Brooklyn Heights Historic District - View this location on map Brooklyn Heights, with its phenomenal views of Lower Manhattan across the East River, was one of New York's most prestigious 19th-century addresses. Houses and churches remain in excellent condition and present an almost complete architectural catalog of the variety of styes available during its heyday. Brooklyn Heights, still a popular residential area, became new York City's first designated historic district in 1965. Examples of early ironwork, flagstone sidewalks, and other embellishments add to its charm and to its significance. Atlantic Avenue, Court and Fulton Streets and the East River -, New York, New York Historical

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