Landmark Designations
Due to its architectural and historic importance, the Merchant's House has been recognized by the following landmark designations:
- 1936 - Documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey
- 1965 - Designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission as one of the first 20 New York City landmarks
- 1965 - Designated as a National Historic Landmark and part of the National Historic Trust in New York
- 1966 - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
- 1981 - Designated as a New York City interior landmark
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“They throw in Drummer Hodge, to rest
Uncoffined—just as found:
His landmark is a kopje-crest
That breaks the veldt around;”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)