Grecian Shelter
The Grecian Shelter, designated a Croquet Shelter on the original plans of Prospect Park, is also referred to as the Prospect Park Peristyle or Peristyle.Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
- Type: Shelter
- Description: public recreational building in New York City
- Also known as: “Peristyle”, “The Peristyle”, and “The Whitehouse”
- Postal code: 11215
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prospect Park and Caton Migration Garden.
Prospect Park
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prospect Park is in Brooklyn. It includes its namesake park, plus the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Windsor Terrace, and Prospect Park South.
Caton Migration Garden
Garden
Photo: Wil540 art, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caton Migration Garden is situated 1,500 feet east of Grecian Shelter.
Q Gardens
Garden
Photo: Wil540 art, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Q Gardens is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Grecian Shelter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flatbush and Prospect Park South.
Flatbush
Quarter
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood consists of several subsections in central Brooklyn and is generally bounded by Prospect Park to the north, East Flatbush to the east, Midwood to the south, and Kensington and Parkville to the west.
Prospect Park South
Neighborhood
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prospect Park South is a small neighborhood in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, located south of Prospect Park. It is included within the Prospect Park South Historic District, which was designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Kensington
Neighborhood
Kensington is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, located south of Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery. Kensington and Parkville are bordered by the Prospect Park South and Ditmas Park subsections of Flatbush to the east; Windsor Terrace to the north; Borough Park to the west; and Midwood to the south.
Grecian Shelter
- Categories: peristyle and pavilion
- Location: Brooklyn, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.65318° or 40° 39′ 12″ northLongitude
-73.9676° or 73° 58′ 3″ westHeight
18 feet (5.6 metres)Open location code
87G8M23J+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 241846610OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=shelterWikidata ID
Q5601553
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In Other Languages
“Grecian Shelter” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Refugio griego”
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