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
Wallabout Historic District is located in New York City
Wallabout Historic District
Wallabout Historic District is located in New York
Wallabout Historic District
Wallabout Historic District is located in the United States
Wallabout Historic District
Location73-83 & 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
Coordinates40°41′40″N 73°58′12″W
Area18.17 acres (7.35 ha)
Builtc. 1830 (1830)-1880
ArchitectAbrams, Valentine; Baldwin, Ezra; Brown, James; et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Beaux-Arts, Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.11000229[1]
Added to NRHPApril 27, 2011

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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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