South Street Seaport

In the first half of the 19th century, the South Street Seaport area was the mercantile center of New York City. 4 and 5 story Federal and Greek Revival brick buildings, resting on landfill, served as wholesale stores, warehouses, and counting houses. It is here that city merchants bought and sold the various imports and exports transported by ship to and from the East River harbor. Today, the neighborhood, comprising Fulton Fish Market, the South Street Seaport Museum, and the Schermerhorn Row, is the largest cohesive remnant of early 19th-century New York City's commercial district. It was designated in 1977 and extended in 1989.