Center for Brooklyn History, New York City

Name: Center for Brooklyn History
Address: 128 Pierrepont St, New York City, 11201-2711, United States
Telephone: +1 718-222-4111

#969 among attractions in New York City

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Center for Brooklyn History, New York City

Facts and practical information

The Center for Brooklyn History is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of Brooklyn's 400-year history. The center's Romanesque Revival building, located at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, was designed by George B. Post and built in 1878-81, is a National Historic Landmark and part of New York City's Brooklyn Heights Historic District. The CBH houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people, and hosts exhibitions which draw over 9,000 members a year. In addition to general programming, the CBH serves over 70,000 public school students and teachers annually by providing exhibit tours, educational programs and curricula, and making its professional staff available for instruction and consultation. ()

Built: 1878 (146 years ago)Coordinates: 40°41'41"N, 73°59'33"W

Address

128 Pierrepont StNorthwestern Brooklyn (Brooklyn Heights)New York City 11201-2711 United States

Contact

+1 718-222-4111

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Day trips

Center for Brooklyn History – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Transit Museum, Cadman Plaza, Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Korean War Veterans Plaza.

~1700 ftSE
Hands-on history of mass transporation
New York Transit Museum, New York City
9 min walk • Nestled in the bustling borough of Brooklyn, the New York Transit Museum is a unique urban sanctuary dedicated to the history of New York City's public transportation system. Housed in a decommissioned subway station at 99 Schermerhorn Street, this museum offers...
0.4 miN
Park
Cadman Plaza, New York City
10 min walk • Cadman Plaza is a park located on the border of the Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York City. Named for Reverend Doctor Samuel Parkes Cadman, a renowned minister in the Brooklyn Congregational Church, it is built on land reclaimed by condemnation in 1935 and was named as a park in 1939.
~1660 ftW
Park, Historic walking areas, View point
Brooklyn Heights Promenade, New York City
8 min walk • The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, also called the Esplanade, is a 1,826-foot-long platform and pedestrian walkway cantilevered over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, United States.
~610 ftNE
Memorial
Korean War Veterans Plaza, Sea Gate
3 min walk • Korean War Veterans Plaza is a memorial plaza in Brooklyn, New York City, at Fulton and Tillary streets. The plaza features a gate and flagstaff, cast in 1992 and dedicated on November 11 of that year.
~1650 ftN
Church, Historical place, Sacred and religious sites
Plymouth Church, New York City
8 min walk • Plymouth Church is an historic church located at 57 Orange Street between Henry and Hicks Streets in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City; the Church House has the address 75 Hicks Street.
~1420 ftN
Monuments and statues
Brooklyn War Memorial, Sea Gate
7 min walk • The Brooklyn War Memorial is a war memorial installed in Brooklyn's Cadman Plaza, in the U.S. state of New York. It features two high relief figures sculpted by Charles Keck, which represent victory and family, as well as a memorial wall in its main auditorium.
~1910 ftSE
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Friends Meetinghouse and School, Sea Gate
10 min walk • The Friends Meetinghouse and School is an historic Quaker meeting house and adjacent school building at the corner of Schermerhorn Street and Boerum Place in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
~930 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture, City hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall, New York City
5 min walk • Brooklyn Borough Hall is a building in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architects Calvin Pollard and Gamaliel King in the Greek Revival style, and constructed of Tuckahoe marble under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes.
~1570 ftS
Church
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Sea Gate
8 min walk • The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen, more simply Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox cathedral church at 64 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn, New York. It is best known for taking in parishioners from St.
0.4 miSE
Church
Brooklyn Tabernacle, Sea Gate
11 min walk • Brooklyn Tabernacle is an evangelical non-denominational megachurch located at 17 Smith Street at the Fulton Mall in downtown Brooklyn, New York City. The senior pastor is Jim Cymbala.
0.4 miE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Wunsch Building, Sea Gate
11 min walk • The Wunsch Building of New York University Tandon School of Engineering is the present name of the former Bridge Street Methodist Church, a former Methodist church located at 311 Bridge Street, on the east side between Johnson Street and Myrtle Avenue, in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Center for Brooklyn History open?

Center for Brooklyn History is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 1 pm - 5 pm
Thursday 1 pm - 5 pm
Friday 1 pm - 5 pm
Saturday 1 pm - 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Center for Brooklyn History?

Nearby attractions include St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, New York City (1 min walk), Toy Museum of NY, Sea Gate (1 min walk), First Unitarian Congregational Society, Sea Gate (2 min walk), Brooklyn Arts Gallery, Sea Gate (3 min walk).

How to get to Center for Brooklyn History by public transport?

The nearest stations to Center for Brooklyn History:

Metro

Court Street • Lines: N, R (2 min walk)
Borough Hall • Lines: 2, 3, 4, 5 (5 min walk)

Bus

Sands Street & Pearl Street • Lines: B67, B69 (12 min walk)
Greyhound (13 min walk)

Ferry

Pier 11/Wall Street Terminal (23 min walk)
Whitehall • Lines: Sif (30 min walk)

Train

Atlantic Terminal (27 min walk)