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Union Square
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★ National Historic Landmark

Union Square

Also known as Union Square Park

One of 273 National Historic Landmarks in New York116 of them in New York City, the highest tier of the National Register
Listed 1997New York City
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About Union Square

Union Square, at Bounded by E 14th & E 17th Sts. and Union Square East & Union Square West, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 9, 1997. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Sep 9, 1997, one of 273 in New York. The Register lists it for its social history, at the national level. The listing covers 8.6 acres. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isNeighborhood and square in Manhattan, New York City, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 163 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1997 to today

  1. 1997Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1997Named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 2026On the Register for 29 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Bounded by E 14th & E 17th Sts. and Union Square East & Union Square West, New York City · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Union SquareStart here
  2. 214th Street-Union Square Subway Station (IRT; Dual System BMT)Beaux-Arts · Built 1904 · next door
  3. 3New York Marble CemeteryBuilt 1830 · next door
  4. 4Lincoln BuildingRomanesque Revival · Built 1887 · next door
  5. 5Hotel AlbertLate Victorian · next door
Around it

56 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGermania Life Insurance Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19110.1 miBBank of the MetropolisLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19020.1 miBDecker BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements0.1 miBCentury BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18810.1 miBVan Tassell and Kearney Horse Auction MartLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBBuilding at 821 BroadwayBuilt 19060.2 miBMacmillan BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 19250.2 mi★Samuel J. Tilden HouseVictorian Gothic · Built 18400.2 mi★The PlayersItalian Renaissance · Built 18450.2 miBHouse at 20 West 16th St.Mid-19th Century0.2 miBHouse at 17 West 16th StreetGreek Revival0.2 miBTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic SiteBuilt 19230.2 mi★Grace Church and DependenciesGothic Revival0.3 miBUS Post Office-Cooper StationClassical Revival0.3 mi★Church of the Ascension (Protestant Episcopal)Early English Gothic0.3 miDStuyvesant Square Historic DistrictLate 19th Century0.3 mi★St. George's Episcopal ChurchRomanesque · Built 18560.3 mi★Gen. Winfield Scott HouseAnglo-Italianate0.3 mi
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DGramercy Park Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 mi★Sanger, Margaret, ClinicGreek Revival0.3 miBChurch Missions HouseBuilding0.3 mi★United Charities Building ComplexRenaissance Revival0.3 miBScribner BuildingFrench Beaux Arts Design0.3 mi★Cooper UnionBuilt 18590.4 miBLaGrange TerraceGreek Revival0.4 miBOttendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic HospitalNeo-Italian Renaissance0.4 miStAstor Place Subway Station (IRT)Beaux-Arts0.4 mi★Hamilton Fish HouseFederal · Built 18040.4 miDSaint Mark's Historic District (Boundary Increase)Italianate0.4 miBSt.-Marks-In-The-BoweryGeorgian0.4 miDSt. Mark's Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miBYiddish Art TheatreBuilding0.4 mi★New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and SculptureModerne0.4 miBHouses at 326, 328 and 330 East 18th StreetItalianate0.4 miBSalmagundi ClubAnglo-Italianate · Built 18710.4 miBSociety for the Lying-In HospitalClassical Revival0.4 miBUS Post Office-Madison Square StationClassical Revival0.4 miBGeorge Washington HotelBuilt 19300.4 miBBuilding at 304 Park Avenue SouthLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.4 mi★Flatiron BuildingBuilt 19020.4 miBChurch of the Holy Communion and BuildingsGothic Revival · Built 18440.4 miDMetropolitan Life Home Office ComplexLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.4 mi★Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyBuilt 19090.4 miOSidewalk Clock at 200 5th Avenue, ManhattanObject0.4 miBNew York Shakespeare Festival Public TheaterItalianate · Built 18490.5 miBDaniel LeRoy HouseFederal0.5 miBMetropolitan Savings BankSecond Empire Style · Built 18670.5 mi★Triangle Shirtwaist FactoryNeo-Renaissance · Built 19010.5 miBJudson Memorial Church, Campanile, and Judson HallItalian Renaissance0.5 mi★Third Judicial District CourthouseVictorian Gothic · Built 18770.5 miBChurch of the Immaculate Conception and Clergy HousesFrench Gothic Revival0.5 mi★69th Regiment ArmoryEarly 20th Century Beaux Arts0.5 miBAppellate Division Courthouse of New York StateItalian Renaissance0.5 mi★New York Life BuildingBuilt 19280.5 miBHotel ChelseaBuilding0.5 miBTrinity Chapel ComplexGothic Revival · Built 18550.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Samuel J. Tilden HouseBuilt 1840 · 0.2 mi away · 1976
The PlayersBuilt 1845 · 0.2 mi away · 1962
Grace Church and Dependencies0.3 mi away · 1977
Church of the Ascension (Protestant Episcopal)0.3 mi away · 1987

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Questions about Union Square

Is Union Square on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 9, 1997 (Register number 97001678).

Is Union Square a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Sep 9, 1997. New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks, 116 of them in New York City.

Can you visit Union Square?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Union Square?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 163 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75315974 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.