Wallabout Historic District
Wallabout Historic District is a national historic district located in the Wallabout neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The district encompasses 203 contributing buildings in a mixed residential and commercial / industrial section of Brooklyn. The district features noteworthy examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Beaux-Arts, and Colonial Revival style architecture. It largely developed between about 1830 and 1880, with some later development. It includes vernacular wood houses, masonry single-family rowhouses in brick and brownstone, and multi-family tenements and flat houses.[2]: 3–4
Wallabout Historic District | |
 Vanderbilt Avenue, Wallabout Historic District, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 73-83 & 123-141 Cleremont Ave.; 74-148 & 75-143 Clinton Ave.; 381-387, 403-421 & 455-461 Myrtle Ave.; 74-132 & 69-149 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°41′40″N 73°58′12″W |
| Area | 18.17 acres (7.35 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830-1880 |
| Architect | Abrams, Valentine; Baldwin, Ezra; Brown, James; et al. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Beaux-Arts, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000229[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 27, 2011 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11. National Park Service. 2011-05-06.
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Andrew D. Dolkart and Kathy Howe (November 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Wallabout Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".
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