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Fraunces Tavern Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
New York State Register of Historic Places
New York City Landmark

North and west fronts of Fraunces Tavern on Pearl Street at Broad Street
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Location	Bounded by Pearl Street, Coenties Slip, Water Street and Broad Street, Lower Manhattan, New York City, NY, U.S.
Built	1827–1833
Architect	Various
Architectural style	Various
NRHP reference No.	77000957^[1]
NYCL No.	0994
Added to NRHP	April 28, 1977^[2]
Designated NYSRHP	June 23, 1980^[2]
Designated NYCL	November 14, 1978^[3]

The Fraunces Tavern Block is a small historic district in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City, New York, US. It consists of a city block of low-rise buildings adjoining Fraunces Tavern. The district includes 11 buildings constructed from 1827 to 1833, along with Fraunces Tavern itself,^[4] an old drinking establishment dating from 1719.^[5] The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and is designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Description

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The Fraunces Tavern Block is a historic district consisting of four- and five-story brick buildings.^[6] The district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) since 1977^[1] and is designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1978.^[7]^[4]

The oldest building in the district is Fraunces Tavern, which was built in 1719.^[6]^[5] Its current design dates from a renovation from architect William Mersereau,^[8] which was carried out between 1904 and 1907.^[9] Fraunces Tavern itself is also individually listed as a city landmark.^[8]

History

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The buildings remained intact through the 20th century, when the surrounding blocks were developed with high-rises.^[10]

References

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1 2 Karen Ansis and Elizabeth K. Ralph (December 1974). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Fraunces Tavern Block. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
1 2 "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
↑ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1978, p. 3.
1 2 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
1 2 Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Barbaralee (2011). The Landmarks of New York (5th ed.). Albany, New York: State University of New York Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4384-3769-9.
1 2 Second Avenue Subway in the Borough of Manhattan, New York County: Environmental Impact Statement. Second Avenue Subway in the Borough of Manhattan, New York County: Environmental Impact Statement. 2004. p. 7-PA16. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
↑ Landmarks Preservation Commission 1978, p. 1.
1 2 Gabrielan, Randall (2000). New York City's Financial District in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-7385-0068-3. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ Akroyd, Olga Maria May; Cobb, Thomas (March 20, 2023). Presidents and Place: America's Favorite Sons. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-6669-1373-6. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
↑ Buildings. Stamats Publishing Company. 1983. p. 126. Retrieved May 3, 2026.

Sources

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fraunces Tavern Block Historic District.

National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fraunces Tavern Block (PDF) (Report). National Park Service. 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2026. With accompanying pictures
Fraunces Tavern Block Historic District (PDF) (Report). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. November 14, 1978.

Financial District

Manhattan, New York City

Buildings

West of Broadway/ State Street	1 Broadway 21 West Street 65 Broadway 90 West Street 88 Greenwich Street 94 Greenwich Street 125 Greenwich Street 130 Cedar Street 195 Broadway American Stock Exchange Building Barclay–Vesey Building Bowling Green Offices Building Castle Clinton City Pier A Cunard Building Downtown Athletic Club Empire Building Firehouse, Engine Company 10 and Ladder Company 10 James Watson House New York County Lawyers' Association Building Old New York Evening Post Building Robert and Anne Dickey House St. George's Syrian Catholic Church St. Paul's Chapel St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Transportation Building Trinity and United States Realty Buildings Trinity Church Trinity Court Building Whitehall Building World Trade Center One 2 3 4 5 7 Perelman Performing Arts Center St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Vehicular Security Center Westfield Mall
East of Broadway/ State Street	1 Hanover Square 1 New York Plaza 1 Seaport Plaza 1 Wall Street 1 Wall Street Court 1 William Street 2 Broadway 2 New York Plaza 5 Beekman Street 14 Wall Street 15 Broad Street 15 William 17 State Street 19 Dutch 20 Exchange Place 23 Wall Street 25 Water Street 26 Broadway 28 Liberty Street 32 Old Slip 37 Wall Street 40 Wall Street 45 Broad Street 48 Wall Street 52 Broadway 55 Broad Street 55 Wall Street 55 Water Street 56 Beaver Street (Delmonico's) 56 Pine Street 60 Wall Street 63 Wall Street 63 Nassau Street 70 Pine Street 75 Wall Street 90–94 Maiden Lane 116 John Street 120 Wall Street 130 William 140 Broadway 150 Nassau Street 161 Maiden Lane 161 Water Street 170–176 John Street 250 Water Street Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House American Bank Note Company Building American Surety Building Bennett Building Broad Exchange Building Chamber of Commerce Building Continental Bank Building Continental Center Corbin Building Down Town Association Equitable Building Excelsior Power Company Building Federal Hall Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building Fraunces Tavern Fulton Market Building Home Insurance Plaza John Street Methodist Church Keuffel & Esser Company Building Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Liberty Tower Morse Building New York City Police Museum New York Stock Exchange Building New York Times Building Park Row Building Potter Building Wall Street Plaza
Former buildings	Alexander Macomb House Astor House Barnum's American Museum Blair Building City Hotel City Investing Building Equitable Life Building Gillender Building Gilsey Building Government House Hanover Bank Building Howard Hotel Kemble Building Knickerbocker Trust Company Building Manhattan Life Insurance Building Mills Building Mortimer Building New York Produce Exchange New York Tribune Building New York World Building Pearl Street Station St. Paul Building Singer Building Stadt Huys Tontine Coffee House Tower Building Western Union Telegraph Building World Trade Center 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Other points of interest

