Hamilton Fish House
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Hamilton Fish House, also known as the Stuyvesant Fish House
and Nicholas and Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish House, is where Hamilton Fish
, future Governor and Senator of New York, was born and resided from 1808 to 1838. It is located at 21 Stuyvesant Street, a diagonal street within the Manhattan street grid, between 9th and 10th
Streets in the East Village
neighborhood of New York City
. It is owned by Cooper Union
and used as a residence for the college's president.
The brick Federal style
house, which was unusually wide for its time was built by Peter Stuyvesant, the great-grandson of Petrus Stuyvesant, around 1804 as a wedding present to his daughter, Elizabeth, and his son-in-law, Nicholas Fish
, parents of Hamilton. It was one of five houses owned by the family on their private lane. The land had been the property of the family since the 17th century.
Peter Stuyvesant hosted General Lafayette
as a dinner guest at the house in 1824.
The house was designated a New York City landmark in 1965, and was declared a National Historic Landmark
in 1975. It also lies within the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
's St. Mark's Historic District
which surrounds the nearby St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery.
Stuyvesant Fish House
The Stuyvesant Fish House is a brick and limestone Italianate mansion located on 25 East 78th Street and Madison Avenue in New York City. It was constructed for Stuyvesant Fish and designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead and White in 1898....
and Nicholas and Elizabeth Stuyvesant Fish House, is where Hamilton Fish
Hamilton Fish
Hamilton Fish was an American statesman and politician who served as the 16th Governor of New York, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. Fish has been considered one of the best Secretary of States in the United States history; known for his judiciousness and reform efforts...
, future Governor and Senator of New York, was born and resided from 1808 to 1838. It is located at 21 Stuyvesant Street, a diagonal street within the Manhattan street grid, between 9th and 10th
10th Street (Manhattan)
10th Street is an east-west street from the West Village neighborhood of the New York City borough of Manhattan to Avenue D in the East Village. East of Sixth Avenue it changes heading, from east-northeast to east-southeast. Traffic is eastbound as far as Tompkins Square Park, of which it marks...
Streets in the East Village
East Village, Manhattan
The East Village is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, lying east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side...
neighborhood of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. It is owned by Cooper Union
Cooper Union
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, commonly referred to simply as Cooper Union, is a privately funded college in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States, located at Cooper Square and Astor Place...
and used as a residence for the college's president.
The brick Federal style
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
house, which was unusually wide for its time was built by Peter Stuyvesant, the great-grandson of Petrus Stuyvesant, around 1804 as a wedding present to his daughter, Elizabeth, and his son-in-law, Nicholas Fish
Nicholas Fish
Nicholas Fish was an American Revolutionary soldier, born in New York City.He attended Princeton but left before graduating to pursue the study of law at King's College through the office of John Morin Scott in New York...
, parents of Hamilton. It was one of five houses owned by the family on their private lane. The land had been the property of the family since the 17th century.
Peter Stuyvesant hosted General Lafayette
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette , often known as simply Lafayette, was a French aristocrat and military officer born in Chavaniac, in the province of Auvergne in south central France...
as a dinner guest at the house in 1824.
The house was designated a New York City landmark in 1965, and was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
in 1975. It also lies within the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The Commission was created in April 1965 by Mayor Robert F. Wagner following the destruction of Pennsylvania Station the previous year to make way for...
's St. Mark's Historic District
St. Mark's Historic District
St. Mark's Historic District is a historic district located in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The district was designated a city landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1969, and it was extended in 1984 to include two more buildings on East...
which surrounds the nearby St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery.