Meatpacking District in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gansevoort Market Historic District
New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 21, 2025
1. Gansevoort Market Historic District Marker
The Gansevoort Market Historic District began in the 1840s as a mixed-use neighborhood of rowhouses, multiple dwellings, and factories. With the creation of two municipal markets, the open-air Farmers or Gansevoort Market in 1879 and the West Washington Market in 1889, many wholesale food-related businesses moved into new low-rise brick structures. These buildings featured ground-story loading bays shielded by metal canopies with offices above. Existing buildings were also adapted to market use by removing the upper floors and adding canopies.
The neighborhood's commercial evolution escalated after 1900 with the completion of the nearby Gansevoort and Chelsea Piers. construction of the Holland Tunnel, the elevated Miller Highway, and the freight railway, now called the High Line, improved access to the area and by World War II meat-packing was the primary activity. These stages of development are clearly visible throughout the district, where brick facades, metal canopies, and cobblestone streets reveal more than a century of continuous change and adaptation.
Erected by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars
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Location. 40° 44.388′ N, 74° 0.478′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Meatpacking District. It is on Washington Street north of Gansevoort Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 821 Washington St, New York NY 10014, 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 are within walking distance of this marker: James Baldwin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Changing Shoreline (about 600 feet away); A Park is Born (about 600 feet away); The Hudson River: Connecting Past and Present (about 600 feet away); Evolving Public Uses (about 600 feet away); The Once Commercial Shoreline (about 600 feet away); Jane Street (about 600 feet away); 82 Jane Street (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 21, 2025
2. Gansevoort Market Historic District Marker
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 21, 2025
3. Gansevoort Market Historic District Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 22, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
