Public School 56
Public School 56 is a school in Brooklyn, New York. Public School 56 is situated nearby to the historic site Greene Avenue station, as well as near Franklin Avenue station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brooklyn Museum and Greene Avenue station.
Brooklyn Museum
Museum
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The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 500,000 objects. Brooklyn Museum is situated 1 mile south of Public School 56.
Greene Avenue station
Historic site
The Greene Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It was originally built on May 13, 1885, and had two tracks and two side platforms. Greene Avenue station is situated 990 feet northwest of Public School 56.
Franklin Avenue station
Historic site
The Franklin Avenue station was a station on the demolished BMT Lexington Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 2 side platforms. Franklin Avenue station is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Public School 56.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clinton Hill and Clinton Hill Historic District.
Clinton Hill
Neighborhood
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Clinton Hill is a neighborhood located in the north-central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered by the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Flushing Avenue to the north, Williamsburg to the northeast, Classon Avenue and Bedford–Stuyvesant to the east, Atlantic Avenue and Prospect Heights to the south and southwest and Vanderbilt Avenue and Fort Greene to the west.
Clinton Hill Historic District
Locality
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Clinton Hill Historic District is a national historic district in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, in New York City. It consists of 1,063 largely residential contributing buildings built between the 1840s and 1930 in popular contemporary and revival styles.
Prospect Heights
Neighborhood
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Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The traditional boundaries are Flatbush Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Eastern Parkway – beginning at Grand Army Plaza – to the south, and Washington Avenue to the east.
Public School 56
- Type: School
- Also known as: “Lewis Latimer School”
- Category: education
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.68472° or 40° 41′ 5″ northLongitude
-73.96083° or 73° 57′ 39″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87G8M2MQ+VMGeoNames ID
6329994
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