Arts and culture	Charging Bull China Chalet Fearless Girl Four Continents The Sphere Titanic Memorial
Parks and plazas	Austin J. Tobin Plaza‎‎ (former) The Battery Bowling Green Elizabeth H. Berger Plaza Hudson River Park Imagination Playground Liberty Park Louise Nevelson Plaza Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden Vietnam Veterans Plaza Zuccotti Park
Food and drink	Brasserie Les Halles China Chalet Crown Shy Delmonico's Fraunces Tavern Rolfe's Chop House Saga The Dead Rabbit

Education

Schools	High School of Economics and Finance Leadership & Public Service High School Léman Manhattan Preparatory School Millennium High School New York Film Academy Pace University Pine Street School New York
Museums	China Institute Federal Hall Fraunces Tavern George Gustav Heye Center Mmuseumm Museum of American Finance Museum of Jewish Heritage New York City Police Museum Skyscraper Museum South Street Seaport

Transportation

Public transport	Subway Bowling Green Broad Street Fulton Street Rector St/Greenwich St Rector St/Trinity Pl South Ferry/Whitehall St Wall St/William St Wall St/Broadway WTC Cortlandt PATH World Trade Center Ferries Pier 11/Wall Street South Ferry Battery Maritime Building Whitehall Terminal
Other transport	Downtown Manhattan Heliport Wall Street Skyport
Streets	Albany Beaver Bridge Broad Broadway Church/Trinity Place Cortlandt Dey Exchange Fulton Greenwich John Liberty Maiden Lane Marketfield Nassau Pearl South Spruce State Stone Theatre Alley Vesey/Ann Wall Washington West Whitehall William

See also: Manhattan Community Board 1

National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan

Historic districts

Cemeteries
African Burial Ground National Monument First Shearith Israel Graveyard Harlem African Burial Ground New York City Marble Cemetery New York Marble Cemetery Trinity Church Cemetery

Clubhouses

Commercial buildings

Office buildings	1 Broadway 1 Hanover Square 1 Wall Street Court 108 Leonard 116 John Street 23 Wall Street 254–260 Canal Street 330 West 42nd Street 361 Broadway 40 Wall Street 48 Wall Street 488 Madison Avenue 49 Chambers 56 Pine Street 63 Wall Street 90 West Street American Radiator Building Bayard–Condict Building Bell Laboratories Building Broad Exchange Building Candler Building Cary Building Century Building Chamber of Commerce Building Chanin Building Chrysler Building Church Missions House Corbin Building Daily News Building Decker Building Empire Building Empire State Building Equitable Building Film Center Building Flatiron Building Fred F. French Building General Electric Building House of the New York City Bar Association Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Lever House Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower New York County Lawyers' Association Building New York Evening Post Building New York Life Building Old New York Evening Post Building Park Row Building Puck Building Rockefeller Center Schermerhorn Row Block Scribner Building Seagram Building W New York Union Square Woolworth Building
Drinking establishments	Caffe Cino Fraunces Tavern Julius Minton's Playhouse Stonewall Inn
Stores, other commercial	170–176 John Street 280 Broadway 287 Broadway 452 Fifth Avenue 55 Wall Street 75 Murray Street American Bank Note Company Building American Stock Exchange Building Apple Bank Building Bank of the Metropolis Barclay–Vesey Building Bowery Savings Bank Building Chelsea Market David S. Brown Store De Vinne Press Building E. V. Haughwout Building Fleming Smith Warehouse Greenwich Savings Bank Building Kitchen, Montross & Wilcox Store Lincoln Building Macy's Herald Square Metropolitan Savings Bank Building Mount Morris Bank Building New York Amsterdam News Building New York Savings Bank Building New York Stock Exchange Building Park and Tilford Building R. C. Williams Warehouse Robbins & Appleton Building Schermerhorn Building Sheffield Farms Stable Tiffany and Company Building United Charities Building Van Tassell and Kearney Horse Auction Mart

