🏡 Historic Commerce Street 🌳

📍 Location: Commerce Street, West Village, NY 🏛 Specialty: Historic Charm 🎩 Vibe: Classic and Elegant One of the most charming (and historic) streets in New York City is Commerce Street, in the West Village. 🌟 If you're looking for photo opportunities of beautiful historic homes, leafy cobblestone streets, and old school charm, this is one street you shouldn't miss. 📸 This picturesque street is lined with beautifully preserved townhouses, offering a glimpse into the city's architectural heritage. As a New York history buff, this kind of thing excites me. You can see plaques from the New York Historic Society of buildings that are being preserved because of their historic significance. 🏛️ One of those historic homes to look at are the stately antebellum Twin Houses. They sit on the old cow-path bend where Commerce Street winds around to merge into Barrow Street. The story has it that the houses were built by a sea captain who had two feuding daughters. 🏠 The daughters wouldn't speak to each other, so he built identical houses for them with a shared garden, hoping they would get along again. How cool is that? 🤷‍♀️ Things to do and see while you're there: 🍒 Cherry Lane Theatre 👫 Friends building 🌳 Washington Square Park 🏨 The Commerce Inn Take a stroll down Commerce Street and appreciate the architectural beauty that defines this enchanting corner of the city. 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️ #nycweekend #nycguide #freeNYCactivities