Ward Belmont College
WARD-BELMONT COLLEGE 1913-1951 In 1913, Belmont College (est. 1890) and Ward’s Seminary (est. 1865) merged to form Ward-Belmont College, a women’s junior college, preparatory school, and music...
31-33 Middagh Street
31-33 MIDDAGH STREET DOUBLE FRAME FEDERAL HOUSE CIRCA 1820 LISTED AS A PAINT STORE AND A MEN'S HAIRDRESSING PARLOR IN THE 1847/48 CITY DIRECTORYSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- middagh street
- federal
- federal house
- 1820
- paint store
- hairdressing
- 1847
- 1848
The Packer Collegiate Institute
THE PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE ESTABLISHED BY HARRIET PUTNAM PACKER AS A MEMORIAL TO HER HUSBAND WILLIAM SATTERLEE PACKER CHARTERED AS AN INSTITUTION FOR THE ACADEMIC AND COLLEGIATE EDUCATION...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- packer colle...
- brooklyn fem...
- harriet putn...
- william satt...
- 1859
- 1854
- 1907
- 1945
ABRAHAM & STRAUS (A & S)
THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THE HISTORIC SITE OF ABRAHAM & STRAUS IN 1885, ABRAHAM ABRAHAM AND JOSEPH WECHSLER SELECTED THIS SITE AS THE HOME OF THE RETAIL ENTERPRISE THAT WOULD BECOME ABRAHAM AND...
- macy's
- a & s
- department store
- retail
- abraham abraham
- joseph wechsler
- isador straus
- nathan straus
- brooklyn
- downtown brooklyn
- fulton street
- fulton mall
Virginia Travell Weeks
VIRGINIA TRAVELL WEEKS 1900 - 1981 PEDIATRICIAN - HUMANITARIAN FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE IN BROOKLYN HEIGHTS GIFT OF THE CRANBERRY STREET ASSOCIATION 1986 JOHN W. RHODEN, SCULPTOR CRANBERRY...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- virginia tra...
- 1900
- 1981
- cranberry street
- 1986
- john w. rhoden
133 Clinton Street
This house was the former home of the Brooklyn Excelsiors, baseball champions of the United States in 1860. Constructed in 1851, the building was once the Jolly Young Bachelors clubhouse....
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- new york com...
- brooklyn excelsiors
- jolly young ...
- james creighton
- baseball
- civil war
- 1860
- 1851
- 1974
Brooklyn Heights Historic District
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, WITH ITS ELEGANT PROMENADE AND DRAMATIC VIEW OF MANHATTAN, IS ONE OF THE MOST...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- brooklyn hei...
- 1814
- robert fulton
- hezekiah bee...
- greek revival
- italianate
- 1898
- 1965
Certified Wildlife Habitat
National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat This property provides the four basic habitat elements needed for wildlife to thrive: food, water, cover and places to raise...
- national wil...
- wildlife
- habitat
- wildlife habitat
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims
PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A REGISTERED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE HISTORIC SITES ACT OF AUGUST 21, 1935 THIS SITE POSSESSES...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- plymouth church
- national par...
- national his...
- 1935
- 1962
Plymouth Church - Underground Railroad Heritage Trail
The congregation of Plymouth Church hired Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) as their first minister, approving of his abolitionist sentiments. Beecher protested the Fugitive Slave Law of...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- plymouth church
- henry ward beecher
- 1850
- 1856
- underground railroad
- slavery
Henry Miller
1891-1980 Raised in Brooklyn, the best-selling author is noted for his imaginative, controversial novels Tropic of Cancer (1934), which chronicles his colorful life as an expatriate in Paris,...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- henry miller
- historic lan...
- author
- 1924
- 1925
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims - Landmarks of New York
LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK PLYMOUTH CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMS FOUNDED IN 1847 AS PLYMOUTH CHURCH AND BUILT IN 1849 FROM DESIGNS BY J.C. WELLS, THIS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BECAME A CENTER OF ANTI- SLAVERY...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- plymouth church
- henry ward beecher
- abraham lincoln
- plymouth rock
- 1847
- 1849
- 1860
- 1934
- j.c. wells
Eben Knowlton House
1889 EBEN KNOWLTON HOUSE 1938 HANS ISBRANDTSEN HOUSE ARCHITECT WILLIAM H BEERSSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- 1889
- 1938
- william h. beers
Gary Michael Cutick
A true Brooklyn boy who kept family & friends embraced & laughing. In our hearts forever. Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- brooklyn hei...
- promenade
- bench
- gary michael cutick
David Zurak
1970-2017 Inspirational Master Alchemist Believed the incredible - Achieved the improbable Submitted by @lampbane
- david zurak
- 2017
- alchemist
- bench
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- brooklyn hei...
Mauro M. Bacolo
In memory of MAURO M. BACOLO You don't have to be a physicist to know what matters Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- mauro m. bacolo
- brooklyn hei...
- promenade
- bench
Roza & Moses Lapidus
IN LOVING MEMORY ROZA & MOSES LAPIDUS ASYA & JOHN Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- brooklyn hei...
- promenade
- bench
- roza lapidus
- moses lapidus
Sonia and David Schuman
IN LOVING MEMORY OF SONIA AND DAVID SCHUMAN, GENEROUS WITH LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- brooklyn hei...
- promenade
- bench
- sonia schuman
- david schuman
Fernando Berrocal
FERNANDO BERROCAL 1975-2007 EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE GONE YOUR LOVING MEMORY WILL LIVE ON. YOUR LOVING WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- brooklyn hei...
- promenade
- bench
- fernando berrocal
- 1975
- 2007
Ida B. Wells
July 16, 1862- March 25, 1931 Born into slavery in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, newspaper co- owner and suffragist who launched the...
- ida b. wells
- journalist
- black history
- willoughby street
- myrtle avenue
- 4 metrotech
- gold street
- brooklyn
- downtown brooklyn