East Village in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Mark’s Historic District and District Extension

New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation

Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 27, 2019

1. St. Mark’s Historic District and District Extension Marker

Inscription. Governor Peter Stuyvesant of legend and history, remembered for surrendering Nieuw Amsterdam to the English in 1664, had his farm, named in Dutch, the “Bouwerie,” in the area. Stuyvesant Street follows the line of the drive to the Governor’s Mansion. His great-grandson built the Federal-style house at 21 Stuyvesant Street in 1803 to 1804 as a wedding gift for his daughter. The Anglo-Italianate-style row houses on Stuyvesant and East 10th Streets, completed in 1861 on a triangular plot unusual on the gridiron plan of Manhattan, were possibly the design of James Renwick, Jr., architect of Grace Church and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery, completed in the Georgian style in 1799, with a steeple added in 1828, and a cast-iron portico in 1858, rises over the Stuyvesant burial vault.

Erected by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1664.

Location. 40° 43.8′ N, 73° 59.218′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in East Village. Marker is at the intersection of Second Avenue and East 10th Street

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, on the right when traveling south on Second Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New York NY 10003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ukrainian Americans World War II Memorial (a few steps from this marker); St. Mark’s in-the-Bowery (a few steps from this marker); Petrus Stuyvesant (a few steps from this marker); In Memoriam (a few steps from this marker); Daniel D. Tompkins (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Petrus Stuyvesant (within shouting distance of this marker); Hebrew Technical Institute (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Astor Piazzolla, 1921-1992 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

St. Mark’s Historic District and District Extension Marker site image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 27, 2019

2. St. Mark’s Historic District and District Extension Marker site

Visible near the Second Avenue side of Abe Liebenwohl Park

St. Mark’s Historic District and District Extension Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, April 27, 2019

3. St. Mark’s Historic District and District Extension Map

St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, 1999

4. St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Church

in the Historic District

Stuyvesant-Fish House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, 1999

5. Stuyvesant-Fish House

in the Historic District

St. Mark’s Historic District streetsigns image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, 2006

6. St. Mark’s Historic District streetsigns

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.