Financial District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Church on Manhattan Island

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 24, 2009

1. First Church on Manhattan Island Marker

Inscription. 1633
The site of the
first church built on
Manhattan Island
Evaradus Bogardus, Dominie

This tablet erected by the
Daughters of Holland Dames
1933

Erected 1933 by Daughters of Holland Dames.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1633.

Location. 40° 42.207′ N, 74° 0.725′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Financial District. It is on Broad Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is on Pearl Street, between Whitehall and Broad Streets. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Pearl Street, New York NY 10004, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Fraunces Tavern Tallmadge Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Fraunces Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Fraunces Tavern Block Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Huguenot Church in New York City (about 300 feet away); The Archaeology of the Stadt Huys Block (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Fraunces Tavern Block Historic District (about 400 feet away); Dutch Hoog Straat (about 400 feet away); April 29, 1889 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

Other markers no longer nearby. Stadt Huys (City Hall) (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed); Petrus Stuyvesant’s Great House (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed); Staten Island Ferry (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Marker on Pearl Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 24, 2009

2. Marker on Pearl Street

Marker in Lower Manhattan image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, June 24, 2009

3. Marker in Lower Manhattan

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,174 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.