Brooklyn Heights Historic District / Brooklyn Historical Society
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS HISTORIC DISTRICT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1965
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
THE BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
DESIGNED BY ARCHITECT GEORGE B. POST AND OPENED
IN 1881, THIS MUSEUM AND LIBRARY STRUCTURE
FEATURES AN INNOVATIVE TRUSS SUSPENSION SYSTEM,
PIONEERING USE OF ELABORATE TERRA COTTA
ORNAMENT, AND INTERIOR DETAILS OF HAND
CARVED WOODWORK, CUSTOM BRONZE HARDWARE.
STAINED GLASS, AND MINTON TILE FLOORS.
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DESIGNATED 1991
Submitted by @lampbane
DESIGNATED 1991
Submitted by @lampbane