Genevieve Beavers Earle
IN MEMORY OF GENEVIEVE BEAVERS EARLE 1883 - 1956 LONGTIME RESIDENT OF BROOKLYN HEIGHTS MEMBER AND MINORITY LEADER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CIVIC LEADER AND GOOD NEIGHBORDEVOTED TO THE WELFARE OF...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- genevieve be...
- 1956
Garden Place
ORIGINALLY GARDEN PLACE WAS A WALK IN THE FORMAL GARDENS BEHIND THE MANSION OF PHILIP LIVINGSTON, DELEGATE FROM NEW YORK AND SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN 1776. THE LIVINGSTON...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- garden place
- philip livingston
- george washington
- teunis joralemon
- garden street
- 1776
- 1803
- 1923
- 1982
Former Carriage House on Garden Place
CIRCA 1846 ORIGINALLY THIS BUILDING SERVED AS CARRIAGE HOUSE AND STABLE FOR NO 15. IN 1916 IT BECAME A GARAGE WITH LIVING QUARTERS ABOVE. IT HAS BEEN A ONE-FAMILY RESIDENCE SINCE 1956....
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- carriage house
- stable
- garage
- 1846
- 1956
For Karl
For KARL,the cutest little baby in the world March 19, 2015 - July 13, 2015Love, Mommy and Daddy Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- brooklyn hei...
- promenade
- bench
Kyle Cunningham (Beloved Son)
Beloved son, brother, uncle, friend, mentor Kyle Cunningham Passionate runner and world traveler We will always remember you Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- kyle cunningham
- bench
Kyle Cunningham (Kind Nature)
Forever remembered for his kind nature Kyle Cunningham Adventurous spirit and true appreciation for lifeWe miss you Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- kyle cunningham
- bench
First Free Public School in Brooklyn
ON OR NEAR THIS SITE WAS OPENED ONE OF THE FIRST FREE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN AMERICA AND THE FIRST IN BROOKLYN UNDER AUTHORIZATION GIVEN BY THE SCHEPENSJULY 4, 1661 CARL DEBEVOISE TEACHER THE SPARK...
- brooklyn
- downtown brooklyn
- fulton street
- school
- carl debevoise
- 1661
- brooklyn tea...
- 1927
Wilbur A. Levin Plaza
With gratitude for his distinguished service to Brooklyn Law School from 1968 to 2005Submitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- downtown brooklyn
- brooklyn law school
- 1968
- 2005
Brooklyn Municipal Building
"HERITAGE OF NEW YORK" BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL BUILDING MCKENZIE, VOORHEES AND GMELIN DESIGNED THIS STRUCTURE IN A MODIFIED ROMAN ECLECTIC STYLE. THE INTERIOR MARBLE WAS QUARRIED IN TENNESSEE...
- brooklyn
- downtown brooklyn
- brooklyn mun...
- new york com...
- roman eclectic
- 1926
- 1967
Fleet Park
Submitted by @Ritterton
Brooklyn Borough Hall
BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL BROOKLYN'S OLDEST BUILDING, THIS PORTICOED GREEK REVIVAL STRUCTURE DESIGNED BY GAMALIEL KING, WAS BUILT IN 1846-51 AS BROOKLYN'S CITY HALL. THE CUPOLA WAS ADDED IN 1898...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn bor...
- greek revival
- gamaliel king
- new york cit...
Paul Goldman
In dedication to Paul Goldmanfor his commitment tothe Newkirk Plaza community10/1/47 - 2/7/13Remembered alwaysSubmitted by @lampbane
- brooklyn
- ditmas park
- newkirk plaza
- paul goldman
Clumber Corner
1.46 acres Clumber Corner is located in Brooklyn Heights at Washington and Prospect Streets. The urbanization of Brooklyn Heights began in 1814 when the neighborhood received an important...
- park
- nyc parks
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- clumber corner
- dogs
FDNY Engine 205 & Ladder 118 firehouse
JAMES J. WALKER MAYOR JOHN J. DORMAN FIRE COMMISSIONER JOSEPH M. HANNON CHARLES W. JANNICKY DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONERS JOHN KENLON CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT JOHN DAVIN DEPUTY CHIEF, BROOKLYN & QUEENS...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- fdny
- fire department
- firehouse
- 1929
- james j. walker
Engine Company 205
150 Years of Dedicated Service ENGINE COMPANY 205 SEPTEMBER 15, 1869 - SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 ON THIS FIFTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2019, WE CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF TRADITION AND SERVICE. WE...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- fdny
- fire department
- firehouse
- engine company 205
- 2019
General Horatio King House
GENERAL HORATIO KING HOUSE BUILT IN 1841 FOR ALFRED EDWARDS, A MANHATTAN SILK MERCHANT, AND HIS WIFE SOPHIA LEWIS, THIS GREEK REVIVAL-STYLE TOWNHOUSE WAS THE HOME OF HORATIO COLLINS KING FROM 1887...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- alfred edwards
- sophia lewis
- greek revival
- horatio collins king
- horatio king
Arthur Miller
October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005 62 Montague Street, Brooklyn Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Arthur Miller transformed post-World War II theater with explorations of social...
- arthur miller
- writer
- playwright
- theater
- 1944
- historic lan...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
The Willows
"HERITAGE OF NEW YORK"THE WILLOWS A.F. NORRIS WAS THE ARCHITECT OF THIS EARLY EXAMPLE OF A BUILDING DESIGNED AS AN APARTMENT HOUSE AND CONSTRUCTED IN 1886. THE HIGH BAY WINDOW, WITH ITS...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- the willows
- the new york...
- queen anne style
- a.f. norris
- 1886
- 1956
W.H. Auden
Poet (1907 -1973) Lived in Brooklyn Heights from 1939 to 1941,From 1939 to 1940 on the top floor of this house,where he wrote "New Year Letter" "And love illuminates againthe city and the...
- poet
- poetry
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- w.h. auden
- 1939
- 1995
Alfred T. White Community Center
ALFRED T. WHITE COMMUNITY CENTER ORIGINALLY THE WILLOW PLACE CHAPELOF THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH DEDICATED-1876 THIS IS ONE OF MANY NOTABLE PROJECTS CONCEIVED AND BUILT BY PHILANTHROPIST...
- brooklyn
- brooklyn heights
- alfred t. white
- willow place
- willow place chapel
- brooklyn eng...
- 1876
- 1985