City Hall Park, New York - 1851

Original title: View of the Park Fountain & City Hall N.Y. 1851, looking northeast from the west side of Broadway. Lithographer and publisher: Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888). Source: New York Public Library.

Chatham Street (now Park Row) is on the right. The New York City Hall opened in 1812. The Croton Fountain was placed in the center of the Park in 1842. Brick Church, on the right, was demolished in 1856 and the N.Y. Times building was constructed on part of the site.

Below, enlargement of office buildings on Chatham Street.

◄ Old City of New York

City Hall

Brick Church

Chatham Street

Illustration showing the same site as it was before, in 1837.

Broadway

Enlargement of office buildings on Chatham Street (today Park Row).

Copyright © Geographic Guide - 19th Century NYC. Historical Heritage.

City Hall Park, New York - 1851