Weir Greenhouse | |
 Weir Greenhouse in 2025 | |
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| Location | 750–751 5th Ave.,New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′32″N73°59′47″W / 40.65889°N 73.99639°W /40.65889; -73.99639 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Gillespie, George Curtis |
| Architectural style | Victorian commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002487[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 10, 1984 |
| Designated NYCL | April 13, 1982 |
Weir Greenhouse is a historicgreenhouse located across the street from the main entrance ofGreen-Wood Cemetery inGreenwood Heights and/orSouth Slope, Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by George Curtis Gillespie and built in 1895 by James Weir, Jr., a Brooklyn florist who had been in business for 50 years when he built the greenhouse for the business he operated with his son and grandson.[2] It is a rectangular, wood frame and galvanized iron building with projecting bays and domes in theVictorian commercial style. The main entrance is set at an angle to the street corner and is octagonal in form. The rooftop features an octagonalcupola with a ballfinial. Attached to the greenhouse is a one-story brick office structure.[3]
The Weirs continued to operate the business until 1971, when they sold to the McGovern family.[2] The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1982.[2] On February 2, 2012, the Weir Greenhouse was purchased by the neighboringGreen-Wood Cemetery, which planned to preserve the greenhouse and restore elements which have decayed in recent years.[4] By early 2015, structural stabilization of the vacant, decayed building was complete, and the project was scheduled to move toward restoration of the building to its 1895 appearance.[2] As of 2020[update], the restoration is still underway, but Green-Wood planned to convert the greenhouse into the cemetery's visitor center.[5]
The greenhouse was made aNew York City designated landmark in 1982.[6] It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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