Crown Heights North Historic District

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Crown Heights North Historic District
New York City Landmark  No. 2204, 2361, 2489
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LocationAlbany, Brooklyn & St. Mark's Aves., Dean & Pacific Sts., Hampton, Lincoln, Park, Prospect, Revere & St. John's Pls.,, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°40′36″N73°56′43″W / 40.67667°N 73.94528°W / 40.67667; -73.94528 Coordinates: 40°40′36″N73°56′43″W / 40.67667°N 73.94528°W / 40.67667; -73.94528
Area102.86 acres (41.63 ha)
Builtc. 1853 (1853)-1942
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, Beaux-Arts, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 14000092 [1]  (original)
16000111 [2]  (increase)
NYCL No.2204, 2361, 2489
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 2014
Boundary increaseMarch 11, 2016
Designated NYCLApril 24, 2007 (Crown Heights North I)
June 28, 2011 (Crown Heights North II)
March 24, 2015 (Crown Heights North III)

Crown Heights North Historic District is a national historic district located in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The district encompasses 1,019 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Brooklyn. The district features noteworthy examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Colonial Revival style architecture. It largely developed between about 1853 and 1942, and consists of densely constructed rowhouses, townhouses, two-family houses, semi-attached houses, freestanding houses, flats, apartment buildings, and institutional and commercial buildings.

Photograph of the facade of Hebron French Speaking Seventh Day Adventist School by Cameron Blaylock 1-CameronBlaylock JustPlaceB.jpg
Photograph of the facade of Hebron French Speaking Seventh Day Adventist School by Cameron Blaylock

Notable buildings include the former Union League Club Building (c. 1889), Union United Methodist Church (1889–1891), Brooklyn Methodist Episcopal Church Home (1889, 1913), Bedford Central Presbyterian Church (1897, 1906), Hebron French Speaking Seventh Day Adventist Church (1909), St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church (1915–1916), and the former Kings County Savings Bank (1929–1930). [3] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1] Two years later, its boundaries were expanded to take in 600 more buildings, including some associated with Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/31/14 through 4/05/14. National Park Service. 2011-05-06.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/30/16 through 5/06/15. National Park Service. 2011-05-06.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-01.Note: This includes Gregory Dietrich (October 2013). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Crown Heights North Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01.