Brooklyn Historic Districts -- Complete List and Maps

Long before Brooklyn emerged as a globally recognized brand, the Dutch settled here in the 17th century and established towns that later grew into some of Brooklyn’s best-known neighborhoods, such as Brooklyn Heights, Flatbush and Bushwick. From its beginnings as a rural area consisting mostly of farms, Brooklyn grew into a prosperous and busy city of row houses, churches, parks, factories and ports during the mid and late 19th century.

The mission of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is to protect the historically, architecturally and culturally significant buildings and sites in Brooklyn and in the five boroughs of New York City.

Brooklyn has a total of 33 historic districts. Below are the names, maps and dates of designation of all 33 districts as of April 2016. All maps by New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.

Albermarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District – Designated July 11, 1978

Alice and Agate Courts Historic District – Designated February 10, 2009

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Bedford Historic District – Designated December 8, 2015

Bedford-Stuyvesant/Expanded Stuyvesant Heights Historic District – Designated April 16, 2013

Boerum Hill Historic District – Designated November 20, 1973

Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District – Designated September 13, 2011

Brooklyn Heights Historic District – Designated November 23, 1965

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Brooklyn Academy of Music Historic District – Designated September 26, 1978

Carroll Gardens Historic District – Designated September 25, 1973

Chester Court Historic District – Designated December 16, 2014

Clinton Hill Historic District – Designated November 10, 1981

Cobble Hill Historic District – Designated December 20, 1969; Extended June 7, 1988

Crown Heights North Phase I Historic District – Designated April 24, 2007

Crown Heights North Phase II Historic District – Designated June 28, 2011

Crown Heights North Phase III Historic District – Designated March 24, 2015

Ditmas Park Historic District – Designated August 29, 1981

DUMBO Historic District – Designated December 18, 2007

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Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory Historic District – Designated October 30, 2007

Fillmore Place Historic District – Designated May 12, 2009

Fiske Terrace – Midwood Park Historic District – Designated March 18, 2008

Fort Greene Historic District – Designated September 26, 1978

Fulton Ferry Historic District – Designated June 28, 1977

Greenpoint Historic District – Designated September 14, 1982; Amended July 26, 2005

Ocean on the Park Historic District – Designated October 27, 2009

Park Place Historic District – Designated June 26, 2012

Park Slope Historic District Expansion II – Designated April 12, 2016

Park Slope Extension Historic District – Designated April 17, 2012

Prospect Heights Historic District – Designated June 23, 2009

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens Historic District – Designated October 9, 1979

Prospect Park South Historic District – Designated February 8, 1979

Stuyvesant Heights Historic District – September 14, 1971

Vinegar Hill Historic District – Designated January 14, 1997

Wallabout Historic District – Designated July 12, 2011

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