Neoclassical architecture in New York
Neoclassical buildings borrow the columns, pediments and symmetry of Greek and Roman temples. In the United States the label covers a long wave of public and institutional building from the 1890s into the 1930s.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1886 to 1937. 12 stops, 2.4 miles end to end. Of the stops, 2 are National Historic Landmarks.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Oct 16, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1Wall and Hanover Building63 Wall St.Building · listed 2005start
- 2Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building41 Broad St.Building · built 1929 · listed 20060.1 mi from stop 1
- 3American Bank Note Company Building70 Broad St.Building · built 1908 · listed 1999419 ft from stop 2
- 4International Mercantile Marine Company Building1 BroadwayBuilding · listed 19910.1 mi from stop 3
- 5Empire Building71 BroadwayBuilding · built 1898 · listed 19980.2 mi from stop 4
- 6New York Stock ExchangeNHL11 Wall St.Building · built 1903 · listed 1978391 ft from stop 5
- 7J. P. Morgan & Co. Building23 Wall St.Building · listed 1972260 ft from stop 6
- 8Equitable BuildingNHL120 BroadwayBuilding · built 1915 · listed 1978246 ft from stop 7
- 9Park Row Building15 Park RowBuilding · built 1899 · listed 20050.3 mi from stop 8
- 10US Post Office–Church Street Station90 Church St.Building · built 1937 · listed 19890.2 mi from stop 9
- 11US Courthouse40 Foley Sq.Building · built 1936 · listed 19870.4 mi from stop 10
- 12University Settlement House184 Eldridge St.Building · built 1886 · listed 19860.8 mi from stop 11
2.4 straight-line miles over 11 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 12 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
Other walks in New York
- Beaux-Arts architecture in New York12 stops · 2.4 milesBeaux-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.
- Houses and mansions in New York13 stops · 1.7 milesThe route links houses built between 1897 and 1948. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk.
- Churches and temples in New York11 stops · 2.3 milesThe route links churches built between 1801 and 2017. Congregations still use many of them and access depends on the hours they keep.
- Banks and business blocks in New York15 stops · 2.5 milesThe route links commercial buildings built between 1846 and 1929. Most were built to hold shops at street level and offices above.
- New York in the 1930s10 stops · 2.1 milesEvery stop carries a construction date in the 1930s. Art Deco is the style recorded on more of them than any other.
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