Public Bath No. 7 is a historic

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located in

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. It was designed by Brooklyn architect Raymond F. Almirall. It was built between 1906 and 1910 and is constructed of white glazed brick and

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colored

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blocks. The design is based on a Renaissance

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. It measures three bays by five bays. The bathhouse was converted to a

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nasium in 1937. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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in 1985. In the 1990s it was converted to a private events space and renamed The Lyceum. In 2014 the property was lost to foreclosure. In 2017 the building finished restoration.

References

Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Buildings and structures in Brooklyn New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn Romanesque Revival architecture in New York City Government buildings completed in 1906 National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn 1906 establishments in New York City Park Slope {{Brooklyn-struct-stub