Boerum Hill Historic District Explained

Boerum Hill Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Pacific, Wyckoff, Bergen, Nevins, Bond and Hoyt Sts., New York, New York
Coordinates:40.6853°N -73.9869°W
Built:1845
Architecture:Greek Revival, Italianate
Added:September 26, 1983
Refnum:83001686

Boerum Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, New York City. It originally consisted of 238 contributing residential rowhouses and a few commercial buildings built between 1845 and 1890. Most are three bay, three story brick buildings with projecting stoops in a Greek Revival or Italianate style.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Its area was approximately doubled in 2018.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:Boerum Hill Historic District Nomination Report. June 1983. 2011-03-06. Larry E. Gobrecht. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019090608/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3217. 2012-10-19. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying 21 photos. 2011-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019090733/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3216. 2012-10-19. dead.
  2. Peak preservation: LPC approves extension of Boerum Hill Historic District Brooklyn Paper June 27, 2018. https://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/41/26/dtg-landmarks-approves-boerum-hill-historic-district-extension-2018-06-29-bk.html accessed Oct 1, 2018