The Fulton–Nassau Historic District is a federally designated historic area of

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roughly bounded by

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and Park Row, Nassau, Dutch and

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Streets,

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and Spruce Streets, and Liberty Street, in

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. It contains a mix of late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural styles. The historic district lies just south of

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and east of lower Broadway. It is a

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listed on the

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. Contained within the 10 block"Neighborhood at Risk: Fulton–Nassau."

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. Accessed 23 November 2013. area of the Fulton–Nassau Historic District are eight individual

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s, including

63 Nassau Street 63 Nassau Street is a landmark building located on Nassau Street between Maiden Lane and John Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in the Italianate style c.1844, and had its cast-iron facade, attributed ...

, the Keuffel & Esser Company Building, the Bennett Building, the Corbin Building, the Temple Court Building (5 Beekman Street), the

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(35-38 Park Row), the

Morse Building The Morse Building, also known as the Nassau–Beekman Building and 140 Nassau Street, is a residential building in the Financial District of Manhattan in New York City, at the northeast corner of Nassau and Beekman Streets. The Morse Building ...

(140 Nassau Street), the

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, and

150 Nassau Street 150 Nassau Street, also known as the Park Place Tower and the American Tract Society Building, is a 23-story, building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is located at the southeast corner of Spruce Street and ...

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Notes Citations Financial District, Manhattan Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements architecture Historic districts in Lower Manhattan {{Manhattan-struct-stub

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