Brooklyn Heights Historic District
Brooklyn Heights Historic District | |
Location | Bounded by Atlantic Ave., Court and Fulton Sts. and the BQE Brooklyn, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°41′48″N 73°59′48″W / 40.69667°N 73.99667°W |
Area | 140 acres (57 ha) |
Architect | multiple |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 66000524[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NHLD | January 12, 1965[2] |
Designated NYCL | September 26, 1978 |
The Brooklyn Heights Historic District is a historic district that comprises much of the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It was named a National Historic Landmark in January, 1965,[2] designated a New York City Landmark in November, 1965,[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in October, 1966.[4]
The district is bounded by Cadman Plaza West (Old Fulton Street) on the north, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on the west, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and an irregular line that partly follows Clinton and Henry Streets on the east.[3]
Grace Episcopal Church, designed by Richard Upjohn, which held its first service in 1848,[5] is in the district, as are Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Cathedral, the First Presbyterian Church, the First Unitarian Congregational Society, the Long Island (Brooklyn) Historical Society, the Heights Casino and Casino Apartments, Packer Collegiate Institute, and St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity Church, among other historically notable buildings.[6]
Gallery
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Middagh Street
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150–159 Willow Street, early 19th-century Federal houses
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Rowhouses on Remsen Street
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Grace Episcopal Church
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The Brooklyn Heights Casono at 75 Montague Street
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York
References
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Brooklyn Heights Historic District". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-14.
- ^ a b New York City Landmarks Commission. "Brooklyn Heights Historic District, Brooklyn, Designated November 23, 1965" (pdf). New York City Landmarks Commission.
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(help) - ^ Heintzelman, Patricia (May 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Brooklyn Heights" (pdf). National Park Service.
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(help) and Accompanying photos, from 1975. (5.89 MB) - ^ "A Brooklyn Church Uncovers a Long-Hidden Celestial Scene". New York Times. December 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
Grace Church was designed by the master architect Richard Upjohn, the confident hand behind Trinity Church on Wall Street. The first service was held at Grace in 1848.
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(help) - ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., pp.230-235
External links
- Media related to Brooklyn Heights at Wikimedia Commons