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

Boerum Hill Historic District

— New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation —

Boerum Hill Marker Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jack DePalma, November 6, 2025

1. Boerum Hill Marker Marker

Inscription.
The name of this district goes back to the mid-17th century settlement of the area by the Boerum family who were prosperous Dutch farmers. In general the residential development took place between the 1840'S and the 1870'S,and the many surviving Greek revival and Italianate houses date from that period. In the mid-19th Boerum Hill was a fashionable district of row houses. The taste of those days is recalled in the architectural details such as the fine iron railings and fluted porch columns.

Erected by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Places • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 40° 41.17′ N, 73° 59.357′ W. Marker is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County. It is in Boerum Hill. It is on Bergen Street west of Hoyt Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 116 Bergen Street, Brooklyn NY 11201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American

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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 marker: Pacheco & Lugo (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); The History of the Hoyt Street Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Hoyt Street Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brooklyn (approx. 0.2 miles away); An 18th Century Well (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Paul Catholic Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Cornelius Heeney (approx. ¼ mile away); Did You Know? (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brooklyn.

Also see . . . Boerum Hill Historic District (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 22, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York.)

Boerum Hill Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jack DePalma, November 18, 2025

2. Boerum Hill Marker

Photographed by Jack DePalma, November 18, 2025

3. Boerum Hill Marker

( reverse side )

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. This page has been viewed 75 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on November 23, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. Photos: 1. submitted on November 14, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. 2, 3. submitted on November 18, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.