Brooklyn Heights Historic District facts for kids
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Brooklyn Heights Historic District
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The Brooklyn Historical Society (2013)
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 Location in New York City
Location in New York
Location in the United States
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| Location | Bounded by Atlantic Ave., Court and Fulton Sts. and the BQE Brooklyn, New York City |
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| Area | 140 acres (57 ha) |
| Architect | multiple |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000524 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | January 12, 1965 |
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, designated a New York City Landmark in November, 1965, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in October, 1966.
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. It is of national significance as an early commuter suburb, and as a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century urban streetscape.
Grace Episcopal Church, designed by Richard Upjohn, which held its first service in 1848, 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.
The development of Brooklyn Heights as a fashionable residential area began with the introduction of ferry service to Manhattan in 1814. By the mid-19th century, the area was served by three ferry services as well as the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad, and it was one of New York's premier residential addresses. The latter distinction was eventually eclipsed by Fifth Avenue. Some of its streets are named for early real estate developers.
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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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The Herman Behr Mansion
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Packer Collegiate Institute
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Grace Episcopal Church
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The Brooklyn Heights Casino at 75 Montague Street
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36–42 Grace Court
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Wooden homes on Middagh Street
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The Herman Behr Mansion (1888)
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Plymouth Church (1849)
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Atlantic Avenue forms the southern boundary of the district
