Wallabout, Brooklyn

Wallabout is a neighborhood in the

borough of Brooklyn that dates back to the 17th century. It is one of the oldest areas of Brooklyn, in the area that was once Wallabout Bay but has largely been filled in and is now the Brooklyn Navy Yard

.

The name Wallabout comes from the 17th century, when a group of Walloons, French-speaking Protestants from what is now Belgium, settled along the nearby bay. They called it “Waal-bogt,” or “bend in the harbor.”

It is a mixed use area with an array of old wood-frame buildings, public housing, brick townhouses and warehouses.

Bedford Stuyvesant. Wallabout was originally inhabited by the Brooklyn Navy Yard

workers. Many of the historic row houses were built by the navy yard workers as well.

References

^ John Freeman Gill (20 January 2012). "Where History Meets Industry". The New York Times.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11. National Park Service. 2011-05-06.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11. National Park Service. 2012-08-17.

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[Mixed-1] John Freeman Gill (20 January 2012). "Where History Meets Industry". The New York Times.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nps-3] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11. National Park Service. 2011-05-06.

[nps1-4] "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/25/11 through 4/29/11. National Park Service. 2012-08-17.