Fort Greene in Brooklyn in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Fort Greene Historic District

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 10, 2021

1. Fort Greene Historic District Marker

Inscription. Fort Greene is a neighborhood with unusually consistent 19th century domestic architecture developed principally in the short span between 1855 and 1875. Fort Greene Park was created in 1848 at the instigation of poet Walt Whitman who was then the editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper. It was redesigned in 1867 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, landscape architects of Central Park and Prospect Park. The park contains the prison ship "Martyrs" monument and the symbolic home of 11,500 men who died in the Revolutionary War on British Prison ships anchored nearby.

Erected by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 40° 41.322′ N, 73° 58.374′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Fort Greene. Marker is on Cumberland Street just south of Dekalb Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 241 Cumberland St, Brooklyn NY 11205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. Marianne Moore (within shouting distance of this marker); Edmonds Playground

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(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Eastern White Pine (about 500 feet away); Osage-orange (about 700 feet away); GreenThumb (about 700 feet away); European Beech (about 700 feet away); Parham Playground (about 700 feet away); The Greene Garden (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Also see . . . Fort Greene Historic District - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on March 3, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on October 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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