List of National Park System areas in New York explained

This is a list of National Park System areas in New York.

New York has 24 service areas included in the United States' National Park Service (NPS) system.[1]

Current NPS areas

Landmark nameImagedate width="3%" Date established[2] [3] Location County Description
Gateway National Recreation Area
Fire Island National Seashore
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River
North Country National Scenic Trail
Castle Clinton National MonumentNew YorkNew YorkCircular sandstone fort in Battery Park at the southern tip of Manhattan, New York City
Statue of Liberty National MonumentLiberty IslandNew YorkMonument presented to the United States by the people of France in 1886
Saratoga National Historical ParkStillwater, Schuylerville and VictorySaratogaSite of the 1777 Battle of Saratoga, the first significant American military victory of the American Revolutionary War
Women's Rights National Historical ParkSeneca Falls and WaterlooSenecaEstablished in 1980 in Seneca Falls and nearby Waterloo, New York; includes the Wesleyan Chapel, site of the Seneca Falls Convention, which was the first women's rights convention, and the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic SiteHyde ParkDutchessEleanor Roosevelt developed property; place that she could develop some of her ideas for work with winter jobs for rural workers and women; includes a large two-story stuccoed building that housed Val-Kill Industries; would become Eleanor's home after Franklin's death
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic SiteHyde ParkDutchessBirthplace, lifelong home, and burial place of the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill National Historic SiteCove NeckNassauHome of the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt from 1886 until his death in 1919
Saint Paul's Church National Historic SiteMount VernonWestchesterColonial church used as a military hospital during the American Revolutionary War
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic SiteNew YorkNew YorkTheodore Roosevelt born on this site on October 27, 1858
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic SiteBuffaloErieSite of Theodore Roosevelt's oath of office as President of the United States on September 14, 1901
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic SiteHyde ParkDutchessIncludes pleasure grounds with views of the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains, formal gardens, natural woodlands, and numerous support structures as well as a 54-room mansion; completed in 1898; perfect example of the Beaux-Arts architecture style
Federal Hall National MemorialNew YorkNew YorkFirst capitol of the United States of America; site of George Washington's first inauguration in 1789; place where the United States Bill of Rights passed; original building was demolished in the nineteenth century; replaced by the current structure, that served as the first United States customs house
General Grant National MemorialNew YorkNew YorkMausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885), an American Civil War General and the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826 - 1902)
Thomas Cole House

Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Catskill 42.2264°N -73.862°WHome and studio of painter Thomas Cole, founder of the Hudson River School of American painting
Fort Stanwix

Fort Stanwix National Monument
Rome 43.2186°N -75.4589°WModern reconstruction of colonial fort on original site
Lindenwald

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Kinderhook 42.3697°N -73.7042°WHome of U.S. President Martin Van Buren; designed in part by Richard Upjohn
Kate Mullany HouseTroy 42.7399°N -73.6818°WHome of Kate Mullany, early female labor organizer andfounder of Collar Laundry Union
African Burial Ground

African Burial Ground National Monument
Apr 19, 1993Manhattan 40.7146°N -74.0044°WNew YorkDedicated as National Monument on October 5, 2007; burial site in Lower Manhattan of over 400 Africans from the 17th and 18th centuries
Governors Island

Governors Island National Monument
Feb 4, 1985ManhattanNew YorkIsland in NY Harbor which served various branches of the US Military from 1783 until the late 1990s; future uses are still being decided
Hamilton Grange National MemorialDec 19, 1960ManhattanNew YorkHome of Alexander Hamilton: military officer, lawyer, member of the United States Constitutional Convention, American statesman, first United States Secretary of the Treasury, and Founding Father; facade is oldest surviving structure in Manhattan

Former NPS areas

There are some former designations in New York. (development needed)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York - List View. 30 September 2017. National Park Service. 10 Jan 2019. This figure is based on the number of official National Park Service units in the state. The sites shown on this page may also include sites affiliated with or managed by the National Park Service..
  2. Web site: National Park Service . National Park Service . June 27, 2005 . National Park System Areas Listed in Chronological Order of Date Authorized Under DOI . National Park Service, Department of the Interior . 2008-08-27 . .
  3. Web site: National Park Service . National Park Service . 2008 . Antiquities Act monuments list . National Park Service . 2008-08-27 .