Union Square
Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Site |
| Address | Bounded by E 14th & E 17th Sts. and Union Square East & Union Square West, New York, NY |
| County | New York |
| Listed | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Listed for | Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Union Square Park |
| Reference number | 97001678 |
| Architect | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Bounded by E 14th & E 17th Sts. and Union Square East & Union Square West, New York, NY |
| Coordinates | 40.7356° N, 73.9906° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in New York | 813 listed places in New York → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was Union Square listed on the National Register?
Dec 9, 1997. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Union Square?
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Union Square?
Bounded by E 14th & E 17th Sts. and Union Square East & Union Square West, New York, New York, New York.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Union Square?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 97001678. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.