The Storehouse No. 2 is a historic
warehouse
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located in the
Sunset Park neighborhood of
Brooklyn
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,
New York
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. It was a building in the United States Navy Fleet supply base that was built during World War I. It was built in 1917 by
Turner Construction
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, and is an eight-story, reinforced concrete building in the
Classical Revival
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style. The building measures 700 feet by 200 feet and occupies the entire block bounded by Second and Third avenues and 30th and 31st streets.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2013.
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Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Buildings of the United States Navy
Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
Industrial buildings completed in 1917
Neoclassical architecture in New York City
National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Navy Yard
1917 establishments in New York City
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Closed installations of the United States Navy
Installations of the United States Navy in New York City