Stonewall Inn
- City
- Manhattan, NY
The Stonewall Inn, at 51-53 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, was the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots, the uprising that launched the modern gay liberation movement in the United States. The bar occupied two buildings originally built as horse stables in the 1840s, and it opened as a gay bar in early 1967 after four men connected to the Genovese crime family bought what had been a restaurant. Because it lacked a liquor license and operated as a private club, it was subject to frequent police raids despite payoffs to officers.
the building
Converted stables. The building's two structures began as horse stables built in the 1840s, later serving as a restaurant until 1966 before their conversion into a gay bar the following year.
significance
Stonewall carries a rare trio of designations: NYC Individual Landmark (LP-02574), National Historic Landmark, and listing on the National Register of Historic Places, designated on 6/23/2015. The June 28 to July 3, 1969 riots here are credited with launching the modern fight for LGBTQ rights.
nearby
- Jefferson Market building
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Lenox Health Greenwich Village
- 131 Charles Street House
- Judson Memorial Church
- Church of the Ascension, Episcopal