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Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City)

Coordinates: 40°40′44″N 73°58′20″W / 40.67889°N 73.97222°W / 40.67889; -73.97222
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Prospect Heights Historic District
Bergen Street and Carlton Avenue
Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City) is located in New York City
Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City)
Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City) is located in New York
Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City)
Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City) is located in the United States
Prospect Heights Historic District (New York City)
LocationRoughly bounded by Pacific and Bergen Sts., Flatbush and Vanderbilt Aves., and Park Pl., New York City
Coordinates40°40′44″N 73°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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.