Architecture of New York

1766 – St. Paul’s Chapel, New York

A chapel of the Parish of Trinity Church, St. Paul’s was built on land granted by Queen Anne of Great Britain.

1812 – City Hall, New York

Architect: Joseph Francois Mangin and John McComb Jr.

The oldest City Hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions,

1824 – Bank of the United States, 15 Wall Street, New York

Architect: M.E. Thompson

Constructed as the New York branch for the former Bank of the United States, and was designed by Martin Euclid Thompson,

1838 – Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, New York

Architect: Alexander Jackson Davis

Overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, is Lyndhurst, one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions.

1842 – Federal Hall National Memorial, New York

Architect: Ithiel Town,Alexander Jackson Davis, John Frazee

Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street was built in 1842 as the New York Customs House,

1846 – Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York

Architect: Richard Upjohn

Designed by American Institute of Architects co-founder Richard Upjohn, it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1857 – Cary Building, Chambers St., New York

Architect: King & Kellum

A double-facaded building which runs through the block between Chambers Street and Reade Street, and was among the first fully cast iron-fronted buildings in the world.

1861 – Villa, Newburgh, New York

Architect: Calvert Vaux

From The Building News: “THIS design was prepared and executed for a gentleman of Newburgh, by Calvert Vaux,

1869 – Belvedere Castle, Central Park, New York

Architect: Jacob Wrey Mould

Belvedere Castle was built in 1869, using stone from excavations elsewhere in the park, dressed with gray granite.

1869 – Booth’s Theatre, New York

Architect: Renwick & Sands

Located on the southeast corner of 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, Booth’s Theatre was run by celebrated American actor Edwin Booth (brother of John Wilkes Booth,