Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District, Sea Gate

Name: Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District
Address: Sea Gate, United States

#197 among attractions in Sea Gate

Neighbourhood, Romanesque revival architecture

Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District

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Facts and practical information

Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District is a historic industrial complex and national historic district in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City. The complex consists of 16 contributing buildings built between 1891 and 1928. The largest and oldest building dates to 1891 and is located at the corner of Washington and Park avenues. It is a five-story, Romanesque Revival style building. Much of the complex has been converted to loft apartments. ()

Coordinates: 40°41'47"N, 73°58'6"W

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Northwestern Brooklyn (Clinton Hill)Sea Gate United States

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Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Quarters A, Golconda Playground, Commodore Barry Park, Fort Greene Park.

0.7 miNW
Historical landmark
Quarters A, New York City
18 min walk • Quarters A, also known as the Commandant's House, is a historic house on Evans Street in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.
0.7 miW
Park
Golconda Playground, Sea Gate
19 min walk • Golconda Skate Park, known as Fat Kid, is a public skate park in the Downtown Brooklyn/Fort Greene neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York City, that originated as a DIY skate spot.
0.6 miW
Park
Commodore Barry Park, Sea Gate
15 min walk • Commodore Barry Park is an urban park in the Fort Greene neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The park is operated by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
0.5 miSW
Park, Basketball court
Fort Greene Park, New York City
13 min walk • Fort Greene Park is a city-owned and -operated park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City. The 30.2-acre park was originally named after the fort formerly located there, Fort Putnam, which itself was named for Rufus Putnam, George Washington's Chief of Engineers in the Revolutionary War.
0.8 miSW
Theater
Theatre for a New Audience, Sea Gate
21 min walk • The Theatre for a New Audience is a non-profit theater in New York City focused on producing Shakespeare and other classic dramas. Its off-Broadway productions have toured in the U.S. and internationally.
0.6 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Queen of All Saints Church, Sea Gate
15 min walk • The Queen of All Saints Church is located at 300 Vanderbilt Avenue on the corner of Lafayette Avenue in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It is a Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn. The church is located within the Fort Greene Historic District.
~1060 ftW
Church
Mary of Nazareth Parish, Sea Gate
6 min walk • Mary of Nazareth Parish was formed in 2008 with the merger of Sacred Heart Parish and the Parish of St. Michael and St. Edward.
0.8 miSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Opera
Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City
22 min walk • The Brooklyn Academy of Music is a performing arts venue in Brooklyn, New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant-garde performance. It presented its first performance in 1861 and began operations in its present location in 1908. The Academy is incorporated as a New York State not-for-profit corporation. It has 501 status.
0.5 miSW
Memorial, Stanford White, Sculpture
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument, New York City
13 min walk • The Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument is a war memorial at Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It commemorates more than 11,500 American prisoners of war who died in captivity aboard sixteen British prison ships during the American Revolutionary War.
0.6 miS
Church, Victorian architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Apostolic Faith Mission, Sea Gate
15 min walk • The Apostolic Faith Mission church in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, New York City, located at 265 Lafayette Avenue northeast corner of Washington Avenue, occupies the historic nineteenth-century former Orthodox Friends Meeting House.
0.8 miS
Church, Neoclassical architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sea Gate
21 min walk • Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church, is an historic church at 88 Hanson Place between South Oxford Street and South Portland Avenue in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, which was built in 1857-60 as the Hanson Place Baptist Church. It was designed by George Penchard in the Early Romanesque Revival style.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Wallabout Industrial Historic District, Sea Gate (3 min walk), Wallabout Historic District, Sea Gate (5 min walk), Lefferts-Laidlaw House, Sea Gate (5 min walk), Wallabout, Sea Gate (6 min walk).

How to get to Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District:

Bus

Vanderbilt Avenue & Park Avenue • Lines: B69 (4 min walk)
Myrtle Avenue & Washington Avenue • Lines: B54 (6 min walk)

Metro

Clinton–Washington Avenues • Lines: G (15 min walk)
Classon Avenue • Lines: G (18 min walk)

Train

Atlantic Terminal (24 min walk)