__NOTOC__ The Brooklyn Heights Historic District is a historic district that comprises much of the

Brooklyn Heights Brooklyn Heights is a residential neighborhood within the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the Brooklyn Bridge on the north, Cadman Plaza West on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, ...

neighborhood of

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...

. It was named a

National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...

in January, 1965, designated a New York City Landmark in November, 1965, and added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in October, 1966. and The district is bounded by

Cadman Plaza Cadman Plaza is a park located on the border of the Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York City. Named for Reverend Doctor Samuel Parkes Cadman (1864–1936), a renowned minister in the Brooklyn Congregation ...

West ( Old Fulton Street) on the north, the

Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Interstate 278 (I-278) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York in the United States. The road runs from US Route 1/9 (US 1/9) in Linden, New Jersey, northeast to the Bruckner Interchange in the New York ...

on the west, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and an irregular line that partly follows Clinton and Henry Streets on the east. It is of national significance as an early commuter suburb, and as a remarkably well-preserved 19th-century urban streetscape. Grace Episcopal Church, designed by

Richard Upjohn Richard Upjohn (22 January 1802 – 16 August 1878) was a British-born American architect who emigrated to the United States and became most famous for his Gothic Revival churches. He was partially responsible for launching the movement to su ...

, which held its first service in 1848, is in the district, as are

Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims Plymouth Church is an historic church located at 57 Orange Street between Henry and Hicks Streets in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City; the Church House has the address 75 Hicks Street. The church was built in 1849–50 ...

, Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral, the First Presbyterian Church, the

First Unitarian Congregational Society First Unitarian Congregational Society in Brooklyn is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Brooklyn, NY. The Society was established in 1833 and has been worshiping in its historic Gothic Revival Sanctuary since 1844. The Sanctuary is adorned ...

, the

Center for Brooklyn History 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 R ...

, the Heights Casino and Casino Apartments,

Packer Collegiate Institute The Packer Collegiate Institute is an independent college preparatory school for students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Formerly the Brooklyn Female Academy, Packer has been located at 170 Joralemon Street in the historic district of Br ...

, and

St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity Church St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal church located at the corner of Montague and Clinton streets in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. History The building was built as Church of the Holy Trinit ...

, among other historically notable buildings., pp.230-235 The development of Brooklyn Heights as a fashionable residential area began with the introduction of ferry service to

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

in 1814. By the mid-19th century, the area was served by three ferry services as well as the

Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad The Atlantic Avenue Railroad was a company in the U.S. state of New York, with a main line connecting downtown Brooklyn with Jamaica along Atlantic Avenue. It was largely a streetcar company that operated its own trains, but the Long Island R ...

, and it was one of New York's premier residential addresses. The latter distinction was eventually eclipsed by Fifth Avenue. Some of its streets are named for early real estate developers.

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File:Townhouses on Grace Court in Brooklyn Heights.jpg, 36–42 Grace Court File:Middagh Street, Brooklyn Heights.jpg, Wooden homes on Middagh Street File:Willow Street Brooklyn Heights 2006.jpg, 150–159 Willow Street, early 19th-century Federal houses File:32 & 34 Remsen Street.jpg, Rowhouses on Remsen Street File:Herman Behr Mansion.jpg, The

Herman Behr Mansion The Herman Behr Mansion is a building located at 82 Pierrepont Street at the corner of Henry Street in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. Constructed in 1888–89 to a design of Brooklyn architect Frank Freeman, it has been described as ...

(1888) File:Livingston Clinton Packer Collegiate jeh.jpg,

File:Brooklyn - Heights Casino pano 01 (9423259630).jpg, The Brooklyn Heights Casino (1839) File:Plymouth Congregationalist Ch snow jeh.jpg, Plymouth Church (1849) File:185–195 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn.jpg, Atlantic Avenue forms the southern boundary of the district File:Brooklyn Historical Society building.jpg, The

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* {{Authority control National Historic Landmarks in New York City Brooklyn Heights Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn New York City designated historic districts New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn

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