The Courier reported last week that the 1917 McKim, Mead and White-designed structure that houses the visitors center at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden was recently awarded landmark status. It seems unique among New York buildings to have this Tuscan Revival building with the varying profile of its roofline, said garden prez Scot Medbury. It is fitting that this magnificent building receive landmark status.” LPC head Bob Tierney had this to say: With its simple ornament, extraordinary cupola and octagonal roofs, this refined building is a rare find in New York City.” While we prefer the nearby Mckim, Mead and White design of the Brooklyn Museum, this one’s certainly a keeper.
Laboratory Buiding Earns Historic Designation [Fort Greene Courier]
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