Prospect Park South

Prospect Park South Historic District
John S. Eakins House (1905) at 1306 Albemarle Road
Map
LocationRoughly bounded by BMT Brighton Line, Beverley Rd., and Coney Island and Church Aves.
Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates40°38′46″N 73°58′02″W / 40.646111°N 73.967222°W / 40.646111; -73.967222
Area47 acres (19 ha)
Built1899 (1899)
Architectmultiple
Architectural stylemultiple
NRHP reference No.83001699[1]
NYCL No.0979
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1983
Designated NYCLFebruary 8, 1979

Prospect Park South is a small neighborhood in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, located south of Prospect Park. It is included within the Prospect Park South Historic District, which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The historic district is bounded by Church Avenue to the north, the BMT Brighton Line (B and ​Q trains) of the New York City Subway to the east, Beverley Road to the south, and between Stratford Road and Coney Island Avenue to the west.[3]

Prospect Park South, along with other neighborhoods within Flatbush, is policed by the 70th Precinct of the New York City Police Department.[4]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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. pp. 263–64. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
  3. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission "Prospect Park South Historic District Map"
  4. ^ 70th Precinct, NYPD.