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

Hikipisara | Pitkätalo

Sun Garden Homes Association

— 637-661 41st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 —

Hikipisara | Pitkätalo Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, July 13, 2023

1. Hikipisara | Pitkätalo Marker

Inscription.
This building, known as a Finnish co-op, is one of more than thirty cooperative apartment buildings surrounding Sunset Park that were either built or converted to co-ops by Finnish immigrants in the early 1900s. These building were among the first co-ops in the United States and served as a model for the cooperative housing movement that followed. For many years, this part of the Sunset Park neighborhood was known as Finntown.

Purpose-built as a co-op, Sun Garden Homes was completed in 1926. This building was designed by architect Eric O. Holmgren.

The Finnish nickname for the building, Hikipisara, means drop of sweat. The building was also known as Pitkätalo, which means long house.

Erected by Sun Garden Homes Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Immigration • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 40° 38.894′ N, 74° 0.103′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Sunset Park. Marker is on 41st Street west of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 647 41st Street, Brooklyn NY 11232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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. A different marker also named Hikipisara | Pitkätalo (a few steps from this marker); Sunset View Association (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Riverview Homes Association (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Sunset View Association (about 300 feet away); Kiusala (about 400 feet away); Mannerheim (about 500 feet away); Sunset Park (about 500 feet away); Baltic Homes (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

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

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, July 13, 2023

2. Hikipisara | Pitkätalo Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.