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The Buildings and Monuments of New York ClipArt gallery includes 117 views of buildings, bridges, monuments, and other man-made structures in New York state.

New York Clearinghouse.

New York Clearinghouse

New York Clearinghouse.

The New York Public Library, drawing from the architect's plans.

New York Public Library

The New York Public Library, drawing from the architect's plans.

New York Stock Exchange trading floor.

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange trading floor.

A view of Broad Street, New York in 1740.

Broad Street, New York

A view of Broad Street, New York in 1740.

The Canal on Broad Street, New York during the days of the Colony of New York.

The Canal on Broad Street, New York

The Canal on Broad Street, New York during the days of the Colony of New York.

"New York is a city in Southern New York; coextensive with New York, Kings, Queens, and Richmond counties, on New York Bay, the Hudson and East rivers, Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean; the first city in the United States in population and commercial importance, and after London, the largest metropolitan center in the world. Among the public buildings is the City Hall, 216 by 105 feet, and three stories high: completed in 1812 at a cost of $500,000. In the rear of the City Hall is the Court House."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

City Hall of New York

"New York is a city in Southern New York; coextensive with New York, Kings, Queens, and Richmond counties,…

The first manufacturing warehouse in New York.

First Warehouse in New York

The first manufacturing warehouse in New York.

Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Madison Square Garden in New York

Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The Masonic Temple in New York City.

Masonic Temple of New York

The Masonic Temple in New York City.

The National Academy of Design Building in New York City.

National Academy of Design in New York

The National Academy of Design Building in New York City.

"New York is a city in Southern New York; coextensive with New York, Kings, Queens, and Richmond counties, on New York Bay, the Hudson and East rivers, Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean; the first city in the United States in population and commercial importance, and after London, the largest metropolitan center in the world. New York is noted for the number and height of its office buildings. In 1911 there were 50 such structures in occupancy, ranging from 14 to 50 stories in height, or from 179 to 700 feet above ground level, and 16 more were nearing completion. The tallest building was that of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 700 and one quarter feet to top of lantern on its majestic tower. Other conspicuous ones [include the] Park Row, 382 [feet]."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Park Row Building of New York

"New York is a city in Southern New York; coextensive with New York, Kings, Queens, and Richmond counties,…

The skyline of New York City in 1912.

Skyline of New York in 1912

The skyline of New York City in 1912.

The state house in New York in colonial America.

State House in New York

The state house in New York in colonial America.

"Old stone towers of the Niagra Suspension Bridge."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Niagra bridge

"Old stone towers of the Niagra Suspension Bridge."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

"The new iron towers of the Niagra Bridge."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Niagra bridge

"The new iron towers of the Niagra Bridge."—E. Benjamin Andrews 1895

Scenery of old houses in New York City in 1679.

Old Houses, New York City, 1679

Scenery of old houses in New York City in 1679.

Fortified Onandaga village from the first Americans.

Onandaga

Fortified Onandaga village from the first Americans.

An oriel is a bay window that projects from an upper floor of a building. This example is from a house on Fifty-Fourth Street in New York. C. C. Haight, Architect.

Oriel

An oriel is a bay window that projects from an upper floor of a building. This example is from a house…

The monument in honor of Thomas Paine, the author, revolutionary, and intellectual of the American Revolution.

Paine's Monument

The monument in honor of Thomas Paine, the author, revolutionary, and intellectual of the American Revolution.

Post Building in New York. George B. Post, Architect.

Post Building

Post Building in New York. George B. Post, Architect.

A recessed balcony, W. H. Vanderbilt's House, Fifth Avenue. Herter Brothers, Architects.

Recessed Balcony

A recessed balcony, W. H. Vanderbilt's House, Fifth Avenue. Herter Brothers, Architects.

The house of Beverly Robinson occupied by Benedict Arnold.

The Robinson House

The house of Beverly Robinson occupied by Benedict Arnold.

The home of President Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York.

