This largely intact grand Italianate style brownstone-fronted rowhouse was constructed c. 1857-58 for the prominent businessman and philanthropist John Schermerhorn Bussing. Designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent previously lived here. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.

Among the many industries which this area played a significant role in shaping and transforming was photography. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This area was home to many prominent innovators and leaders in the field of fashion. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

In spite of massive waves of commercial construction, tenement building, and later hotel and apartment building construction which swept through this neighborhood, the area retains dozens of rowhouses from its early stages of development, dating from the early 1830s to the early 1850s. They range from modest to grand, most in the Greek Revival or Italianate style. Reflecting the vast forces of change which swept through the area, none remained single family houses, taking on new lives housing commerce, unions, theaters, art galleries, and multiple tenants. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This area was a mecca for leftist and labor organizing, with many of the most significant figures and organizations of the 19th and 20th centuries located here. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

Multiple innovators in the field of commerce were located here, once the center of commerce in New York, along with the headquarters of several prominent businesses. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

An incredible array of sites in the area are connected to the great artists and art movements of the last century and a half. In the mid-20th century, this area was ground zero for the New York School of artists, who shifted the center of the art world from Paris to New York. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This largely intact c. 1845-1846 Greek Revival rowhouse was constructed for the prominent businessman and philanthropist John Schermerhorn Bussing. The building was the home of notable artists, filmmakers, and the pro-union composer Marc Blitzstein. It also housed the workrooms and showrooms of a renowned fashion designer, and an archive dedicated to the prominent African American jazz musician Milton Hinton. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.

The area is home to a number of significant sites to the history of film, including a large number of current and former movie houses, film producers, and organizations which shaped the course of film history in the United States. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This area was home to several sites connected to significant developments in African American history, including civil rights leaders and organizations, musicians, and writers. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This largely intact Greek Revival rowhouse was built c. 1845-1846 for Peter R. Bonnett. The building housed the workrooms and showrooms of a renowned fashion designer and an abstract expressionist gallery. It also served as the home of the prominent artist Rosemarie Beck and editor Robert Phelps. Go back and click on the tours the building is featured in for additional information and history.

Many notable organizations, leaders, and events in the women's rights and women's suffrage movements were located or took place here. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

Several notable musicians and music venues found a home in this area, from jazz to punk, blues to folk. Listen to a playlist featuring a selection of songs by some of the amazing artists connected to this neighborhood. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.