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Architecture of Trade: Schermerhorn Row and the Seaport

Architecture of Trade: Schermerhorn Row and the Seaport

Past Exhibition | On View October 2016 – January 2017

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The Architecture of Trade: Schermerhorn Row and the Seaport examines the life of Schermerhorn Row, Manhattan’s only surviving row of Federal style merchant counting houses, and its place in the Seaport at South Street through the 19th and 20th centuries, as well as its connection to New York’s enduring urban evolution. What happened on South Street ignited New York’s transformation from a provincial trading town into a global metropolis. The architecture of Schermerhorn Row traces this dramatic change.


Exhibition installation shot
Schermerhorn Row, 1982
Exhibition installation shot
Schermerhorn Row, ca. 1970s
Architecture of Trade's tour
Architecture of Trade's tour
Exhibition installation shot
Aerial view of Schermerhorn Row Block, ca. 1975

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By subway: Take the A, C, 2, 3, J, Z, 4, or 5 train to Fulton Street.

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