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The Brooklyn Navy Yard's timber shed (Building 16), constructed between 1833 and 1853, is one of the Brooklyn Navy Yard's oldest buildings, behind the 1806 commandant's house and the 1838 Naval Hospital building. [318] It is a brick building with a gable roof located on the west side of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, adjoining Navy Street. [319]
In January 2012, the property was demilitarized and transferred to the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. [9] The redevelopment of Admiral's Row was approved in 2015. Most of the buildings would be demolished; a 74,000-square-foot (6,900 m 2) Wegmans supermarket, the city's first, is being built on the site. [10]
It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974 [2] for its association with Matthew C. Perry, commandant of the adjacent Brooklyn Navy Yard 1841–1843, whose opening of Japan to the West in 1854 revolutionized trade and international affairs. [3] The building is now privately owned.
Wallabout Bay is now the site of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The nearby neighborhood of Wallabout , dating back to the 17th century, is adjacent to the bay. The neighborhood is a mixed use area with an array of old wood-frame buildings, public housing, brick townhouses, and warehouses; it contains the historic Lefferts-Laidlaw House , which was ...
From 8am to 9am, the Brooklyn Navy Yard received 2.58 inches of rain, said Rohit Aggarwala, from New York’s Department of Environmental Protection, at a Friday press briefing. The city’s sewer ...
The massive Brooklyn Navy Yard has been a major part of New York’s history for nearly as long as the city has existed. Sprawled over 225 acres across the East River from Lower Manhattan, the ...
Surgeon's House, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Flushing Avenue opposite Ryerson Avenue November 9, 1976 [247] Thomson Meter Company Building (New York Eskimo Pie Corporation Building) (100-110 Bridge Street) 40°42′4″N 73°59′6″W / 40.70111°N 73.98500°W / 40.70111; -73
The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn.. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, which coincides with Kings County, New York.