Brooklyn Heights in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brooklyn Heights Historic District
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 4, 2022
1. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Brooklyn Heights Historic District. . Brooklyn Heights, with its elegant promenade and dramatic view of Manhattan, is one of the most uniformly preserved 19th century residential districts in New York City. It was developed soon after 1814 when Robert Fulton's first steam powered ferry, financially backed by Hezekiah Beers Pierpont, a transplanted New Englander, connected the Village of Brooklyn to Manhattan. Distinguished today by frame houses built soon after 1820, Greek Revival and Italianate row houses built in the mid-century and many 19th century churches, Brooklyn Heights retains its serene upper middle-class atmosphere. Notable early residents included Seth Low, President of Columbia University and an early Mayor of consolidated New York; and Henry Ward Beecher, an abolitionist minister and brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, and the consolidation of Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, and the consolidation of Brooklyn and New York in 1898, ended Brooklyn Heights' growth. It was the first historic district, designated in 1965.
Brooklyn Heights, with its elegant promenade and dramatic view of Manhattan, is one of the most uniformly preserved 19th century residential districts in New York City. It was developed soon after 1814 when Robert Fulton's first steam powered ferry, financially backed by Hezekiah Beers Pierpont, a transplanted New Englander, connected the Village of Brooklyn to Manhattan. Distinguished today by frame houses built soon after 1820, Greek Revival and Italianate row houses built in the mid-century and many 19th century churches, Brooklyn Heights retains its serene upper middle-class atmosphere. Notable early residents included Seth Low, President of Columbia University and an early Mayor of consolidated New York; and Henry Ward Beecher, an abolitionist minister and brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The completion of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, and the consolidation of Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, and the consolidation of Brooklyn and New York in 1898, ended Brooklyn Heights' growth. It was the first historic district, designated in 1965.
Erected by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.
Location. 40° 41.846′ N, 73° 59.589′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Heights. Marker is at the intersection of Clark Street and Henry Street, on the right when traveling east on Clark Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 82 Clark St, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 4, 2022
3. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
