Lettie G. Howard (schooner)
Schooner (built 1893) in New York, New York. Added to the National Register in 1984, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Lettie G. Howard, formerly Mystic C and Caviare, is a wooden Fredonia schooner built in 1893 in Essex, Massachusetts. This type of craft was commonly used by American offshore fishermen, and is the older of two surviving examples of its type. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. She is now based at the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY |
| County | New York County |
| Listed | Sep 7, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84002779 |
| Type of place | schooner, preserved watercraft |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY |
| Coordinates | 40.70505, -74.00201 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Federal Hall National Memorial · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Camp Gateway - Staten Island 8 mi · Camp Gateway- Brooklyn Ny 10 mi · Camp Gateway - Sandy Hook 18 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 84002779. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.