State Street Houses

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State Street Houses
291 - 299 State Street Brooklyn.jpg
291-299 State Street (2013)
State Street Houses is located in New York City
State Street Houses
Location 291-299 (odd) and 290-324 (even) State St.
Brooklyn, New York City
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Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1847-1874
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 80002640[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP January 17, 1980
Designated NYCL November 20, 1973

State Street Houses describes 23 Greek Revival and Italianate rowhouses built between 1847 and 1874 and located at 291-299 (odd) and 290-324 (even) State Street between Smith and Hoyt Streets in the Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City.[2][3] The construction of the houses was part of the transformation of the formerly rural area into a fashionable new residential neighborhood.[2]

The houses, which are three stories high on raised basements and feature the same cornice lines and similar window heights, were designated New York City landmarks in 1973, and are the contributing properties to a national historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. 2.0 2.1 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Postal, Matthew A. (ed. and text); Dolkart, Andrew S. (text). (2009) Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1, p.240
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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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