<p>The Wall Street Historic District in New York City covers parts of Wall Street and surrounding areas in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan. Spanning 63 acres, it features 65 contributing buildings and a unique street layout from the colonial era. This layout, influenced by medieval European town patterns, contrasts with the typical Manhattan grid. The area's towering skyscrapers and narrow streets create the famous "canyons" that define Wall Street's architectural character.</p>

Roughly bounded by Cedar St. and Maiden Ln., Pearl St., Bridge and S. William St., and Greenwich St. and Trinity Pl., New York, New York

Wall Street Historic District

<p>23rd President Benjamin Harrison participated in New York's centennial celebration of George Washington's inauguration, spending several days in the city. President Harrison replicated Washington's cross-harbor voyage from Jersey City, landing at the foot of Wall Street where Washington himself landed 100 years earlier.&nbsp;</p>