Greenpoint Historic District Explained

Greenpoint Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Kent, Calyer, Noble, and Franklin Sts., Clifford Pl. and Manhattan Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates:40.7292°N -73.9556°W
Built:1850
Architect:Multiple
Architecture:Late Victorian, Italianate
Added:September 26, 1983
Refnum:83001692

Greenpoint Historic District is a national historic district in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It consists of 363 contributing commercial and residential buildings built between 1850 and 1900. It includes both substantial and modest row houses and numerous walk-up apartment buildings, as well as a variety of commercial buildings including the former Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory, six churches, and two banks.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:Greenpoint Historic District. August 1983. 2011-03-12. Larry Gobrecht. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019091508/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3231. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying 40 photos. and Web site: photo captions.