Crown Heights North Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Crown Heights North Historic District

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Listed
March 30, 2014
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
14000092

About this property

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. 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). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. 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.

Location

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
40.67898, -73.94160

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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Battle of Long Island — Flanking at Jamaica Pass
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Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn Heights)
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Battle of Long Island — Battle Pass
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When was Crown Heights North Historic District listed on the National Register?

Crown Heights North Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Crown Heights North Historic District?

Crown Heights North Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Crown Heights North Historic District?

The period of significance for Crown Heights North Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1942.

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