Clinton Hill South Historic District | |
 Row houses in the district | |
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| Location | Roughly Lefferts and Brevoort Places between Washington Avenue and Bedford Place, Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′50″N 73°57′32″W / 40.68056°N 73.95889°W |
| Area | 23 acres (9.3 ha) |
| Architect | Robert Dixon, et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Late Victorian, Neo-Grec |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001675 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 17, 1986 |
Clinton Hill South Historic District is a national historic district in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, in New York City. It consists of 246 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1850s and 1922. It includes fine examples of Neo-Grec style row houses. Also in the district are a number of early 20th century apartment buildings in the Colonial Revival style.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
Notable residents
- Thomas F. Woodlock, 155-157 Lefferts Place, editor of The Wall Street Journal and Interstate Commerce Commission commissioner.[3]
- James William Elwell, 70 Lefferts Place, shipping merchant and philanthropist; members of the New York Chamber of Commerce.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Merrill Hesch (May 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Clinton Hill South Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-03-12. See also: "Accompanying 22 photos".
- ↑ Spellen, Suzanne (February 5, 2014). "Building of the Day: 155-157 Lefferts Place". Brownstoner. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ↑ "James W. and Lucy S. Elwell House" (PDF). Landmarks Preservation Commission. Brooklyn, New York. 2006-12-12. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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