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Stonewall Inn


  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

The Stonewall Inn was the scene of important events that sparked the modern struggle for the civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans. In a pattern of raids and harassment of gay establishments, the New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn on the early morning of June 28, 1969. The reaction of the bar's patrons and of the neighborhood crowd that assembled in the street was not typical of such raids, however. Instead of quietly dispersing, as police had come to expect, the crowd rioted as arrests of employees and patrons of the Stonewall Inn were made. This raid and the riot that ensued led to demonstrations and conflicts with the police outside the Stonewall Inn, in Christopher Park, and along neighboring streets until July 3, 1969. The Landmark includes the former bar, the park, and the streets where the events occurred. Stonewall is regarded by many as the single most important event that led to the modern gay and lesbian liberation movement. The Stonewall uprising was, as historian Lillian Faderman has written, "the shot heard round the world," crucial because it sounded the rally for the movement. - NPS


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Particulars for Stonewall Inn:
Society Civil Rights
Sight Category Historic District
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 27th May 1999

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Stonewall
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by Greenwich Ave., Seventh Ave., Washington St., and Sixth Ave.
Registry Number: 99000562
Resource Type:
Area in Acres: 12
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination, Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
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