Built in 1816, 57 Sullivan Street is one of 13 federal style houses in Lower Manhattan which Village Preservation and the NY Landmarks Conservancy proposed for landmark designation in 2002. It is among the 10 of the 13 which were landmarked, designated as an individual landmark in 2016. 57 Sullivan Street and surrounding buildings are also located in the Sullivan Thompson Historic District, a ten block 160-building district that was designated in 2016 following a proposal made by Village Preservation.