LPC Moves Ahead With Two New Historic Districts
The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously yesterday to confer historic district status upon Alice and Agate Courts, an enclave of 36 late-19th century houses in the Queen Anne style; this is the fifth new historic district created in Brooklyn since 2002. The commission also voted to calendar the Ocean Park Historic District, a row of…

The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted unanimously yesterday to confer historic district status upon Alice and Agate Courts, an enclave of 36 late-19th century houses in the Queen Anne style; this is the fifth new historic district created in Brooklyn since 2002. The commission also voted to calendar the Ocean Park Historic District, a row of 12 early-20th century homes between Lincoln Road and Parkside Avenue on Ocean Avenue. Yippee!
Alice & Agate Courts Proposed for LPC Designation [Brownstoner]
LPC to Consider Ocean Avenue Historic District [Brownstoner]
New Bed-Stuy Historic District in the Offing [Brownstoner]
Thanks everyone.
The Maple Street photo I linked to is one of three rows of PLG limestones designed by Axel Hedman c.1910. The others are on Midwood I and, of course, the Ocean on the Park houses, just calendared [Wopee–PLG will have TWO HDs!]. There are also many other limestones in PLG.
Dittoburg, there are several blocks in Sunset Park that have block-long rows of contiguous limestones. 62nd St between 5th & 6th Avenues is one. Take a look at it by visiting maps.google.com, input any “500 block” address, zip 11220. There are also beautiful blocks that have rounded front light colored brick, and many people call these buildings “limestones” although I’m not sure that accurately describes the stone. See one example on maps.google.com but inputting any 441 63rd Street, zip 11220. There are a few other streets like these in Sunset Park. They are mostly in the high 50’s and low 60’s, in the section of the neighborhood toward Bay Ridge.
Yes, I am interested. I’ve found myself leaning more and more towards limestones.
Crown Heights has quite a few too. Crown Heights North has several eclectic styles and sizes, Crown Heights South has quite a few rows resembling the ones next door in PLG, as in Bob’s photo. I can give you streets, ditto, if you are interested.
There is also a very handsome row in Stuyvesant Hts, on Stuyvesant Ave, near Chauncey. These are generally considered the creme de la creme of the neighborhood.
Thank you Dittoburg.
Actually, you’ll find many limestones in most any neighborhood that was built after the 1893 Chicago Exposition, which featured white marble buildings and helped put brownstone, and other dark-colored facades, out of fashion.
Very handsome Bob.
There are MANY Dittoburg. One is PLG–Maple II, for example:
http://brooklyncameraclub.org/v-web/gallery/album196/Maple_St_Limestones_lo_res?full=1
I second the yippee!!