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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 built as the quarters for the commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Most notably, it was home to Commodore Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858) between 1841 and 1843. Perry was assigned to the yard from 1833 to 1843 in a variety of roles, during which time he is credited with improving the Navy's steamship navigation, education of enlisted men ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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
Steiner Studios is a film studio at Brooklyn Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York City. It is the largest film and television production studio complex in the United States outside Hollywood. [2] Steiner Studios, spread across 50 acres (20 ha), contains 30 soundstages as well as additional support space.