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Whitehall Street is a street in the South Ferry/Financial District neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City, near the southern tip of Manhattan Island. The street begins at Bowling Green to the north, where it is a continuation of the southern end of Broadway .
Main Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Whitehall in Washington County, New York. It includes 40 contributing buildings. It encompasses a three-block-long row of two- and three- story brick and stone commercial structures facing the Champlain Canal. The structures were built between 1865 and 1900, after the fire ...
The Whitehall Building is a three-section residential and office building next to Battery Park in Lower Manhattan, New York City, near the southern tip of Manhattan Island. . The original 20-story structure on Battery Place, between West Street and Washington Street, was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, while the 31-story Whitehall Building Annex on West Street was designed by Clinton ...
During the late 17th century, the area was a staging ground for raids between English and French colonies. Whitehall was first called "Skenesborough" in 1759 when it was settled by a land grant to a British officer, Philip Skene (1725 - after 1785), who later returned to Britain, and who was subsequently declared an enemy of the State of New York for his land dealings.
The New York Landmarks Conservancy is a non-profit organization "dedicated to preserving, revitalizing, and reusing" historic structures in New York state. It provides technical and financial skills to owners of historic properties. [ 1 ]
The Kemble Building was an eight-story [1] edifice located at 15–25 [2] Whitehall Street between Bridge Street and Stone Street. It stood opposite the Custom House in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. [3] Owned by the Ogden Goelet Estate, [2] the structure adjoined the seven-story New York Produce Exchange Building. [4]
The city and the New York City Transit Authority worked together to preserve the remains, which were described as "an important remnant of the history of New York City." [ 73 ] The station's mezzanine and escalator shafts feature an artwork titled See it split, see it change , which consists of fused glass wall, stone mosaic, and a stainless ...
The Historical Society on 11th Street in the late 19th century. The Historical Society was founded on November 20, 1804, largely through the efforts of John Pintard. [12] He was for some years secretary of the American Academy of Fine Arts, as well as the founder of New York's first savings bank.