National Register of Historic Places - New York (NY), Kings County

Kings County New York (Vacant / Not In Use) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include U.S. Army Military Ocean Terminal, Wyckoff, Pieter, House, Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse and Floyd Bennett Field Historic District and 68th Police Precinct Station House and Stable.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Kings County places including Cass Gilbert, City Department of Docks, Turner Construction Co., Gilbert, Cass; Gunvald, Aus (enginee, Edwin W. Kleinert, Asa Stebbins, Emile M. Gruwe`, Irwin S. Chain, Michael Mario and Ernest Flagg. Prominent architectural styles found in Kings Country are Romanesque, Art Deco and Classical Revival.

68th Police Precinct Station House and Stable (added 1982 - - #82003359)

4302 4th Ave. , New York

Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gruwe`,Emile M.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel (added 1989 - - #89001388)

Below Atlantic Ave. between Boerum Pl. and Columbia St. , New York City

Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Stebbins,Asa

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Transportation, Engineering

Cultural Affiliation:

American Industrial

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Austin, Nichols and Company Warehouse (added 2007 - - #07000629)

184 Kent Ave. , Brooklyn

Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilbert, Cass; Gunvald, Aus (enginee, Turner Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station (added 1981 - - #81000405)

2301 Neptune Ave. , New York

Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chain,Irwin S.

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Fire Station

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Feuchtwanger Stable (added 1986 - - #86000485)

159 Carlton Ave. , New York

Onorland, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Morrill,Marshall J.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Floyd Bennett Field Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000363)

Flatbush Ave. , New York

Pharos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1938, 1928

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Park, Warehouse

Parachute Jump (added 1980 - - #80002645)

Coney Island , New York

Kumar Appaiah, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Kleinert,Edwin W., Mario,Michael

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Fair, Museum

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Public Bath No. 7 (added 1985 - - #85002275)

227--231 Fourth Ave. , New York

Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Almirall,Raymond F.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Resort

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Public School 7 (added 1983 - - #83003986)

131-143 York St. , New York

DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Haughton,Jones

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003991)

Also known as Rockwood & Company Cocoa and Chocolate Factory

54-88 Washington, 13-53 Waverly, and 255-275 Park Aves. , New York

Onorland, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Flagg,Ernest, Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Processing

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

U.S. Army Military Ocean Terminal (added 1983 - - #83001702)

Also known as Brooklyn Army Terminal,Brooklyn Army Base,N.Y. Port of Embar

58th-65th St. and 2nd Ave. , New York

Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gilbert,Cass

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Military, Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Military Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Wyckoff, Pieter, House (added 1967 - - #67000013)

Also known as Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House

5902 Canarsie Lane , New York

Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1650-1699

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use