John Rankin House, Sea Gate

Name: John Rankin House
Address: Sea Gate, United States

#138 among attractions in Sea Gate

Greek Revival architecture

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The John Rankin House at 440 Clinton Street at the corner of Carroll Street in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City was built in the Greek Revival style in 1840, at which time it stood by itself, surrounded by farmland and overlooking Upper New York Bay. ()

Coordinates: 40°40'53"N, 73°59'56"W

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South Brooklyn (Carroll Gardens)Sea Gate United States

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John Rankin House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New York Transit Museum, The Bell House, The Invisible Dog Art Center, Red Hook Park.

0.8 miNE
Hands-on history of mass transporation
New York Transit Museum, New York City
20 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...
0.7 miSE
Theater
The Bell House, Sea Gate
17 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.
0.6 miNE
Museum
The Invisible Dog Art Center, Sea Gate
15 min walk • The Invisible Dog Art Center is a museum and arts center in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, established by Lucien Zayan in 2009. The center gets its name from being a former invisible dog factory. Some buckles, belts, molds, and industrial fixtures remain as remnants throughout the building.
0.7 miSW
Park
Red Hook Park, Sea Gate
20 min walk • Red Hook Recreation Area, also known as Red Hook Park, is a 58.5-acre public park in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, composed of several segments centered around Bay Street.
0.8 miNE
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Friends Meetinghouse and School, Sea Gate
20 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.
0.7 miW
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Pioneer Works, New York City
19 min walk • Pioneer Works is a non-profit cultural center in Red Hook, New York City. The center builds community through the arts and sciences to create an open and inspired world.
0.7 miNE
Church
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Sea Gate
19 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.
~1780 ftNE
Romanesque architecture, Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Kane Street Synagogue, New York City
9 min walk • Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes, more commonly known as the Kane Street Synagogue, is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue located at 236 Kane Street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, United States. It is currently the oldest continuously operating synagogue in Brooklyn.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Carroll Street Bridge, Sea Gate
15 min walk • The Carroll Street Bridge is a retractable bridge in New York City, crossing the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. It carries a single wooden-decked lane for one-way eastbound vehicular traffic and two walkways.
0.6 miE
Bridge
Union Street Bridge, Sea Gate
15 min walk • The Union Street Bridge is a double leaf Scherzer rolling lift bascule carrying Union Street over the Gowanus Canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The bridge cost $85,206.85 and opened on March 4, 1905.
0.5 miNW
Ship
Mary A. Whalen, Sea Gate
14 min walk • Mary A. Whalen, known as the S.T. Kiddoo from 1938 to 1958, is a historic oil tanker located in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. She is the home of the non-profit PortSide NewYork, and the group runs programs aboard her. She was built in 1938 by the John J.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to John Rankin House?

Nearby attractions include Carroll Gardens, New York City (7 min walk), Kane Street Synagogue, New York City (9 min walk), BoCoCa, Sea Gate (10 min walk), Cobble Hill Historic District, Sea Gate (11 min walk).

How to get to John Rankin House by public transport?

The nearest stations to John Rankin House:

Metro

Carroll Street • Lines: F, G (6 min walk)
Bergen Street • Lines: F, G (13 min walk)

Bus

Greyhound (23 min walk)
9th Street & 6th Avenue • Lines: B61 (31 min walk)

Train

Atlantic Terminal (30 min walk)