Pier A, NYC Dept of Docks & Ferries
Address:
Battery Pl & West St
Manhattan
Category: Shipping Trade Sites/Structures
Current Use: Possible excursion boat terminal
Historic Use: Fire station, Dept. of Docks
Built: 1886, three-story pierhead added 1900
Engineer: George Sears Greene
Designation: NYC Landmark
Description: The oldest covered pier in Manhattan built to house the NYC department of Docks and Ferries. The pier later served as station for FDNY Marine Company No. 1. The clock tower, erected in 1919 as a WWI memorial, tolls hours in ship bells. Redevelopment plans for the pier have been delayed by litigation.
