Cover Photographs: 441 to 451 8th Street (Jefferson F. Wood, c. 1884) Christopher D. Brazee, 2012 Park Slope Historic District Extension Designation Report Essay researched and written by Cynthia Danza Architects’ Appendix researched and written by Donald G. Presa Building Profiles by Michael Caratzas, Cynthia Danza, Olivia Klose and Donald G. Presa Edited by Mary Beth Betts, Director of Research and Virginia Kurshan Photographs by Christopher D. Brazee Map by Jennifer L. Most Additional Research and Technical Assistance by Lauren Miller Commissioners Robert B. Tierney, Chair Pablo E. Vengoechea, Vice-Chair Frederick Bland Christopher Moore Diana Chapin Margery Perlmutter Michael Devonshire Elizabeth Ryan Joan Gerner Roberta Washington Michael Goldblum Kate Daly, Executive Director Mark Silberman, Counsel Sarah Carroll, Director of Preservation TABLE OF CONTENTS PARK SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT EXTENSION MAP .................................... Facing Page 1 TESTIMONY AT THE PUBLIC HEARING .................................................................................. 1 PARK SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT EXTENSION BOUNDARIES .......................................... 1 SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 3 THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT EXTENSION ............................................................................................. 5 FINDINGS AND DESIGNATION ................................................................................................ 24 BUILDING PROFILES ................................................................................................................. 29 7th Avenue (Odd Numbers).................................................................................................. 29 7th Avenue (Even Numbers) ................................................................................................ 55 7th Street (Even Numbers) ................................................................................................... 94 8th Avenue (Odd Numbers)................................................................................................ 113 8th Avenue (Even Numbers) .............................................................................................. 126 8th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................... 151 8th Street (Even Numbers) ................................................................................................. 179 9th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................... 202 9th Street (Even Numbers) ................................................................................................. 224 10th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................. 251 10th Street (Even Numbers) ............................................................................................... 270 11th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................. 290 11th Street (Even Numbers) ............................................................................................... 308 12th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................. 328 12th Street (Even Numbers) ............................................................................................... 338 13th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................. 345 13th Street (Even Numbers) ............................................................................................... 353 14th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................. 369 14th Street (Even Numbers) ............................................................................................... 382 15th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................. 384 15th Street (Even Numbers) ............................................................................................... 396 16th Street (Odd Numbers) ................................................................................................. 406 Prospect Park West (All Numbers) ..................................................................................... 406 ARCHITECTS’ APPENDIX ....................................................................................................... 414 ILLUSTRATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 436 4 St 5 St Park Slope Historic District 6 St Park Slope Historic District Extension Landmarks Preservation Commission 7 St 701 458 289 546 Park Slope Historic District Extension 702 294 Borough of Brooklyn, NY [LP-2443] Calendared: August 10, 2010 419 509 Public Hearing: October 26, 2010 8 St 402 490 Designated: April 17, 2012 Boundary of Existing District 517 Boundary of District Extension 435 9 St 444 524 574 584 Tax Map Lots, District Extension 142 911 Existing Historic Districts 151 695 705 District Extension 525 10 St 603 532 1001 640 Queens 7 Av 7 8 Av 8 6 Av 6 Manhattan 481 579 ProspectPk W 486 11 St 582 1111 Park Slope Historic District Extension 403 465 Brooklyn 402 12 St 462 385 445A 388 13 St 448 1324 369 435 14 St 1401 372 388 440 442 496 498 187 439 341 440 355 409 469 1503 15 St 422 474 210 455 300 16 St ¯ Feet Graphic Source: MapPLUTO, Edition 09v1, 2009. Author: Landmarks Preservation Commission, JM. Date: April 17, 2012. 477 1624 63 1 Windsor Pl Landmarks Preservation Commission April 17, 2012, Designation List 454 LP-2443 TESTIMONY AT THE PUBLIC HEARING On October 26, 2010, the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation of the Park Slope Historic District Extension (Item No. 18). The hearing had been duly advertised in accordance with the provisions of law. Twenty-three people spoke in favor of designation, including Council Members Brad Lander and Steve Levin, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, a representative of Assembly Member Joan L. Millman, a representative of Community Board 6, representatives of the Park Slope Civic Council, the Historic Districts Council, the Landmarks Conservancy, and the Park Slope Chamber of Commerce, and several residents of the proposed district. One person spoke in opposition to designation. In addition, written testimony in opposition to the designation was submitted after the hearing by the owners of 414 and 414A 7th Avenue, 412 13th Street, 500 7th Street, and 412 13th Street; and a written request to be removed from the district was submitted by the owners of 496 14th Street. PARK SLOPE HISTORIC DISTRICT EXTENSION BOUNDARIES The Park Slope Historic District Extension, Section 1, consists of the property bounded by a line beginning at northwest corner of Prospect Park West and 16th Street, then proceeding westerly along the northern curbline to a point extending southerly from the eastern property line of 455 16th Street, then northerly along said property line to the southern property line of 474 15th Street, then westerly along said property line to the northwest corner of 424 15th Street, then northerly along the western property line of 424 15th Street to the southeast corner of 422 15th Street, then westerly along the southern property line of 422 15th Street to the eastern curbline line of Eighth Avenue, northerly along the eastern curbline of Eighth Avenue to the northern curbline of 14th Street, then easterly to the center of Eighth Avenue, northerly along the center of Eighth Avenue to a point on a line extending easterly along the northern curbline of 14th Street, then westerly along said curbline to a point on a line extending northerly along the eastern property line of 388 14th Street, then southerly across 14th Street and along the eastern property lines 388 14th Street to 439 Seventh Avenue to the north curbline of 15th Street, then westerly along said line to a point on a line extending southerly from the western property line of 341 15th Street, then northerly along the western property lines of 440 to 432 Seventh Avenue, then westerly along a portion of the southern property line of 430 Seventh Avenue, then northerly along the western property lines of 430 to 424 Seventh Avenue, then across 14th Street along the western property lines of 422 to 414 Seventh Avenue, westerly along the southern property lines of 412 Seventh Avenue, northerly along the western property line of 412 and 410 Seventh Avenue, then easterly along the northern property line of 410 Seventh Avenue, northerly along the western property line of 408 Seventh Avenue, northerly across 13th Street and then easterly along said curbline to a point on a line formed by extending a line from the western property line of 406 Seventh Avenue, then northerly across 13th Street and along the western property lines of 406 and 404 Seventh Avenue, westerly along the southern property line of 402 Seventh Avenue, and northerly along the western property lines of 402 to 398 Seventh Avenue, easterly along the northern property line of 398 Seventh Avenue and then northerly along the western