Roosevelt's Home

The home of President Theodore Roosevelt in Oyster Bay, New York.

The birthplace of President Theodore Roosevelt in New York, New York.

The Birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt

The birthplace of President Theodore Roosevelt in New York, New York.

An illustration of Brooklyn Navy-Yard's round house.

Round House

An illustration of Brooklyn Navy-Yard's round house.

The home of General Schuyler of the American Revolution.

General Schuyler's House

The home of General Schuyler of the American Revolution.

"Ancient Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow. This view is from the church-yard, looking southwest. The porch seen on the right fronts upon the highway, and is a modern addition, the ancient entrance being on the south side. This is believed to be the oldest church in existence in this state, having been erected, according to inscription upon a stone tablet upon its front, by Vredryck Flypsen (Frederic Philips) and Catharine his wife, in 1699. It is built of brick and stone, the former having been imported from Holland for the express purpose. The old flag-shaped vane, with the initials of the founder cut out of it, yet turns upon its steeple, and in the little tower hangs the ancient bell, bearing this inscription: 'Si. Deus. Pro. Nobis. Quis. Contra. Nos. 1685.' The pulpit and communion-table were imported from Holland; the latter alone has escaped the ruthless hand of modern improvement."—Lossing, 1851

Sleepy Hollow Church

"Ancient Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow. This view is from the church-yard, looking southwest. The porch…

The monument dedicated to Colonel Melanchton Smith (1780-1818) who fought in the War of 1812.

Melanchton Smith's Monument

The monument dedicated to Colonel Melanchton Smith (1780-1818) who fought in the War of 1812.

The Statue of Liberty

Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886.

Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor

Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, was presented to the United…

"Liberty enlightening the world."—Scudder, 1897

Statue of Liberty

"Liberty enlightening the world."—Scudder, 1897

"The Statue of Liberty was given by the Frenchmen to the people of the United States. The statue cost more than $200,000 and was paid for by 10,000 Frenchman."

The Statue of Liberty

"The Statue of Liberty was given by the Frenchmen to the people of the United States. The statue cost…

The residence of Governor Stuyvesant of New Netherlands in Petersfield.

Petersfield, the Residence of Governor Stuyvesant

The residence of Governor Stuyvesant of New Netherlands in Petersfield.

Perhaps the worst of all the New York prisons during the American Revolution was the third Sugar House, which occupied the space on Liberty Street.

Sugar House in Liberty Street

Perhaps the worst of all the New York prisons during the American Revolution was the third Sugar House,…

The suspension bridge connecting New York with Brooklyn.

Suspension Bridge

The suspension bridge connecting New York with Brooklyn.

Tammany Hall was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New York City politics and helping immigrants (most notably the Irish) rise up in American politics from the 1790s to the 1960s. It usually controlled Democratic Party nominations and patronage in Manhattan from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 up to (but not including) the election of Fiorello La Guardia in 1934, whereupon it weakened and collapsed.

Tammany Hall

Tammany Hall was the Democratic Party political machine that played a major role in controlling New…

The entrance to the Temple Beth-el, a Jewish synagogue in New York City.

Temple Beth-el

The entrance to the Temple Beth-el, a Jewish synagogue in New York City.

From ex-governor Tilden's House. Calvert Vaux, Architect.

Tilden's House

From ex-governor Tilden's House. Calvert Vaux, Architect.

Trinity School is a private, preparatory, co-educational day school for grades K-12 located in New York City, USA, and a member of both the New York Interschool and the Ivy Preparatory School League. Founded in 1709 in the Tower of the old Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street, the school is the fifth oldest in the United States and the oldest continually operational school in New York City.

Trinity School

Trinity School is a private, preparatory, co-educational day school for grades K-12 located in New York…

United Bank Building in New York City. Peabody and Sterns, Architects.

United Bank Building

United Bank Building in New York City. Peabody and Sterns, Architects.

An illustration of the University of New York. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan. Founded in 1831, NYU is the largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in the United States, with an enrollment of more than 50,000 students.

