Boerum Hill Historic District

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Boerum Hill Historic District
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Bergen Street near Hoyt in Boerum Hill Historic District, August 2013
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LocationRoughly bounded by Pacific, Wyckoff, Bergen, Nevins, Bond and Hoyt Sts., New York, New York
Coordinates 40°41′7″N73°59′13″W / 40.68528°N 73.98694°W / 40.68528; -73.98694 Coordinates: 40°41′7″N73°59′13″W / 40.68528°N 73.98694°W / 40.68528; -73.98694
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 83001686 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 26, 1983

Boerum Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, New York City. It originally consisted of 238 contributing residential rowhouses and a few commercial buildings built between 1845 and 1890. Most are three bay, three story brick buildings with projecting stoops in a Greek Revival or Italianate style. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] Its area was approximately doubled in 2018. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Larry E. Gobrecht (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Boerum Hill Historic District Nomination Report". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-03-06.See also: "Accompanying 21 photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
  3. Peak preservation: LPC approves extension of Boerum Hill Historic District Brooklyn Paper June 27, 2018. accessed Oct 1, 2018