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Center for Brooklyn History

The Center for Brooklyn History is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of 's 400-year history.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: museum, library, and educational center dedicated to history of Brooklyn, New York
  • Also known as: “BHS”, “Brooklyn Historical Society”, “CBH”, and “Long Island Historical Society”
  • Address: 128 Pierrepont Street, NY 11201

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church and Brooklyn Bridge.

Church
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St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church is a historic Episcopal church at the northwest corner of Montague and Clinton Streets in the neighborhood of in . It is the co-cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.

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The is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in , spanning the between the boroughs of and . Opened on May 24, 1883, the was the first fixed crossing of the East River. is situated 4,100 feet north of Center for Brooklyn History.

Place of worship
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in Brooklyn is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Brooklyn, New York. The Society was established in 1833 and has been worshiping in its historic Gothic Revival Sanctuary since 1844.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklyn Heights and Downtown Brooklyn.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood within the borough of . The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the on the north, on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway or the on the west.

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is in . In addition to the downtown area proper, it includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, and the Navy Yard.

Neighborhood
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The is a municipal and national historic district located in the neighborhood of , . The national district consists of 796 contributing, largely residential buildings built between the 1830s and 1920s.

Center for Brooklyn History

Latitude
40.69479° or 40° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-73.99241° or 73° 59′ 33″ west
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
Height
91 feet (28 metres)
Open location code
87G8M2V5+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 241833034
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q4974851
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Center for Brooklyn History” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “布鲁克林历史学会”
  • French: “Centre d’histoire de Brooklyn”
  • Japanese: “ブルックリン歴史協会”
  • Russian: “Бруклинское историческое общество”
  • Russian: “Центр истории Бруклина”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Ann’s School and Wundabar Pilates.

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