Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall | |
New York City Landmark No. 0147
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Location | 209 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, New York 11201 |
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Coordinates | 40°41′34″N 73°59′24″W / 40.69278°N 73.99000°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1848 |
Architect | Calvin Pollard Gamaliel King |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80002630[1] |
NYCL No. | 0147 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 10, 1980 |
Designated NYCL | April 19, 1966 |
Brooklyn Borough Hall is a building in Downtown Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by architects Calvin Pollard and Gamaliel King in the Greek Revival style, and constructed of Tuckahoe marble under the supervision of superintendent Stephen Haynes.
It was completed in 1848 as the
History
Construction
In 1834, the year Brooklyn was granted its
When funds again became available in 1845 construction resumed, this time of a structure designed by Gamaliel King, who had come in second to Pollard in the city's design competition, with instructions from the city that the new building must fit inside the already laid foundation.[2] King preserved many elements of Pollard's original design and intent, including its Greek Revival style, although the project was scaled down in size somewhat.[3] Construction was completed in 1848.
Usage
The Kings County Courthouse was built in 1868, turning this area – now known as
On February 26, 1895, waste paper caught fire and destroyed the
Starting in the 1930s, there were numerous proposals to raze Borough Hall, based on arguments that it no longer performed any government function, that its architecture was not particularly notable, and that it was a monument to an extremely brief era in Brooklyn's history. In 1966, the building was designated a
In the 1980s, the building underwent a massive renovation under the supervision of
Gallery
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1895 engraving of then-Brooklyn City Hall
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Photograph, c. 1908,Historic American Buildings Surveyarchive
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The cupola and Statue of Justice, from the rear
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North facade details
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Interior
See also
- List of New York City borough halls and municipal buildings
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn
References
Notes
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 141658997X
- ^ ISBN 1-58685-047-4.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Suzanne J. & Spencer-Ralph, Elizabeth (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Brooklyn Borough Hall". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2011. See also: "Accompanying six photos". Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (June 7, 1987). "Streetscapes: Brooklyn Borough Hall; A Greek Revival Temple Fronts an 1848 City Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19538-386-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
Bibliography
- Reiss, Marcia (2002). Brooklyn Then and Now, Thunder Bay Press, ISBN 1-57145-792-5
- The Brooklyn Borough Hall 1903-1938
- DCAS Managed Public Buildings Archived June 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Historic American Buildings Survey Images and historical information