Center for Brooklyn History

Brooklyn Historical Society Building
(Long Island Historical Society Building)
Center for Brooklyn History is located in New York City
Center for Brooklyn History
Location128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn Heights, New York City
Coordinates40°41′41.5″N 73°59′34″W / 40.694861°N 73.99278°W / 40.694861; -73.99278
Built1878–1881[2]
Built byDavid H. King, Jr.
ArchitectGeorge B. Post
Architectural styleRenaissance revival[2]
NRHP reference No.91002054[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 1991[3]
Designated NHLJuly 17, 1991[4]

The Center for Brooklyn History (CBH, formerly known as the Brooklyn Historical Society) is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of Brooklyn's 400-year history. The center's Romanesque Revival building, located at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, was designed by George B. Post and built in 1878–1881 by David H. King Jr.,[5] is a National Historic Landmark and part of New York City's Brooklyn Heights Historic District. The CBH houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people, and hosts exhibitions which draw over 9,000 members a year. In addition to general programming, the CBH serves over 70,000 public school students and teachers annually by providing exhibit tours, educational programs and curricula, and making its professional staff available for instruction and consultation.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 234. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ "Brooklyn Historical Society Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012.
  5. ^ "The New Building for Long Island Historical Society". Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. 24 (606): 848. October 25, 1879.