New York University

An illustration of the University of New York. New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian,…

Originally, it was an 86,000-acre (350 km²) tract granted as a Patent to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in 1697 by King William III. The manor house was built sometime before 1732 but was not any owner's principal residence until a grandson, Pierre Van Cortlandt, moved there in 1749. At that time the manor house was on a thousand-acre portion of the original tract. The house remained in Van Cortlandt family ownership until 1945. In 1953, John D. Rockefeller purchased it and began a restoration. The restored manor house was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1961.

Van Cortlandt Manor House

Originally, it was an 86,000-acre (350 km²) tract granted as a Patent to Stephanus Van Cortlandt in…

"Van Wart's monument. The following are the inscriptions upon this monument: North Side: 'Here repose the mortal remains of Isaac Van Wart, an elder in the Greenburgh church, who died on the 23d of May, 1828, in the 69th year of his age. Having lived the life, he died the death, of the Christian. South Side: 'The citizens of the county of West Chester erected this tomb in testimony of the high sense they entertained for the virtuous and patriotic conduct of their fellow-citizen, as a memorial sacred to public graditute.' East Side: 'Vincent, Amor Patriae. Nearly half a century before this monument was built, the conscript fathers of America had, in the Senate chamber, voted that Isaac Van Wart was a faithful patriot, one in whom the love of country was invincible, and this tomb bears testimony that the record is true.' West Side: 'Fidelity. On the 23d of September, 1780, Isaac Van Wart, accompanied by John Paulding and David Williams, all farmers of the county of West Chester, intercepted Major Andre, on his return from the American lines in the character of a spy, and, notwithstanding the large bribes offered them for his release, nobly disclaimed to sacrifice their country for gold, secured and carried him to the commanding officer of the district, whereby the dangerous and traitorous conspiracy of Arnold was brought to light, the insiduous designs of the enemy, baffled, the American army saved, and our beloved country free.'"—Lossing, 1851

Van Wart's Monument

"Van Wart's monument. The following are the inscriptions upon this monument: North Side: 'Here repose…

The Vankleek House. It was built by Myndert Vankleek, one of the first settlers in Dutchess county, in 1702, and was the first substantial house erected upon the site of Poughkeepsie. Its walls were very thick, and near the eaves they were pierced with lancet loop-holes for musketry. It was here that Ann Lee, the founder of the sect called Shaking Quakers, in this country, was lodged the night previous to her commitment to the Poughkeepsie jail, in 1776. She was a native of Manchester, England. During her youth she was employed in a cotton factory, and afterward as a cook in the Manchester infirmary. She married a blacksmith named Stanley; became acquainted with James and Jane Wardley, the originators of the sect in England, and in 1758 joined the small society they had formed. In 1770 she pretended to have received a revelation, while confined in prison on account of her religious fanaticism; and so great were the spiritual gifts she was believed to possess, that she was soon acknowledged a spirtual mother in Christ. Hence her name of Mother Ann. She and her husband came to New York in 1774. He soon afterward abandoned her and her faith, and married another woman. She collected a few followers, and in 1776 took up her abode in the woods of Watervliet, near Niskayuna, in the neighborhood of Troy. By some she was charged with witchcraft; and, because she was opposed to war, she was accused of secret correspondence with the British. A charge of high reason was preferred against her, and she was imprisoned in Albany during the summer. In the fall it was concluded to send her to New York, and banish her to the British army, but circumstances prevented the accomplishment of the design, and she was imprisoned in the Poughkeepsie jail until Governor Clinton, in 1777, hearing of her situation, released her. She returned to Watervliet, and her followers greatly increased. She died there in 1784, aged eighty-four years. Her followers sincerely believe that she now occupies that form or figure which John saw in his vision, standing beside the Savior.

Vankleek House

The Vankleek House. It was built by Myndert Vankleek, one of the first settlers in Dutchess county,…

Founded as an all-female college by Matthew Vassar in 1861. It is located in Hudson Valley, New York.

