Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City)

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Prospect Heights Historic District
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LocationRoughly bounded by Pacific and Bergen Sts., Flatbush and Vanderbilt Aves., and Park Pl., New York City
Coordinates 40°40′44″N73°58′20″W / 40.67889°N 73.97222°W / 40.67889; -73.97222 Coordinates: 40°40′44″N73°58′20″W / 40.67889°N 73.97222°W / 40.67889; -73.97222
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built1865
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No. 83001698 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

Prospect Heights Historic District is a national historic district in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. It consists of 305 contributing buildings built between 1865 and about 1900. The district is almost exclusively residential and includes a variety of single family rowhouses and multiple dwellings. They are in a variety of architectural styles popular in the late-19th century. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] [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 (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Prospect Heights Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2011-03-19.See also: "Accompanying 19 photos".
  3. Hawthorne, Fran (2016-02-17). "Prospect Heights, Where Historic Meets Brand New". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-02-23.