Historical Marker
The Archive
Historical marker location:
666 Greenwich St, New York, New York
( Marker is on Greenwich Street north of Barrow Street, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1989
Formerly the U.S. Federal Building. New York City Designated Landmark.
The first-ever recorded baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, but the modern rules of the game were established in New York City in 1845 by the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club.