Vassar College

Founded as an all-female college by Matthew Vassar in 1861. It is located in Hudson Valley, New York.

The first institution for imparting a full collegiate education to women established in the world; founded by Matthew Vassar in Poughkeepsie, NY in 1861.

Vassar College from the Lake

The first institution for imparting a full collegiate education to women established in the world; founded…

The observatory located at Vassar College, in New York.

Vassar Observatory

The observatory located at Vassar College, in New York.

The Morris-Jumel Mansion (also known as the Roger and Mary Philipse Morris House), located in historic Washington Heights, is the oldest house in Manhattan. It served as a headquarters for both sides in the American Revolution. Between September 14 and October 20, 1776, General George Washington used the mansion as his temporary headquarters after he and his army were forced to evacuate Brooklyn Heights following their loss to the British Army under the command of General William Howe in the Battle of Long Island.

Washington's Headquarters at New York

The Morris-Jumel Mansion (also known as the Roger and Mary Philipse Morris House), located in historic…

The headquarters of George Washington at Newburg during the Revolutionary War.

Washington's Headquarters at Newburg

The headquarters of George Washington at Newburg during the Revolutionary War.

The headquarters of Washington at Tappan, New York.

Washington's Headquarters at Tappan

The headquarters of Washington at Tappan, New York.

Hasbrouck House served as Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War from April 1782 until August 1783. It was chosen for its comparatively safe location north of the strategically important West Point. The 7,000 troops of the Continental Army were encamped near what is today known as Vails Gate, a few miles to the southwest.

Entrance to Washington's Headquarters, Newburgh

Hasbrouck House served as Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War from April 1782 until…

In 1788, he built a magnificent home on Broadway, which in 1790 was leased to become the president's home, occupied by George Washington after the president's previous residence on Pearl proved too small.

George Washington's House on Broadway, New York (1790)

In 1788, he built a magnificent home on Broadway, which in 1790 was leased to become the president's…

In 1789, George Washington lived on Cherry Street, in a four-story mansion that belonged to Walter Franklin, a wealthy merchant. This house served as the first Executive Mansion of the President of the United States.

George Washington's House on Cherry Street, New York (1789)

In 1789, George Washington lived on Cherry Street, in a four-story mansion that belonged to Walter Franklin,…

Illustration of Wesley Chapel on John Street in New York. It was dedicated on October 30, 1768. The chapel was named after John Wesley. It was torn down and replaced in 1818. It is a simple building with an arched main doorway and a small staircase leading to another set of double doors to the right. Several men and women are gathered in front of the building. There is a second building adjoining.

Wesley Chapel on John Street

Illustration of Wesley Chapel on John Street in New York. It was dedicated on October 30, 1768. The…

The Williamsburg Bridge in New York.

Williamsburg Bridge

The Williamsburg Bridge in New York.

Eleazer Derby Wood (1783 – September 17, 1814) was an American Army officer in the War of 1812. He was distinguished at Fort Erie, where he lost his life in a sortie. Colonel Wood was much beloved by General Brown, who caused a handsome marble monument to be erected to his memory at West Point. Also, he was the namesake of Fort Wood on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor on which the Statue of Liberty was built. He is also the namesake of Wood County, Ohio.

Colonel Eleazer Derby Wood's Monument at West Point

Eleazer Derby Wood (1783 – September 17, 1814) was an American Army officer in the War of 1812.…

The Young Men's Christian Association ("YMCA" or "the Y") was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England, by George Williams. The original intention of the organization was to put Christian principles into practice, as taught by Jesus Christ. The YMCA idea, which began among evangelicals, was unusual because it crossed the rigid lines that separated all the different churches and social classes in England in those days. The movement extended to the United States in December 1951. The 23rd Street Branch was torn down in 1903.

YMCA, 23rd Street Branch, New York City

The Young Men's Christian Association ("YMCA" or "the Y") was founded on June 6, 1844 in London, England,…