Thomas Jefferson High School

Thomas Jefferson High School was a high school in the neighborhood of in . It was the alma mater of many people who grew up in the Great Depression and World War II and rose to prominence in the arts, literature, and other fields.
  • Type: School
  • Description: former high school in Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Jefferson High School”, “Thomas Jefferson Educational Campus”, and “Вышэйшая школа імя Томаса Джэфэрсана”
  • Address: 400 Pennsylvania Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pennsylvania Avenue and Van Siclen Avenue.

Metro station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The station is a station on the IRT New Lots Line of the New York City Subway. is situated 830 feet south of Thomas Jefferson High School.

Metro station
The station is a station on the IRT… is situated 1,700 feet east of Thomas Jefferson High School.

Metro station
Photo: The Legendary Ranger, Public domain.
The is an elevated station… is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Thomas Jefferson High School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East New York and Cypress Hills.

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Neighborhood
East New York is a residential neighborhood in the…

Neighborhood
Ocean Hill is a subsection of in the borough of .

Thomas Jefferson High School

Latitude
40.6669° or 40° 40′ 1″ north
Longitude
-73.89512° or 73° 53′ 42″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
87G8M483+QX
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Thomas Jefferson High School” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ثانوية طوماس جفرسون”
  • Belarusian: “Вышэйшая школа Томаса Джэфэрсана”
  • Catalan: “Thomas Jefferson High School, Brooklyn”
  • French: “Thomas Jefferson High School”
  • Hebrew: “תיכון תומאס ג’פרסון”
  • Irish: “Ardscoil Thomas Jefferson”
  • Japanese: “トマス・ジェファーソン高等学校”
  • Swedish: “Thomas Jefferson High School”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: New Lots and City Line.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: World Academy for Total Community Health High School and Performing Arts and Technology High School.

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