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 | — |
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 buildings 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, Sunset 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 Sunset 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° 38.886′ N, 74° 0.09′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Sunset Park. It 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: 655 41st Street, Brooklyn NY 11232, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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Also see . . . Sunset Park - Historic District. 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 July 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