Educational buildings

Colleges and schools

Libraries

Government buildings

Post office buildings	Canal Street Station Church Street Station Cooper Station Inwood Station James A. Farley Building Knickerbocker Station Lenox Hill Station Madison Square Station Old Chelsea Station
Courthouse	Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Harlem Courthouse Surrogate's Courthouse Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse Tweed Courthouse
Other governmental	1st Police Precinct Station House 240 Centre Street Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House Blackwell Island Light Block House New York City Hall City Pier A Federal Hall Federal Office Building Federal Reserve Bank of New York Building Firehouse, Engine Company 31 Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 Gracie Mansion Harlem Fire Watchtower Little Red Lighthouse Manhattan Municipal Building Municipal Asphalt Plant

Hospital buildings
City Hospital Gouverneur Health Mount Sinai Morningside The Octagon R & S Building Smallpox Hospital Society for the Lying-In Hospital Strecker Memorial Laboratory

Hotel buildings
Barbizon 63 The Chatwal New York George Washington Hotel Gilsey House Grand Hotel Hotel Albert Hotel Chelsea Hotel Gerard Hotel Seville NoMad Hotel Theresa The Knickerbocker Hotel Martinique Hotel Plaza Hotel Times Square Hotel Webster Hotel Westchester House

Military facilities
69th Regiment Armory 369th Regiment Armory Castle Clinton Castle Williams First Battery Armory Fort Jay Fort Washington Avenue Armory Park Avenue Armory Fort Washington

Museums and memorials

Parks and recreation
Asser Levy Recreation Center Bowling Green Bryant Park Central Park Duffy Square Fort Tryon Park Governors Island National Monument Greenacre Park Marcus Garvey Park Riverside Park Statue of Liberty National Monument Union Square Verdi Square Giuseppe Verdi Monument

Religious buildings

Churches

Synagogues

Residential buildings

Houses

Apartments,
other residential

Theatres
Apollo Theater Beacon Theatre Bouwerie Lane Theatre Caffe Cino Carnegie Hall Ed Sullivan Theater Hudson Theatre New Amsterdam Theatre New York City Center Joseph Papp Public Theater Radio City Music Hall Samuel J. Friedman Theatre The Town Hall Village East by Angelika

Transportation

Bridges and tunnels	Brooklyn Bridge High Bridge Holland Tunnel Joralemon Street Tunnel Manhattan Bridge New York Central Railroad 69th Street Transfer Bridge Park Avenue Viaduct Queensboro Bridge Washington Bridge
Railway and subway stations	14th Street–Union Square 28th Street (Seventh Ave.) 28th Street (Park Ave. S) 33rd Street 59th Street–Columbus Circle 72nd Street 79th Street 86th Street Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 116th Street–Columbia University 125th Street 145th Street 168th Street 181st Street (Fort Washington Ave.) 181st Street (St. Nicholas Ave.) 190th Street Astor Place Bleecker Street Bowling Green Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall/Chambers Street Chambers Street City Hall Dyckman Street Grand Central Terminal Times Square–42nd Street Wall Street West Fourth Street–Washington Square
Substations	Dyckman-Hillside Substation Substation 7 Substation 219 Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Ships	Admiral Dewey Ambrose Circle Line X Frying Pan Intrepid John J. Harvey Lettie G. Howard Lilac Shearwater W. O. Decker Wavertree Yankee
Others	Battery Maritime Building City Pier A Pier 57

Others
Columbus Monument Croton Aqueduct Croton Aqueduct Gate House Space Shuttle Enterprise

Former
Florence Mills House

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan (Islands, Below 14th St., 14th–59th Sts., 59th–110th Sts., Above 110th St.) and List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
Note: National Historic Landmarks are not listed separately.

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