Fulton-Nassau Historic District
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The Fulton-Nassau Historic District is a historic area of New York City
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 roughly bounded by Broadway
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 and Park Row
Park Row (Manhattan)
Park Row is a street located in the Financial District of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It was previously called Chatham Street and during the late 19th century it was nicknamed Newspaper Row, as most of New York City's newspapers located on the street to be close to the action at New...

, Nassau
Nassau Street (Manhattan)
Nassau Street is a street in the Financial District of the New York City borough of Manhattan, located near Pace University and New York City Hall. It starts at Wall Street and runs north to Frankfort Street at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge, lying one block east of Broadway and east of Park Row...

, Dutch and William
William Street (Manhattan)
William Street is a city street in the Financial District of lower Manhattan in New York City in the United States of America. It runs generally southwest to northeast, crossing Wall Street and terminating at Broad Street and Spruce Street, respectively. Between Beaver Street and Broad Street,...

 Streets, Ann
Ann Street (Manhattan)
Ann Street is a 3-block long street located in the Financial District of the New York City borough of Manhattan just south of City Hall.- History :-Early history:...

 and Spruce Streets, and Liberty Street
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, in lower Manhattan
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. It contains a mix of late 19th and early 20th century architectural styles. The historic district lies just south of City Hall Park and east of lower Broadway. It is a historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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.

Contained within the Fulton-Nassau Historic District are many properties which have individually been designated New York City Landmarks by the Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
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, including the 63 Nassau Street Building
63 Nassau Street
63 Nassau Street is a landmark building on Nassau Street in lower Manhattan, New York City. Constructed in 1859, the building has one of the earliest Cast-iron facades in New York City. The building is attributed to New York architect James Bogardus who pioneered the use of this material...

, the Keuffel & Esser Company Building, the Bennett Building (139 Fulton Street), the Park Row Building
Park Row Building
The Park Row Building is a building on Park Row in the Financial District of the New York City borough of Manhattan also known as 15 Park Row...

, the Potter Building
Potter Building
The Potter Building is an iron-framed office building located at 35-38 Park Row in Manhattan, NY.Commissioned by Orlando B. Potter and designed by Norris G. Starkweather, it was constructed from 1883 to 1886. It replaced one of the New York World's former buildings which burned down in 1882 doing...

 (35-38 Park Row), and the New York Times Building
41 Park Row
41 Park Row, often called the New York Times Building is located near New York City Hall in the New York City borough of Manhattan, was the longtime home of The New York Times, until it moved to Longacre Square, now known as Times Square...

 (41 Park Row), among others.

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
    National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
    List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th StreetThis is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan below 14th Street, which is a large portion of New York County, New York...

  • List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan
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