Wallabout Industrial Historic District

Clinton, Flushing, Grand, Park, Washington, & Waverly Aves., Hall, & Ryerson Sts., Brooklyn, New York. County/parish: Kings.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 07, 2012. NRIS 12000479.

43 contributing buildings. 3 contributing sites.

From Wikipedia:

Wallabout Industrial Historic District

Wallabout Industrial Historic District is a national historic district located in the Wallabout neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The district encompasses 43 contributing buildings and 3 contributing sites in an industrial section of Brooklyn. The district developed in the late-19th and early-20th century and features noteworthy examples of Romanesque Revival style architecture. The buildings are largely constructed of brick, bluestone, and brownstone with limestone, terra cotta, and cast iron elements. The district includes the Rockwood & Company chocolate factory complex previously listed as part of the Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District. A number of the buildings have been adapted for residential and commercial uses.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318552

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