Poking Around Forgotten Corners of Prospect Park

Forgotten NY offers a peak into Prospect Park’s nooks and crannies in this edition of “Secrets of…”. Although it’s not much of a secret itself, we enjoyed learning more about the beautiful Italianate mansion that lies within the parks grounds looking out over Prospect Park West. Built between 1854 and 1857 by architect Alexander Jackson Davis (who also designed London Terrace in Manhattan) for the lawyer and railroad financier Edwin Litchfield, the house was built around when the City of Brooklyn acquired the surrounding land. Now it’s open to the public on a regular basis as the Parks Department’s Brooklyn headquarters.
Secrets of…Prospect Park [Forgotten NY]