New York - Kings County - Vacant / Not In Use
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
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