Public School 9 and Public School 9 Annex are two historic school buildings located at 249 and 251 Sterling Place, respectively, at Vanderbilt Avenue in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of

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. Public School 9 consists of a central, two-story gabled section flanked by two-story wings. The central section dates to 1867–68 and was designed by Samuel B. Leonard in the Early Romanesque Revival style. The two wings were added in 1887 and were designed by

James W. Naughton James W. Naughton (1840–1898) was an American architect, serving as the Superintendent of Buildings for the Board of Education of the City of Brooklyn. He was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1848, at age eight. He wor ...

. The school was originally Public School 9, later becoming Public School 111, and currently P.S. 340., p.258 Public School 9 Annex was necessitated by the continued population growth of Prospect Heights, which caused overcrowding in the original school. It was designed by

and built in 1895. It is a three-story, H-shaped, brick building crowned by gable

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windows. The

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building incorporates

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details. ''See also:'' The building has been converted into condominium apartments under the name "P.S. 9". Both buildings were separately designated

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in 1978, as "Public School 9" and "Public School 9 Annex" and were listed together on the

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in 1981, as "Public School 111 and Public School 9 Annex"

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in New York School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Public elementary schools in Brooklyn New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn Romanesque Revival architecture in New York City School buildings completed in 1887 National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn