Brooklyn Heights in Kings County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Eagle Warehouse
Photographed by R. C.
1. Eagle Warehouse Marker
After the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper razed its original offices here, Frank Freeman (1862-1949) was commissioned to design a warehouse for the site. It was completed in 1894.
Acknowledged now as Brooklyn's greatest architect, Freeman was a master of the Eclectic Romanesque Revival style. His metaphor of warehouse as fortress — impregnable, massive, permanent — was singularly fitting and reassuring for the owners of the valuables stored within. Underground, a "moat" of air even surrounds the foundation, protecting it from water seepage.
Freeman wrapped the warehouse around the one structure left by the newspaper. Its three story pressroom, built in 1882, at the corner of Doughty Street and Elizabeth Place, where you can detect its roofline today. In 1906, he added another building in the same style, east of his first. The warehouse was converted to residential use in 1979.
Erected 1994 by Eagle Tenants Corporation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Communications • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.
Location. 40° 42.133′ N, 73° 59.6′ W.
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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: Walt Whitman (here, next to this marker); No. 1 Front Street Conversion (within shouting distance of this marker); The Oldest Office Building in New York City (within shouting distance of this marker); GreenThumb (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brooklyn Heights Historic District (about 400 feet away); Brooklyn City Railroad Company Building (about 400 feet away); History in the Park (about
Photographed by R. C.
2. Eagle Warehouse Markers (on left side of arched entry)
Photographed by R. C.
3. Eagle Warehouse
Markers are located on the left side of the arched entryway.
Photographed by Jack DePalma, October 4, 2025
4. Eagle Warehouse Marker
The main enterance.
Photographed by Jack DePalma, November 14, 2025
5. Eagle from the Brooklyn Eagle Printshop.
The Brooklyn Eagle found inside the Eagle Warehouse main enterance. No marker. This is assumed original from the Custodian there and from the earlier Brooklyn Eagle Newspaper Building as sited there before the Warehouse was built.
Photographed by Jack DePalma, July 23, 2026
6. Eagle Warehouse Building
Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,680 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 17, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 4. submitted on October 11, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. 5. submitted on November 14, 2025, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. 6. submitted on July 23, 2026, by Jack DePalma of Brooklyn,NY, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
