Fort Greene Historic District, Sea Gate

Name: Fort Greene Historic District
Address: Sea Gate, United States

#195 among attractions in Sea Gate

Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture

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Fort Greene Historic District is a national historic district in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It consists of 1,158 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, one contributing object, and two contributing structures. It is characterized by a concentration of architecturally distinguished three and four story townhouses developed speculatively and built between 1840 and 1890. Most are faced in sandstone and exhibit characteristics of the Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, and Neo-Grec styles. It includes the 33-acre Fort Greene Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in 1868. In the park is a column memorializing Revolutionary War soldiers that was designed by McKim, Mead, and White and erected in 1908. The park was built on the site of fortifications built in 1776 and 1814. Also located in the district is the Brooklyn Academy of Music. ()

Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 40°41'19"N, 73°58'19"W

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Northwestern Brooklyn (Fort Greene)Sea Gate United States

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Fort Greene Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Barclays Center, Atlantic Terminal, Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, Roulette.

0.4 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Barclays Center, New York City
12 min walk • Nestled in the bustling borough of Brooklyn, the Barclays Center stands as a modern coliseum within the vibrant tapestry of New York City. This state-of-the-art arena, known for its distinctive, contemporary architecture and its weathered steel façade, has quickly...
~1980 ftSW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Train station
Atlantic Terminal, New York City
10 min walk • Atlantic Terminal and Atlantic Center are two shopping malls located on Atlantic Avenue surrounded by Hanson Place, Fort Greene Place and Flatbush Avenue in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, New York City, near Downtown Brooklyn.
0.5 miSE
Church
Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, Sea Gate
13 min walk • The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew is a historic Episcopal church at 520 Clinton Avenue between Fulton Street and Atlantic Avenue in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. This congregation was founded as St.
0.5 miSW
Theater
Roulette, Sea Gate
13 min walk • Roulette Intermedium is a performing arts and new music venue located in Brooklyn, New York City. Founded in 1978, it has been located in the neighborhoods of Tribeca and SoHo in Manhattan, and now resides in a renovated theater in downtown Brooklyn.
0.4 miW
Theater
Mark Morris Dance Center, Sea Gate
10 min walk • The Mark Morris Dance Center is located in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, at 3 Lafayette Avenue, on the corner of Flatbush Avenue. It is the permanent home of the international touring modern dance company, the Mark Morris Dance Group.
~1440 ftNW
Park, Basketball court
Fort Greene Park, New York City
7 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.
~1880 ftW
Theater
Theatre for a New Audience, Sea Gate
10 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.
~840 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Queen of All Saints Church, Sea Gate
5 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.
0.6 miN
Church
Mary of Nazareth Parish, Sea Gate
15 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.
~1650 ftSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Opera
Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City
8 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.
~1520 ftNW
Memorial, Stanford White, Sculpture
Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument, New York City
8 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fort Greene Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Queen of All Saints Church, Sea Gate (5 min walk), Fort Greene, New York City (5 min walk), Hanson Place Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sea Gate (7 min walk), Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, New York City (7 min walk).

How to get to Fort Greene Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fort Greene Historic District:

Metro

Fulton Street • Lines: G (7 min walk)
Lafayette Avenue • Lines: A, C (6 min walk)

Bus

Myrtle Avenue & Carlton Avenue • Lines: B54 (9 min walk)
Vanderbilt Avenue & Myrtle Avenue • Lines: B69 (9 min walk)

Train

Atlantic Terminal (10 min walk)