Stonewall Inn

The Stonewall Inn (or just Stonewall) is a gay and lesbian tavern and recreational bar in New York City that was the site of the 1969 Stonewall riots. The original inn closed that year. In 1990, a bar named "Stonewall" opened in the western half of the original location.^[6]

Stonewall Inn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Monument
NYC Landmark
The Stonewall Inn, a designated U.S. National Historic Landmark and National Monument, as the site of the June 1969 Stonewall riots and the cradle of the modern LGBTQ rights movement.[1][2][3]
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Location	53 Christopher Street Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°44′01.67″N 74°00′07.56″W
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]

In June 2015, the Stonewall received an official landmark status from the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission for its role as spreding the LGBT movement.^[7] It is the first landmark in New York City that has been recognized for its status in LGBT history.^[8]