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Clinton Hill Historic District CLINTON HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT NEW YORK CITY LANDMARKS PRESEqVATION COMMISSION CLINTON HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT DESIGNATION REPORT "....!, \I .I '" 1981 ' City of New York Edward I. Koch, Mayor landmarks Preservation Corrmission Kent L. BarwiCk, Chairman William J. Conklin, Vice Chairman Commissioners Mary Childs Black Aramina Ferrer R. Michael Brown Charles A. Platt Barbaralee Oiamonstein Beverly Moss Spatt Tbomas J. '. Evans Anthony M. Tung Elliot Willensky ,r ' I' r . I .,, -~ ·~- . Wl~~OUGHBY AY~NUE •N r ' ·":!---.' ,; I '<. ' . ..: ,,, PRATT _INSTITUTE : :;:;:::::::::::; =.··'.:,=,.:..,',,b·,·,·~,.,'f:,::, ..':,;·:·~,':,·'.,·,·.,::,, 1fffif i!fi{ffff tflif:111. , .......... , .,,,,,··,,,,,,,·.,:,.',· · ·._,',,.··,·.· ..,_··,.=,.',.· ~..·.,.',:·,,'::··.,.·· ..,··.,.· ..:,·::·. ~ i,z,~,~:~,f,,'f...,,'f_ ..f,J.,.= ..',! •. :,'i •.'. !!!z f,l,·f,i,,'l,f,l,f..,{_.,!,t_.,f_.;;;.·f ...i..' .. 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Dolkart,Stan1ey Greenberg, Lisa Niven, Clinton Hill Association Landmarks Volunteers Writing ------------ Rachel Carley, James E. Dibble, James T. Dillon, Andrew S, Oolkart, Stanley Greenberg, Lisa Niven Photography -------- Andrew S. Dolkart, Stanley Greenberg, Clinton Hill Association Landmarks Volunteers Editing ------------ Joan Olshansky, Field Director; Marjorie Pearson, Director of Research We would like to thank especially Laurence and Allegra'Dengler for their unceasing efforts at coordinating the Clinton Hill Association Landmarks Volunteers, the Clinton Hill Association and Pratt Institute for fundinq a portion of the research, and Patricia Flavin and the staff of.the Long Island Historical Society for their assistance in the research process. Kent L. Barwick, Chairman Lenore Norman, E°xecutive Director "?' y ~ .... ,,._, Landmarks Presery-_atjhr;i y(91'111l)i.s s;i:611 November 10, 1981:, Desfgi\atfi:in List 149 LP-2017 CLINTON HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN BOUNDARIES The property bounded by the western curb line of Hall Street which becomes St. James Place south of DeKalb Avenue, the western curb line of St. James Place, easterly along the southern curb line of Lafayette Avenue, southerly along the western curb line of Grand Avenue, easterly across Grand Avenue, easterly along the northern property line of 295 Grand Avenue, the northern property lines of 235-245 Greene Avenue, southerly along the eastern property line of 245 Greene Avenue, westerly along the northern curb Hne of Greene ·Avenue, westerly across Grand Avenue, southerly across Greene-Avenue, southerly along the western curb line of Grand Avenue, westerly·along the southern property lines of 210- 218 Greene Avenue, southerly along part of the eastern property line of 9 Cambridge Place, southerly· along the eastern property lines of 11-67 Cambridge Place, easterly along part.of the northern property line of 137 Gates Avenue, easterly along the northern property lines of 139-145 Gates Avenue, easterly across· .Grand: Avenue, easterly along the northern and southerly along the eastern property lines of 147-149 Gates Avenue, southerly across ·Gates Avenue, easterly along the southern curb line of Gates Avenue, southerly along the western curb line of Downing Street, easterly across Downing Street, easterly along the northern and southerly along the eastern property lines of 69 Downf ng Street, southerly along the eastern property lines of 71-83 Downing Street, southerly along the eastern and westerly along the southern property lines of 85 Downing Street, northerly along the eastern curb line of Downing Street, westerly across Downing Street, westerly along the southern property line of 84 Downing Street, westerly along the ·southern property line of 421 Grand Avenue, westerly across Gran·d Avenue, southerly along the western curb line of Grand Avenue, westerly along the southern property line of 446 Grand Avenue, northerly along the western property lines of 442-446 Grand Avenue, westerly along the southern property line of 135 Cambridge Place, northerly along the eastern curb line of Cambridge Place, westerly across Cambridge Place, westerly along the southern property l_ine of 128 Cambridge Place, southerly along the eastern property lines of 211- 215 St. James Place, southerly along part of the eastern, westerly along part of the southern and southerly along part of the eastern property lines of 217 St. James Place, southerly along the eastern and westerly along the southern property lines of 219 St. James Place, northerly along the eastern curb line of St. James Place, westerly across St. James Place, westerly along the southern and northerly along the western property lines of 234 St. James Place, northerly along the western property lines of 230-220 St. James Place, northerly along the western and easterly along part of the northern property lines of 218 St •. James Place, northerly along the western property lines of 212-216 St. James Place, westerly along part of the southern and northerly along the western property lines '. -1- I.• of 210 St. James Place, northerly along the western property line of 208 St. James Place, northerly a'long the western and easterly along part of the northern.pioperty lines of 206 St. James Place, northerly along the western property line of 204 St. James Place, northerly along part of the western property line of 202 St. James Place, westerly along the southern property line·ot 475 Washi,ngton Avenue, westerly across Washington Avenue, northerly along the western curb line of Washington Avenue, westerly along part of the southern property .line of 492 .Washington Avenue, southerly along the eastern property lines of 467-477 Waverly Avenue, easterly along part of the northern and southerly along the eastern property lines of 479 Waverly Avenue, southerly along the eastern and westerly a long the southern property 1i nes of 481 Waverly Avenue, northerly along the eastern curb line of Waverly Avenue, westerly across Waverly Avenue, weste·rly along the southern and northerly along part of the western property lines of 478 Waverly Avenue, westerly along the southern property line of 487 Clinton­ Avenue, northerly along the eastern curb line of Clinton Avenue, northerly across Gates Avenue, northerly along the eastern curb line of Clinton Avenue, westerly across Cl'inton Avenue, westerly along the southern property line of 416 Clinton Avenue, northerly along the eastern curb line of Vanderbilt
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