Brooklyn Heights Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
New York City Landmark
Representative rowhouses in the district
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Location	Bounded byAtlantic Ave., Court andFulton Sts. and theBQE Brooklyn,New York City
Coordinates	40°41′48″N73°59′48″W / 40.69667°N 73.99667°W /40.69667; -73.99667
Area	140 acres (57 ha)
Architect	multiple
Architectural style	Greek Revival,Late Victorian,Gothic
NRHP reference No.	66000524[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 15, 1966
Designated NHLD	January 12, 1965[2]
Designated NYCL	September 26, 1978

TheBrooklyn Heights Historic District is ahistoric district that comprises much of theBrooklyn Heights neighborhood ofBrooklyn,New York City, United States. It was named aNational Historic Landmark in January, 1965,^[2] designated a New York City Landmark in November, 1965,^[3] and added to theNational Register of Historic Places in October, 1966.^[4]

The district is bounded byCadman Plaza West (Old Fulton Street) on the north, theBrooklyn-Queens Expressway on the west,Atlantic Avenue on the south, and an irregular line that partly follows Clinton and Henry Streets on the east.^[3] It is of national significance as an early commuter suburb, and as a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century urban streetscape.^[4]

Grace Episcopal Church, designed byRichard Upjohn, which held its first service in 1848,^[5] is in the district, as arePlymouth Church of the Pilgrims,Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral, the First Presbyterian Church, theFirst Unitarian Congregational Society, theCenter for Brooklyn History, the Heights Casino and Casino Apartments,Packer Collegiate Institute, andSt. Ann's and the Holy Trinity Church, among other historically notable buildings.^[6]

The development of Brooklyn Heights as a fashionable residential area began with the introduction of ferry service toManhattan in 1814. By the mid-19th century, the area was served by three ferry services as well as theBrooklyn and Jamaica Railroad, and it was one of New York's premier residential addresses. The latter distinction was eventually eclipsed byFifth Avenue. Some of its streets are named for early real estate developers.^[4]

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  36–42 Grace Court
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  Wooden homes on Middagh Street
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  150–159 Willow Street, early 19th-century Federal houses
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  Rowhouses on Remsen Street
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  TheHerman Behr Mansion (1888)
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  Packer Collegiate Institute
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  The Brooklyn Heights Casino (1904)^[7]
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  Plymouth Church (1849)
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  Atlantic Avenue forms the southern boundary of the district
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  TheCenter for Brooklyn History

• List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn
• List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York

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