Brooklyn Heights in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Brooklyn Heights Historic District
New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 8, 2024
1. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Marker
Inscription.
Brooklyn Heights Historic District. New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation. 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 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 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° 42.067′ N, 73° 59.629′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Brooklyn Heights. It is on Willow Street west of Poplar Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Willow St, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: GreenThumb (within shouting distance of this marker); Hillside Dog Park (about 300
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 8, 2024
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 8, 2024
3. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Marker
Photographed by Jack DePalma, September 15, 2025
4. Brooklyn Heights Historic District Marker
Found at Brooklyn Historical Building.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on September 16, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York.
