170–176 John Street Building

Year: 1840
Style: Greek Revival
City: Manhattan, NY

170–176 John Street is a commercial building erected in 1840 facing the former Burling Slip in the Financial District, one of only a small number, possibly just two, granite-faced Greek Revival buildings to survive in New York City. It was originally the Hickson W. Field building, later known as the Baker, Carver & Morrell Building.

the building

1982 residential conversion. Developer Daniel W. Gerrity converted the building to residential use in 1982, adding a sixth story; architects Buttrick White & Burtis carried out the project.

the style

It is a granite-faced Greek Revival commercial building, a rare surviving example of the style and material combination in New York City.

significance

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and designated a New York City Landmark, it survives as one of the last granite Greek Revival buildings in the city.

nearby

120 Wall Street 0.1 mi · Art Deco · 1931
70 Pine Street 0.2 mi · Art Deco · 1932
Insurance Company of North America Building 0.2 mi · Art Deco · 1932
56-58 Pine Street Building 0.2 mi · Romanesque Revival · 1894
60 Wall Street 0.2 mi · Postmodernism · 1989
48 Wall Street 0.3 mi · Colonial Revival

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