THE AUBURN GUARDS REVIEWED BY JEFFERSON DAVIS
THE AUBURN GUARDS REVIEWED BY JEFFERSON DAVIS At the Auburn train depot on February 16. 1861, Jefferson Davis reviewed the Auburn Guards, the first Confederate military company thus honored. Davis...
Park Slope Historic District
PARK SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT This District, adjoining Prospect Park, is one of the most beautiful residential neighborhoods in the city. with its wide avenues and tree-lined streets, punctuated by...
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- park slope
- park slope h...
- historic district
- romanesque revival
Montauk Club
THIS BUILDING, COMPLETED IN 1891 FOR THE MONTAUK CLUB, WAS MODELED BY FRANCIS H. KIMBALL AFTER THE CA' D'ORO IN VENICE. THE FRIEZE ABOVE THE THIRD STORY WINDOWS REPRESENTS EXPLOITS OF THE...
- brooklyn
- park slope
- montauk club
- park slope h...
- landmark
- francis kimball
- frieze
Park Slope Historic District
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION PARK SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT PROSPECT PARK, LARGELY COMPLETED BY 1873 AS THE MASTERPIECE OF FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AND CALVERT VAUX'S LANDSCAPE...
- brooklyn
- park slope
- park slope h...
- historic district
- romanesque revival
- frederick la...
- calvert vaux
- montauk club
- venetian gothic
- cass gilbert
- victorian gothic
- queen anne
Brooklyn Ethical Culture School
THIS STRUCTURE OF RENAISSANCE STYLE, DESIGNED BY MONTROSE W. MORRIS, WAS BUILT IN 1881-83 FOR HENRY C. HULBERT, PAPER MERCHANT, AND ACQUIRED IN 1927 BY THE BROOKLYN ETHICAL CULTURE SCHOOL. IT...
- brooklyn
- park slope
- prospect park west
- renaissance style
- montrose morris
- 1883
- henry hulbert
- 1927
- 1957
- 1958
- new york com...
- ethical culture
Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society
Brooklyn Ethical Culture Society Dedicates this building as a Peace Site.... April 17, 1983 OFFICIAL NEW YORK CITY LANDMARK BUILDING WITHIN THE PARK SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT THIS MANSION IS NOW...
- brooklyn
- park slope
- brooklyn eth...
- ethical culture
- park slope h...
- neo-jacobean
- william tubby
- 1900
- william childs
- 1983
Marquis de Lafayette, Prospect Park
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE PROSPECT PARK This bronze sculptural tableau depicts the French born Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) with an African American groomsman, and...
- brooklyn
- prospect park
- marquis de lafayette
- daniel chest...
- henry harteau
- 1917
- revolutionary war
- jean-baptist...
- james armistead
- james armist...
- henry bacon
An 18th Century Well
AN 18th CENTURY WELL that was about 35-feet deep and still contained water was discovered adjacent to this site in 2017 during construction. The well is believed to be associated with Fort Box,...
Ditmas Park Historic District
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION DITMAS PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT THE CREATION OF THE BROOKLYN, FLATBUSH AND CONEY ISLAND RAILROAD IN THE 1880'S (TODAY THE BRIGHTON LINE OF THE BMT/IND)...
- brooklyn
- ditmas park
- flatbush
- colonial revival
- tudor
- neo-georgian
Edvard Grieg
GRIEG PRESENTED TO THE BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN BY THE NORWEGIAN SOCIETIES Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- prospect park
- edvard grieg
- norwegian
- composer
Camperdown Elm
A Crowning Curio The Camperdown Elm Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii' The Camperdown Elm was developed in the late 1830s when a mutant Scots Elm branch was discovered growing along the ground at...
- brooklyn
- prospect park
- camperdown elm
- camperdown
- tree
- 1872
- 1967
Waterfall Nature Trail
Explore the Waterfall Trail and experience the sights and sounds of the water course Take 50 minutes to discover nature all around you. For more information, visit the Audubon Center. Submitted by...
- brooklyn
- prospect park
- hiking
- trail
- waterfall
Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside
Prospect Park Alliance Renew Samuel J. and Ethel LeFrak Center at Lakeside The LeFrak Center at Lakeside Lakeside is the largest and most ambitious project in Prospect Park since its creation, and...
- prospect park
- prospect par...
- samuel j. lefrak
- ethel lefrak
- lefrak center
The Binnen Bridge
CITY OF NEW YORK SAMUEL S. POWELL, MAYOR JAMES S.T. STRANAHAN, COMMISSIONER OLMSTED & VAUX, DESIGNER 1872 THE BINNEN BRIDGE 1996RUDOLPH W, GIULIANI, MAYOR HOWARD GOLDEN, BOROUGH PRESIDENT STEPHEN...
- brooklyn
- prospect park
- binnen bridge
- bridge
- park
- olmsted & vaux
- frederick la...
- calvert vaux
Restoration of the Binnenwater Paths
NYS Environmental Protection Fund Restoration of the Binnenwater Paths Prospect Park Alliance & NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation George E. Pataki, Governor Bernadette Castro, Commissioner...
- brooklyn
- prospect park
- new york
- prospect par...
- nyc departme...
- george pataki
- bernadette castro
- rudolph giuliani
- rudy giuliani