![]() The Astor House in 1862, with St. Paul's Chapel to the left and Trinity Church behind it | |
![]() | |
General information | |
---|---|
Location | Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°42′42.5″N 74°0′30.8″W / 40.711806°N 74.008556°W |
Inaugurated | 1836 |
Demolished | 1913–1926 |
The Astor House was a luxury hotel in New York City. Located on the corner of Broadway and Vesey Street in what is now the Civic Center and Tribeca neighborhoods of Lower Manhattan, it opened in 1836 and soon became the best-known hotel in America. Part of it was demolished in 1913; the rest was demolished in 1926.