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    Landmarks Holds Public Hearing on Proposed East 25th Street Historic District

    Historic District Designation  •  Flatbush, Brooklyn

    Houses on the west side of the proposed East 25th Street Historic District. Image Credit: LPC

    The proposed designation received strong support from block residents and the Community Board. On September 22, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the Proposed East 25th Street Historic District. The East 25th Street Historic District consists of 56 row houses on both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The historic district consists of the houses between 314 – 378 East 25th Street. (read more…)

    Tags : East 25th Street Historic District, Flatbush, Historic District Designation, Landmarks Preservation Commission
    Date:10/01/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Proposed Historic District in Flatbush

    Calendaring  •  Flatbush, Brooklyn

    Houses on the west side of the proposed East 25th Street Historic District. Image Credit: LPC

    Residents on the block worked with Landmarks leading up to the calendaring. On August 11, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the East 25th Street Historic District for designation. The East 25th Street Historic District consists of 56 row houses on both sides of East 25th Street between Clarendon Road and Avenue D in Flatbush, Brooklyn. The historic district consists of the houses between 314 – 378 East 25th Street. (read more…)

    Tags : Brooklyn Historic Districts, calendaring, Flatbush, proposed historic district
    Date:09/01/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Holds Public Hearing on Public School 48 Designation

    Landmark Designation  •  Jamaica, Queens

    Public School 48. Image Credit: LPC/Lisa Kersavage

    Landmarks advocates and elected officials support the designation of the school as a landmark. On August 4, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing to designate Public School 48 in Jamaica, Queens as an individual landmark. Public School 48, also known as the Robert E. Peary School, is located at 155-02 108th Avenue and is an Art Deco style three-story public school building designed by Walter C. Martin. For CityLand’s prior coverage of the Public School 48 designation process, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : landmarks designation, Landmarks Public Hearing, Public School 48
    Date:08/24/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    LPC Calendars Dyker Heights’ Angel Guardian Home

    Calendaring  •  Dyker Heights, Brooklyn

    Angel Guardian Home, Main Building Image Credit: Brooklyn CB10

    Angel Guardian Home would be first landmark designation in the Dyker Heights neighborhood. On June 30, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the designation of the Angel Guardian Home, located at 6301 12th Avenue in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn.  The former orphanage, which encompasses the entire 12th avenue frontage between 63rd and 64th Streets, is composed of four original, completely intact buildings: a central administration building, a nursery building, a reception and intake building, and a laundry building. The designation is sought only for a partial portion of the block, specifically the main building.

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    Tags : Angel Guardian Home, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Dyker Heights, Guardian Angel Home, Historic Districts Council, Landmarks, Landmarks Preservation Commission, LPC
    Date:08/03/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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    Landmarks Calendars Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House for Public Hearing

    Calendaring  •  Downtown Brooklyn

    Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House Image Credit: LPC

    LPC seeks to honor Brooklyn’s abolitionist history with Downtown Brooklyn landmark. On June 30, 2020, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the designation of the Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House located at 227 Duffield Street in Brooklyn. The property is situated in Downtown Brooklyn, between Willoughby Street and Fulton Street. The designation is sought to preserve the historical significance the Truesdells played into the pre-civil war abolitionist movement, having lived in their 227 Duffield home for more than a decade.

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    Tags : Harriet and Thomas Truesdell House, Landmarks, Truesdell House, William LLoyd Garrison
    Date:07/13/2020
    Category : Landmarks Preservation Commission
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