Walking tours of New York
Renaissance Revival is the label the register puts on more New York buildings than any other, 67 of them. The 1900s account for more of that work than any other decade.
6 themed routes run through those listings. Of the routes below, two follow a single style, three follow one kind of building and one follows a single decade. A subject becomes a route only where the register holds enough of it close enough together to walk.
Every listing in New York → · 813 in all
The routes
- StyleNeoclassical architecture in New York12 stops · 2.4 miles · stops last changed Oct 16, 2026Neoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. The New York examples on this route went up between 1886 and 1937.
- StyleBeaux-Arts architecture in New York12 stops · 2.4 miles · stops last changed Oct 16, 2026Beaux-Arts is the grand classical manner taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, with paired columns, sculpted swags and monumental stairs. The New York examples on this route went up between 1902 and 1905.
- Building typeHouses and mansions in New York13 stops · 1.7 miles · stops last changed Oct 16, 2026The route links houses built between 1897 and 1948. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Building typeChurches and temples in New York11 stops · 2.3 miles · stops last changed Oct 16, 2026The route links churches built between 1801 and 2017. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
- Building typeBanks and business blocks in New York15 stops · 2.5 miles · stops last changed Oct 16, 2026The route links commercial buildings built between 1846 and 1929. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- Decade builtNew York in the 1930s10 stops · 2.1 miles · stops last changed Sep 18, 2026Every stop carries a construction date in the 1930s. Art Deco is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
Every route holds at least ten stops and stays under two and a half miles. Routes are computed from the coordinates in the National Park Service National Register spatial data or, where it has no point, Wikidata, and the distances are straight lines between stops. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Local history books for New York
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Guidebooks to historic places in New York
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