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

Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District

New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 9, 2024

1. Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District Marker

Unfortunately, the marker is hard to read due to being obscured with several large stickers.

Inscription. Completed in 1908 in the design of Henry Herts and [obscured]. The Brooklyn Academy of Music replaced an 1859 building designed by Leopold Eidlitz which had burned. The current Renaissance Revival Building was intended to assert Brooklyn's continuing commitment to a cultural life of its own after the merging in 1898 of the independent City of Brooklyn into Greater New York. [obscured] character of then-independent Brooklyn, third largest city in the nation in 1855.

Erected by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Political Subdivisions. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 40° 41.133′ N, 73° 58.486′ W. Marker has been reported unreadable. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Fort Greene. It is on Hanson Place west of South Portland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 73 Hanson Pl, Brooklyn NY 11217, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: The Shirley A. Chisholm New York State Office Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Fowler (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cuyler Gore (about 700 feet away); Brooklyn Bronzes (about 700 feet away); HSBC (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ebbets Field Flagpole (approx. 0.2 miles away); Betty Carter Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Betty Carter Park (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 9, 2024

2. Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District Marker

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 9, 2024

3. Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 13, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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