{"nrhp_refnum":"71000546","name":"John Street Building No. 170-176","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"170-176 John St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.706048198000076,"lon":-74.00428453499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1971-05-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A five-story commercial building at 170-176 John Street in lower Manhattan, New York City, erected in 1840 with a twelve-bay granite front facing north.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the site is notable because John Street is unusually wide where Burling Slip was filled in 1835, giving the building unusual light and air for lower Manhattan. Its granite facade with square granite columns shows Greek Revival features, and it may be the only notable survivor of such granite-fronted buildings. It also recalls when this area was the center of growing international commerce.","narrative":"Built in 1840 as a commercial building, 170-176 John Street in lower Manhattan is a five-story masonry structure with a twelve-bay north facade of ashlar granite. Thirteen granite columns at street level allow large display windows on the ground floor, and the upper-floor windows keep their original muntins. The roof is flat with a simple cornice. Its Greek Revival character shows in the granite front and the square columns with capitals. The location adds to its importance. John Street is unusually wide here because the width of Burling Slip, filled in 1835, was kept when the street was formed. As a result the building receives more light and air than most structures in lower Manhattan, even with high-rise offices nearby. The nomination suggests it may be the last notable granite-fronted Greek Revival building of its kind in New York, and it recalls the period when this district was the center of expanding international commerce. It remains in commercial use.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1840)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in commercial use, in excellent condition and unaltered, on its original site. A cover note records concern that the owner might sell and the building be demolished.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.812905-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/71000546.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000546/5d9aa7bc51-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/71000546/5d9aa7bc51-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Dmadeo","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:170-176-john-st.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmadeo</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:170-176-john-st.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78001884","name":"South Street Seaport Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/south-street-seaport-historic-district-78001884/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319658","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/170%E2%80%93176_John_Street","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4552293"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/john-street-building-no-170-176-71000546/"}