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

The Packer Collegiate Institute

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2024

1. The Packer Collegiate Institute Marker

Inscription. Established by
Harriet Putnam Packer
as a memorial to her husband
William Satterlee Packer
Chartered as an institution for the academic and collegiate education of girls March 19, 1853

Main Building opened November 9, 1854
Alumnae Hall opened November 9, 1907

Successor to
Brooklyn Female Academy
Founded 1845

Erected by The Packer Collegiate Institute.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is March 19, 1853.

Location. 40° 41.557′ N, 73° 59.54′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Heights. It is on Joralemon Street just east of Clinton Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 173 Joralemon St, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Northeast

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in North America

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 133 Clinton Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Brooklyn Heights / Downtown Brooklyn (about 500 feet away); Brooklyn Municipal Building (about 500 feet away); Brooklyn Borough Hall (about 600 feet away); Where the Dodgers Made Baseball History and Jackie Robinson Changed America (about 600 feet away); Washington A. Roebling (about 800 feet away); World War I Memorial Grove (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2024

2. The Packer Collegiate Institute Marker

Photographed by Jack DePalma, September 16, 2025

3. The Packer Collegiate Institute Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 254 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 20, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on September 17, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York.