Lesbian Herstory Archives, New York City

Name: Lesbian Herstory Archives
Address: 484 14th St, New York City, 11215-5702, United States
Telephone: +1 718-768-3953

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Lesbian Herstory Archives, New York City

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The Lesbian Herstory Archives is a New York City-based archive, community center, and museum dedicated to preserving lesbian history, located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Archives contain the world's largest collection of materials by and about lesbians. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1974 (50 years ago)Coordinates: 40°39'43"N, 73°58'49"W

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484 14th StSouth Brooklyn (Park Slope)New York City 11215-5702 United States

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+1 718-768-3953

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Lesbian Herstory Archives – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brooklyn Museum, Prospect Park, The Bell House, Prospect Park Zoo.

1.1 miNE
Premier arts attraction on Prospect Park
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
28 min walk • The Brooklyn Museum, nestled in the heart of New York City's vibrant borough of Brooklyn, stands as a beacon of art, culture, and history. This prominent institution, one of the oldest and largest museums in the United States, offers an extensive collection spanning...
0.6 miE
City green space with basketball courts
Prospect Park, New York City
15 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Brooklyn, Prospect Park stands as an urban oasis in the bustling city of New York City. This 526-acre park is a verdant retreat for city dwellers and tourists alike, offering a myriad of outdoor activities, natural landscapes, and community...
1 miNW
Theater
The Bell House, Sea Gate
26 min walk • The Bell House is a bar and music/comedy venue in Brooklyn, New York. In September 2008 it was opened for the first time. It was the usual recording venue for the NPR program Ask Me Another during that program's run.
0.8 miE
125-plus species, familiar to exotic
Prospect Park Zoo, New York City
22 min walk • The Prospect Park Zoo is a 12-acre zoo located off Flatbush Avenue on the eastern side of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City. As of 2016, the zoo houses 864 animals representing about 176 species, and as of 2007, it averages 300,000 visitors annually. The Prospect Park Zoo is operated by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
0.9 miSW
Historic battlefield and burial ground
Green-Wood Cemetery, New York City
22 min walk • Green-Wood Cemetery is a 478-acre cemetery in the western portion of Brooklyn, New York City. The cemetery is located between South Slope/Greenwood Heights, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, Kensington, and Sunset Park, and lies several blocks southwest of Prospect Park.
0.9 miNE
Monuments and statues
Statue of James S. T. Stranahan, Sea Gate
24 min walk • J.S.T. Stranahan is a bronze statue in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York City. Designed by Frederick William MacMonnies and erected in 1891 near the park's entrance at Grand Army Plaza, it honors James S. T.
0.9 miE
Square
Willink Plaza, Sea Gate
22 min walk • The Willink Entrance area, also known as Willink Plaza, is a major urban square of Brooklyn, New York City, formed by the intersection of Flatbush Avenue, Ocean Avenue and Empire Boulevard, at the eastern corner of Prospect Park and the southern corner of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
0.9 miE
Music venue
Concert Grove, Sea Gate
23 min walk • The Concert Grove is a section of Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City, that historically functioned as an outdoor music venue.
0.7 miN
Dancing, Nightlife
Ginger's, Sea Gate
18 min walk • Ginger's is a cash only, dive lesbian bar in Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood, and as of 2020 was the borough's last remaining lesbian bar and one of two queer bars in Park Slope following the closure of Excelsior.
~1390 ftNE
Monuments and statues
Lafayette Memorial, Sea Gate
7 min walk • The Lafayette Memorial is a public memorial located in Brooklyn's Prospect Park in New York City. The memorial, designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French and architect Henry Bacon, was dedicated in 1917 and consists of a bas-relief of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette alongside a groom and a horse.
0.8 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Old First Reformed Church, Sea Gate
22 min walk • The Old First Reformed Church in Brooklyn, New York– officially known as The Reformed Dutch Church of the Town of Breukelen – is a historic Dutch Reformed church at 126 7th Avenue on the corner of Carroll Street in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, New York.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lesbian Herstory Archives?

Nearby attractions include Park Slope Jewish Center, Sea Gate (3 min walk), Kolot Chayeinu, Sea Gate (6 min walk), Lafayette Memorial, Sea Gate (7 min walk), Litchfield Villa, Sea Gate (13 min walk).

How to get to Lesbian Herstory Archives by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lesbian Herstory Archives:

Bus

Prospect Park West & Bartel Pritchard Square • Lines: B61 (2 min walk)
9th Street & 6th Avenue • Lines: B61 (12 min walk)

Metro

15th Street–Prospect Park • Lines: F, G (4 min walk)
7th Avenue • Lines: <F>, F, G (7 min walk)