Crown Heights North Historic District, Sea Gate

Name: Crown Heights North Historic District
Address: Sea Gate, United States

#159 among attractions in Sea Gate

Interesting neighbourhood, Beaux-Arts architecture, Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture, More...

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Facts and practical information

Crown Heights North Historic District is a national historic district located in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The district encompasses 1,019 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Brooklyn. The district features noteworthy examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Romanesque Revival, Renaissance Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Colonial Revival style architecture. It largely developed between about 1853 and 1942, and consists of densely constructed rowhouses, townhouses, two-family houses, semi-attached houses, freestanding houses, flats, apartment buildings, and institutional and commercial buildings. ()

Area: 102.86 acres (0.1607 mi²)Coordinates: 40°40'36"N, 73°56'43"W

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Central Brooklyn (Crown Heights)Sea Gate United States

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Crown Heights North Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church and Rectory.

1 miSW
Premier arts attraction on Prospect Park
Brooklyn Museum, New York City
27 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...
~870 ftSE
Museum, Children's museum
Brooklyn Children's Museum, New York City
5 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.
1.1 miW
Church, Neoclassical architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph, Sea Gate
29 min walk • The Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn, located at 856 Pacific Street between Vanderbilt and Underhill Avenues in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, was built in 1912 in the Spanish Colonial style, replacing a previous church built in 1861.
~1990 ftW
Church, Romanesque revival architecture
St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church and Rectory, Sea Gate
10 min walk • St. Bartholomew's Protestant Episcopal Church and Rectory is a historic Episcopal church and rectory located at 1227 Pacific St. east of Bedford Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1886 in the Romanesque Revival style. It is constructed of brick with stone trim and topped by a slate roof.
0.6 miS
Museum, Synagogue
Jewish Children's Museum, New York City
15 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.
0.5 miE
Street
Atlantic Avenue, Sea Gate
13 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.
0.7 miNE
Library, Neoclassical architecture
Macon Library, Sea Gate
18 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.
~1230 ftSE
Park
Brower Park, Sea Gate
6 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 miSE
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.
0.9 miSE
Theater
Billie Holiday Theatre, Sea Gate
24 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.
0.7 miW
Synagogue
Kol Israel Synagogue, Sea Gate
18 min walk • Congregation Kol Israel is a historic Modern Orthodox synagogue at 603 St. John's Place in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 1928 and is a vernacular "tenement synagogue." It is a small, two story rectangular building faced in random laid fieldstone.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Crown Heights North Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Brooklyn Children's Museum, New York City (5 min walk), Brower Park, Sea Gate (6 min walk), Crown Heights, Sea Gate (7 min walk), Kismet Temple, Sea Gate (9 min walk).

How to get to Crown Heights North Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Crown Heights North Historic District:

Train

Nostrand Avenue (5 min walk)

Metro

Nostrand Avenue • Lines: A, C (9 min walk)
Kingston–Throop Avenues • Lines: A, C (9 min walk)

Bus

Myrtle Avenue & Washington Avenue • Lines: B54 (42 min walk)