Stonewall National Monument

Stonewall National Monument
Stonewall Inn the day after President Obama's dedication on June 24, 2016
Type	Cultural
Location	West Village, Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates	40°44′1.939″N 74°0′7.83″W / 40.73387194°N 74.0021750°W / 40.73387194; -74.0021750
Area	7.7 acres (3.1 ha) near the intersection of Christopher Street and 7th Avenue South
Built	Park: 1837 (1837) Original building: 1843 (1843) Stonewall opening: 1966 (1966) Park rebuilt: 1986 (1986)
Visitors	1,581,961 (in 2022)
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Stonewall National Monument
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	June 28, 1999 (1999-06-28)[a]
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Designated	February 16, 2000 (2000-02-16)[1][a]
U.S. National Monument
Designated	June 24, 2016 (2016-06-24)

Stonewall National Monument is a 7.7-acre (3.1 ha) U.S. national monument in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan, New York City.^[2] The designated area includes the Stonewall Inn, the 0.19-acre (0.077 ha) Christopher Park, and nearby streets including Christopher Street, the site of the Stonewall riots of June 28, 1969, widely regarded as the start of the modern LGBT rights movement in the United States.

Stonewall National Monument is the first U.S. national monument dedicated to LGBT rights and history. President Barack Obama designated it as a national monument on June 24, 2016.

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