Inside the Naval Hospital
[nggallery id=”29053″ template=galleryview] The Kingston Lounge, a relatively new blog on the block, yesterday posted some incredible photos from inside the hospital at the Navy Yard along with a nice historical overview of the property dating back to 1824 when it was a farm purchased by the Secretary of the Navy. The first two photos…
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The Kingston Lounge, a relatively new blog on the block, yesterday posted some incredible photos from inside the hospital at the Navy Yard along with a nice historical overview of the property dating back to 1824 when it was a farm purchased by the Secretary of the Navy. The first two photos above are from the Surgeon’s Residence and the other three are from the Hospital itself. Click through the link below for more great photos.
The Brooklyn Navy Yard Hospital Complex [Kingston Lounge]
What amazing stuff we have here and that surgeons residence is simply special…ahh those were the days when doctors really had it.
Does anyone know how to arrange a visit to that Hospital? Any medical equipment left there? Could be restored into a nice museum of medicine.
MM – they could divert some lottery money here. This place has decent grounds also, perfect for a rose garden.
What’s the landmark status of these??? can’t the city do that and then preclude them from further neglect? I heard the landmark status of the couthouse will protect it from the mislabeled G. Washington quote from being changed…which is ridiculous of course.
That should be “ancient buildings”, not old. Brain dead on Friday.
Now that is a great idea bkn4life! These buildings are just so incredible and I think tourists would trip over themselves to spend a night. Just as long as polyester lace is banned and NO CHEAP FLORAL PRINTS in the bedding 🙂
But honestly- I think its a great idea and a wonderful way to salvage and reinvigorate some fabulous historical buildings.
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maybe if the state is abdicating responsbility for historic properties it should release them to someone who cares enough to do something. i smell some wonderful bed and breakfasts.
Ditto, you also have the advantage of having Prince Charles, who never met an old building he didn’t like, and an historical reverence for history. The Society for the Preservation of Old Buildings dates back from William Morris in the mid 1800’s. Not to mention that there are buildings in London and other English cities and towns that have been consistantly lived in since the Middle Ages.
We, on the other hand, love to tear down and build anew, and as a nation, have the historical attention span of a tweener. Old and historical are generally “ewwww”. It’s a shame. I would love to see the Admiral’s Row, Hospital, et al restored and open to the public. Hopefully, someday.
These buildings are gorgeous. Why is there even a discussion on restoration? It’s a no-brainer. Let’s do it before the roofs start leaking.
Both the Naval Hospital (1830-40) and the Chief Surgeon’s House (1863) are landmarked. The Navy Yard Corporation has kept the roofs more or less intact and kept the doors padlocked, but that’s about it. They have no clue what to do with these buildings.
That is why I find the effort to try to save the row of ruined houses along Flushing Avenue so Quixotic. The Navy Yard cannot deal with well-preserved antique buildings under their jurisdiction, how could one realistically expect them to handle the Admirals’ Row Houses, which are in an extremely advanced state of ruination?
I think that they should be allowed to re-develop the Admirals’ Row site only if they come up with an adaptive reuse and restoration plan for these two landmarks.
I think the government calls it “mitigation”.
sorry but I haven’t been paying attention to what the city is actually going to do(if anything) with the Admirals row etc – but how can they just let this stuff go to pot
this is outrageous