Weeksville Heritage Center, New York City

Name: Weeksville Heritage Center
Address: 158 Buffalo Ave, New York City, 11213-2420, United States
Telephone: +1 718-756-5250

#1751 among attractions in New York City

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Weeksville Heritage Center, New York City

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The Weeksville Heritage Center is a historic site on Buffalo Avenue between St. Marks Avenue and Bergen Street in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. It is dedicated to the preservation of Weeksville, one of America's first free black communities during the 19th century. Within this community, the residents established schools, churches and benevolent associations and were active in the abolitionist movement. Weeksville is a historic settlement of national significance and one of the few remaining historical sites of pre-Civil War African-American communities. ()

Built: 1830 (194 years ago)Coordinates: 40°40'26"N, 73°55'31"W

Address

158 Buffalo AveCentral Brooklyn (Crown Heights)New York City 11213-2420 United States

Contact

+1 718-756-5250

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Day trips

Weeksville Heritage Center – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brooklyn Children's Museum, Jewish Children's Museum, Atlantic Avenue, Macon Library.

1 miW
Museum, Children's museum
Brooklyn Children's Museum, New York City
25 min walk • The Brooklyn Children's Museum is a children's museum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 1899, it is the first children's museum in the United States – and according to some, the first one worldwide.
0.9 miSW
Museum, Synagogue
Jewish Children's Museum, New York City
24 min walk • The Jewish Children's Museum is the largest Jewish-themed children's museum in the United States. It aims for children of all faiths and backgrounds to gain a positive perspective and awareness of the Jewish heritage, fostering tolerance and understanding.
0.6 miNW
Street
Atlantic Avenue, Sea Gate
16 min walk • Atlantic Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. It stretches from the Brooklyn waterfront on the East River all the way to Jamaica, Queens.
0.8 miNW
Library, Neoclassical architecture
Macon Library, Sea Gate
21 min walk • Macon Library is a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. The branch, opened in 1907, was the borough's eleventh Carnegie library. Richard A.
0.9 miW
Park
Brower Park, Sea Gate
24 min walk • Brower Park is a municipal park in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. It is located between Brooklyn Avenue to the west and Kingston Avenue to the east, and between St. Marks Avenue to the north and Park Place to the south.
0.7 miSW
Park
Eastern Parkway, Sea Gate
18 min walk • Eastern Parkway is a major road that runs through a portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, it was the world's first parkway, having been built between 1870 and 1874.
0.7 miSW
Theater
Billie Holiday Theatre, Sea Gate
17 min walk • The Billie Holiday Theatre is as 218-seat theatre located in the New York neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. It opened in May 1972, It was founded by the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.
1 miSE
Park, Streamline Moderne architecture
Betsy Head Park, New York City
26 min walk • Betsy Head Park is a 10.55-acre public park in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The park occupies two non-contiguous plots diagonally across from each other at the intersection of Dumont Avenue and Thomas S.
1 miW
Library
Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad, Sea Gate
26 min walk • The Library Of Agudas Chassidei Chabad is a research library owned by Agudas Chasidei Chabad. Its content had been collected by the Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes.
1.6 miNW
Tree
Magnolia grandiflora, Sea Gate
41 min walk • The Magnolia grandiflora is a historic tree at 679 Lafayette Avenue in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. The specimen is a rare example of a flourishing laurel magnolia growing as far north as New York, having been brought as a seedling from North Carolina and planted around 1885 by William Lemken.
0.8 miNW
Park
462 Halsey Community Farm, Sea Gate
22 min walk • 462 Halsey Community Farm is a community farm in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It is located on Halsey Street between Lewis Avenue and Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Weeksville Heritage Center open?

Weeksville Heritage Center is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Weeksville Heritage Center?

Nearby attractions include Chief Charles A. Joshua Plaza, New York City (11 min walk), Immanuel Congregational Church, New York City (15 min walk), Atlantic Avenue, Sea Gate (16 min walk), Billie Holiday Theatre, Sea Gate (17 min walk).

How to get to Weeksville Heritage Center by public transport?

The nearest stations to Weeksville Heritage Center:

Metro

Ralph Avenue • Lines: A, C (11 min walk)
Utica Avenue • Lines: A, C (12 min walk)

Train

East New York (30 min walk)