Lodge #1 building that was located at 108-116 west 43rd street!
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
Great idea! We'll be sure to include this in our part two video =)
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
But is it still there?
What about the Morris-Jumel Mansion built in 1765, or the Dyckman farmhouse 1785?
Can you make a video about interior features of new york city architecture?
Yeah, great video.
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support! 🙏
You should add the Schmerhorn Row built in 1811; it is a fine row of commeercial buildings along Fulton Street and the heart of the South Streeet Seaport neighborhood. It is a new York City landmark. Ted Miles
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for chiming in, Ted! We'll be sure to add this to our part 2 video.
I'd like to know the nearest cross street next time.
OMG you look like a dude I worked with.
Whatsup with the oldest wooden house in Manhattan(Financial district), buildet in 1799? I visited this building in the year 2005 - it's destroyed meanwhile?
What about the Trinity Church on Broadway
I'm looking for the arcattec that designed all the buildings laid 1800?'s early 1900's that used that flower that looks like wheel it's all over even in the Apollow theater my building
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
George Keister?
Great video, but I do want to point out two bits of information not mentioned; First, was the Armed Forces of Puerto Rican National Liberation (aka FALN) terrorist group bombing at Fraunces Tavern on January 24, 1975, which killed 4 and injured another 50 or so. Secondly, Saint Paul's Chapel was directly across the street from another terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center by al-Qaeda, which killed 2,996 people. The Chapel, by some miracle sustain no damage whatsoever, not even a broken window. Let's not forget.
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
He just pointed out the buildings, he really did not go into the history. Though I was young, I'll never forget the Frances Tavern bombing.
Very interesting, love my NYC
Yes so many in the LES..I love them, I grew up down there an in the 60s and 70s and no matter how poor or old our building were, the ghost are friendly and loved us..we could see them as a kid and when we went elsewhere in the neighborhood, it's where I was most happy, I wish I could afford to move back
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for chiming in, Abby!
@TheMMFamily9
2 жыл бұрын
@@Hauseit my pleasure☺
Boo for not even mentioning the Grimm Building at 2641 Broadway, one of the last remaining wood framed buildings in NYC. 1871 was when it was built. You should add to the title "... built in lower Manhattan."
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great suggestion for our part two video! Do you have any other buildings for us to add? ~Hauseit
@uptowndoof3993
2 жыл бұрын
@@Hauseit only one I know of in my neighborhood.
@nycjohn23
2 жыл бұрын
41 Central Park West
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
There are plenty older than 1871. Pete's Tavern and McSorley's Old Ale House are just 2.
How did they build it with ancient tools tho,
Yes tie, no beard.
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for chiming in 🤣
Gerald Celente owns it
You left out The Dakota Apartments on CPW and 72nd Street. I believe construction started in 1880 and completed in 1884. ?
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
There are plenty of buildings from that time period in Manhattan.
Skipped quite a few early 19th century structures.
@Hauseit
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for chiming in! We'll be releasing a part two with additional buildings in the near future. Are there any in particular you'd like us to include?
@RRaquello
2 жыл бұрын
@@Hauseit Yeah, there are a ton of other buildings older than some of these. I worked for many years in the Cast Iron district in lower Manhattan, around Canal Street, and some of the buildings have their dates right in the facade, dating back to the 1860's. There are a few buildings around Spring & Prince Street that, I don't know for sure, but from the look of them have to go back to the early 1800's. I'm thinking in particular of one on the corner of Spring & Wooster.
@bigred9428
2 ай бұрын
@@RRaquello, That whole area around Spring Street is weird. It FEELS old.
Time is is funny thing. I wonder how much these places go for now because of covid. I think the prices must have gone down.
Is narrator created by artificial intelligence? Weird he has to appear in the lower right corner throughout the production. Kind of strange
you botched your pronunciation of the Jewish establishments. Jeshurun, Kehilla Kedoaha Janina and Romaniot all mispronounced. BTW I used to live at 190 Norfolk two doors down from Angel Orensanz and I had no idea it had such significant history
The beautiful city New York could have been and once was!
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