City Pier A, Battery Place at Hudson River, New York, New York County, NY

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City Pier A, Battery Place at Hudson River, New York, New York County, NY

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Summary

Significance: City Pier A is the oldest functioning pier in New York City. The pier and foundations represent a good example of the use of concrete in maritime projects in the late 19th century. The clock tower on Pier A is the first permanent memorial to servicemen who died during World War I.
Survey number: HAER NY-84
Building/structure dates: 1886 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1900 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1904 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1918 Subsequent Work

Photographic views of New York City, 1860's-2010's,

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Date

1910 - 1920
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Greene, G S
Brown, C O
Reid, Daniel G
Marine Fire Company One
Clement, Dan, transmitter
Zane, Stephen, photographer
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Location

New York, United States40.78306, -73.97125
Google Map of 40.7830603, -73.9712488
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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