Senator Street Historic District Explained

Senator Street Historic District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Location:	318-370 and 317-347 Senator St., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates:	40.6367°N -74.0242°W
Built:	1906
Architect:	Eisenla, Fred W.
Architecture:	Renaissance
Added:	October 10, 2002
Refnum:	02001115

Senator Street Historic District is a national historic district in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It consists of 40 contributing residential buildings (including two garages) built between 1906 and 1912. They are all three story brownstone rowhouses in the Neo-Renaissance style. The houses feature high stoops and full sized subterranean basements.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Uniqueness

The street, which replaces what would otherwise be 68th Street, is named for New York State Senator Henry Cruse Murphy,^{[2] [3] [4]} who also held other elected positions.^{[5] [6]}

As with the name Brooklyn,^[7] this is not the only Senator Street in the United States.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration:Senator Street Historic District. April 2002. 2011-03-19 . Kathy Howe. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying 15 photos.
2. News: The New York Times. Where Urban Meets Suburban . Sarah Harrison Smith. April 5, 2013.
3. Web site: Senator Street Between 3rd & 4th Avenues . . SIX to Celebrate.
4. Web site: Senator Street in Bay Ridge: A historic block without landmark protections. Marjorie Cohen . October 26, 2017.
5. News: The New York Times. On a Wrought-Iron Block, a 21st-Century Interloper. Jake Mooney . July 17, 2005.
6. News: The New York Times. Woman Digging Into Brooklyn Past. David Gordon . June 3, 1973.
7. Web site: Brooklyn.
8. Web site: Senator Street Distribution - 4179-4189 Senator Street. Tim Mashburn. Colliers_(company).