The Sunset Park Courthouse is a historic
courthouse
A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...
located at 4201
4th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets, in the
Sunset Park neighborhood of
Brooklyn,
New York City. It was built in 1930-31 and was designed by Mortimer Dickerson Metcalfe – the Deputy State Architect under
Franklin B. Ware
Franklin B. Ware (1873–May 3, 1945) was an American architect, best known for serving as the state architect of New York (state), New York from 1907 to 1912.
He was born in New York City in 1873, and received a degree in architecture from ...
. Metcalfe used the
Neoclassical style for the building, which is one of only two courthouses in the city he designed. The
limestone-facaded building with
Ionic columns has separate facades and entrances for the Municipal Court, on 42nd Street, and the Magistrates Court, on 43rd Street. The two facades are almost identical.
The building, which is one of only a handful of historic buildings remaining in the neighborhood, was converted for non-court use in 1962.
In 1970 it was the location of the New York City Job Preparation Center, and
Community Board 7 also moved into the building at about this time. By 1973 the Sunset Park Senior Citizens Center and other non-profit agencies were located there. A full renovation of the building was completed by Helpern Artitects in 1996, and the
New York Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...
moved into the building shortly afterwards, to use as its primary processing center for applicants.
[, p.252][Hill, Isabel T. (June 26, 2001]
"(Former) Sunset Park Court House Designation Report"
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission[, p.618]
The building was designated a
New York City Landmark
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is the New York City agency charged with administering the city's Landmarks Preservation Law. The LPC is responsible for protecting New York City's architecturally, historically, and cu ...
in 2001.
See also
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List of New York City Landmarks
References
External links
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{{New York City Historic Sites, state=collapsed
Former courthouses in New York (state)
Neoclassical architecture in New York City
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn