321 Canal Street

321 and 323 Canal Street were constructed as a row of handsome brick Federal houses with attractive dormer windows in 1821, just one year after infamous Collect Pond was drained and Canal Street was filled and paved. Among the first residents of 321 Canal was Samuel F.B. Morse, the well-known American painter responsible for developing the telegraph and Morse code. Today, 321 and 323 are among only three houses in the row that have retained their original exterior designs, which have been carefully restored to their historic grandeur.