The Storehouse No. 2 is a historic

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located in the Sunset Park neighborhood of

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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

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, and is an eight-story, reinforced concrete building in the

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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. ''Note:'' This includes ''See also:'' It was listed on the

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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 {{Brooklyn-struct-stub Closed installations of the United States Navy Installations of the United States Navy in New York City