Litchfield Mansion

LANDMARKS OF NEW YORK

THIS ITALIANATE VILLA, "RIDGEWOOD," WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1855 FOR RAILROAD PIONEER EDWIN C. LITCHFIELD FROM PLANS BY ALEXANDER JACKSON DAVIS. FAMED FOR ITS RICH INTERIORS, IT WAS A CENTER OF BROOKLYN SOCIAL LIFE FOR MANY YEARS. THE CITY OF BROOKLYN ACQUIRED THE MANSION AND ITS GROUNDS IN 1869. SINCE 1892 IT HAS HOUSED THE BROOKLYN PARK HEADQUARTERS.

PLAQUE ERECTED 1958 BY THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

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