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170–176 John Street
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Commercial building in Manhattan, New York
January 2025
170-176 John Street Building cp South Street Seaport Historic District 78001884 170-176-john-st.jpg 170-176 John Street, Manhattan, New York City 40 42 21 N 74 00 16 W region:US-NY_type:landmark inline,title yes yes center 250 250 14 point 170-176 John Street 1840 May 13, 1971 less than one acre 710005462009a New York State Register of Historic Places June 23, 1980Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation November 7, 2014 https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ July 20, 2023 April 4, 2019 http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ live 06101.006851 New York City Landmark October 29, 1968 0074
170–176 John Street is a commercial building erected in 1840http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Hickson_W._Field_Stores Archiplanet entry 2007-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191937/http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Hickson_W._Field_Stores 2007-09-27 dead facing Burling Slip (now filled in) on John Street along the East River in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. It is one of a small number (possibly only two) of granite-faced Greek Revival buildings to have survived in New York City.Landmarks Preservation Commission report https://web.archive.org/web/20110727134201/http://www.nycnpc.org/db/bb_files/170-176-JOHN-ST.pdf 2011-07-27 , accessed August 14, 2010
It was originally known as the Hickson W. Field building; later, it was used as a ship chandlery and known as the Baker, Carver & Morrell Building.34 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.none https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319658 National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP John Street Building No. 170--176 National Archives and Records Administration Stephen S. Lash February 1971 November 9, 2025 ()
In 1982, the real estate developer Daniel W. Gerrity converted the building to residential use, adding a sixth story. The architects for the project were Buttrick White & Burtis.Anthony DePalma https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/06/business/about-real-estate-redidential-restoration-for-south-street-seaport.html Residential Restoration for South Street Seaport The New York Times January 6, 1984 B-7 July 25, 2023
See also
List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street
National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
99 John Street, located on the same street
116 John Street, located on the same street
References
External links
Field's Building, 168-170 John Street (formerly 32-38 Burling Slip), New York County, NY, Image and Description at the Library of Congress, online, retrieved 2025-01-11
Category:Commercial buildings completed in 1840
Category:Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
Category:Financial District, Manhattan
Category:Greek Revival architecture in New York City
Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
Category:New York State Register of Historic Places in New York County
Category:Historic district contributing properties in Manhattan
Category:Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in New York (state)