This building was named after the country estate of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (September 21, 1778 – August 16, 1847), the 2x great grandson of Peter Stuyvesant, who originally owned the land underneath. Peter Gerard Stuyvesant was one of the largest and wealthiest land owners in New York City, second only to John Jacob Astor in terms of wealth and property in all of the United States. He owned the 60 acre Stuyvesant family bouwerie (or farm) which he developed into residential housing from Houston Street to 23rd Street. Stuyvesant lived in one of the Stuyvesant country homes, known as Petersfield, overlooking the East River between 16th and 17th Streets until 1825 when he sold the house and 200 lots for $100,000. Stuyvesant was a founder and president of the New-York Historical Society. In 1836, Stuyvesant and his wife sold four acres of the family farm to the City of New York for five dollars as a public park which was originally known as Holland Square, but later became Stuyvesant Square. The western boundary of the park, Rutherfurd Place, was named after his wife.

113-119 Fourth Avenue was constructed by Stuyvesant Fish in 1906. Fish worked for the Illinois Central Railroad until 1906. He had a large home at 19 Gramercy Park South, with an addition designed by Stanford White, and later a limestone mansion at 25 East 78th Street, designed by McKim, Mead & White. Fish was a prominent member of New York society during the Gilded Age. Stuyvesant Fish is the third grandson of Hamilton Fish, the 16th governor of New York. Hamilton Fish was the son of Nicholas Fish, who married Elizabeth Stuyvesant, a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square. . . .

This 13-story terra cotta and brick building was completed in 1919. It was designed by Starrett & Van Vleck Architects as manufacturing lofts for the International Tailoring Company, as well as a retail ground floor. The site was purchased that same year from Mathilde E. R. Stuyvesant.

Mathilde E. R. Stuyvesant was a French heiress and a leading member of New York society. She was known for her three marriages to prominent men, including Rutherford Stuyvesant in 1902. Rutherford’s mother was the niece and adopted daughter of Petrus Stuyvesant, the great great grandson of Governor Peter Stuyvesant. Rutherford Stuyvesant changed his name in 1847 from Stuyvesant Rutherford, per Peter G. Stuyvesant’s will, to inherit the Stuyvesant fortune and remaining land. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square. . . .

This three-story brick building was constructed in 1845. In 1844 the owner was listed as P.G. Stuyvesant, and by 1846 it had changed to William McCollough. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square. . . .

When Peter G. Stuyvesant died in 1847, he was a prominent landowner. As a direct descendant of Governor Peter Stuyvesant, keeping the Stuyvesant family name at the center of New York society and attached to the land was extremely important to him. Not only did Peter G. Stuyvesant request that his grandson change his name to Rutherford Stuyvesant to inherit the family fortune, Peter G. Stuyvesant also placed several covenants on deeds to properties sold after his death restricting their use and certain types of new construction. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square. . . .

This 1844 Greek Revival house was built by Peter Stuyvesant, a direct descendant of the last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam, on land which the Stuyvesant family continued to own for generations. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square. . . .

Originally two separate lots, the buildings at 105-109 Third Avenue have been combined. The Neo-Grec Pre-Law tenement building, formerly 105 Third Avenue, was constructed in 1879 and owned by P.J. Seiler or R. Stuyvesant, according to different sources.

The corner of E 13th street and 3rd Avenue was once home to a famed pear tree from Governor Peter Stuyvesant's farm that survived for hundreds of years until a fatal accident in 1867. History says Governor Peter Stuyvesant brought the seeds of the pear tree from Holland to plant as his legacy. While Stuyvesant’s legacy was and continues to be apparent throughout the city, his pear tree was precious to the community as it continued to bear fruit for over two hundred years. Unfortunately, two wagons collided and hit the tree in February 1867. The iron fence around the tree was not enough to protect it and the damage caused by the accident eventually killed the beloved pear tree. Rutherford Stuyvesant presented a section of the tree on a plaque to the New York Historical Society in 1867.

105-107 Third Avenue was named Pear Tree Place in 1987 as a testament to the pear tree planted on the corner. In 2003, the Parks Department planted a new pear tree on the corner. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square. . . .

The quirky Stuyvesant Curiosity Shop occupied the ground floor of 48 Third Avenue in the 1920’s and 30’s.

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This 7-story building was erected in 1893 as a warehouse and was converted to office space in 1913 by Adolph E. Nast from the architecture firm of John L. Sands. Many businesses occupied floors of this building from Ginn & Company Publishers to Phillip Morris. After Victor Navasky became the editor of The Nation in 1978, the magazine moved to 72 Fifth Avenue the following year. Hamilton Fish V became the publisher and primary investor in The Nation in 1977. In 1987, Fish sold his interests to Arthur Carter, who became The Nation's new publisher. After leaving The Nation, Fish entered an unsuccessful three-way democratic race for U.S. Congress. From 1995 through 2009, Fish served as President of The Nation Institute. In 2016, Fish became the publisher and editorial director of The New Republic. Shortly thereafter numerous allegations of assault surfaced in response to the Me Too movement. Fish resigned from his positions in November 2017.

Hamilton Fish V is a descendant of Nicholas Fish and the Dutch Colonial Governor Peter Stuyvesant. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of this and other historic buildings south of Union Square. . . .