National Register of Historic Places

Park Slope Historic District

New York, Kings County, New York
Listed
November 21, 1980
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
80002636

About this property

Park Slope Historic District is a national historic district in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It consists of 1,802 contributing buildings built between 1862 and about 1920. The 40-block district is almost exclusively residential and located adjacent to Prospect Park. It includes a variety of two and three story townhouses built in a variety of popular architectural styles of the late-19th and early 20th centuries. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The national historic district is overlaid by another district, designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1973. The city district was expanded in 2012 to cover 2,575 buildings stretching over part or all of around 40 city blocks, and again to the north in 2016. The historic district is New York's largest landmarked neighborhood in terms of the number of buildings.

Location

New York, Kings County, New York
40.67186, -73.97561

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Old First Reformed Church
Colonial
0.1 mi
Litchfield Villa
Industrial
0.2 mi
Greenwood Baptist Church
Industrial
0.3 mi
Eastern Parkway
Industrial
0.4 mi
Brooklyn Public Library-Central Building
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Long Island
1776Revolutionary War
1 mi
Battle of Long Island/Brooklyn Heights Aug 27 1776
1776Revolutionary War
1.2 mi
Battle of Long Island — Jamaica Pass Flanking
1776Revolutionary War
1.5 mi
Battle of Long Island — Gowanus Heights
1776Revolutionary War
1.6 mi
Battle of Long Island (Brooklyn Heights)
1776Revolutionary War
2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Park Slope Historic District listed on the National Register?

Park Slope Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Park Slope Historic District?

Park Slope Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Park Slope Historic District?

The period of significance for Park Slope Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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