Stonewall Inn | |
NYC Landmark | |
 The Stonewall Inn, a designated U.S.National Historic Landmark andNational Monument, as the site of the June 1969Stonewall riots and the cradle of the modernLGBTQ rights movement.[1][2][3] | |
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| Location | 53Christopher Street Greenwich Village,Manhattan,New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′01.67″N74°00′07.56″W /40.7337972°N 74.0021000°W /40.7337972; -74.0021000 |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000562 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 1999 |
| Designated NHL | February 16, 2000[4] |
| Designated NMON | June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24) |
| Designated NYCL | June 23, 2015[5] |
TheStonewall Inn (or justStonewall) is agay andlesbiantavern and recreationalbar inNew York City that was the site of the 1969Stonewall riots. The original inn closed that year. In 1990, a bar named "Stonewall" opened in the western half of the original location.[6]
In June 2015, the Stonewall received an official landmark status from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission for its role as spreding theLGBT movement.[7] It is the first landmark in New York City that has been recognized for its status in LGBT history.[8]
