family sites
In addition to our programs designed especially for kids, the openhousenewyork Weekend features many family friendly sites. These special places and spaces highlight unique built-environment elements of New York City in accessible, intriguing ways for the whole family to enjoy!
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Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House 5816 Clarendon Rd/ Ralph Ave, Brooklyn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 20 per tour building date: 1652-1820 architect: unknown Tour the oldest home in NYC, a typical 17th-century Dutch colonial farmhouse, from cellar to attic, and learn about Brooklyn’s agrarian past. subway: A, C to Utica Ave to buses, B, Q, 2, 5 to Newkirk Ave to buses. bus: B8, B47.    
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Pratt Institute: Caroline Ladd Pratt House 229 Clinton Ave/ Willoughby Ave, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1898 architect: Babb, Cook & Willard One of Brooklyn’s grandest private homes, the neo-Georgian style residence is now part of Pratt Institute. subway: G to Clinton-Washington Aves. bus: B38. 
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Pratt Institute: Higgins Hall (School of Architecture) 61 St. James Pl/ Lafayette Ave, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 2005 architect: Steven Holl Architects with Rogers Marvel Architects This cutting-edge facility, home to the largest architecture program in the Northeast, brings a modern sensibility to a historic campus. subway: G to Clinton-Washington Aves. bus: B38.  
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Pratt Institute: Juliana Curran Terian Design Center 200 Willoughby Ave/ Dekalb Ave, New York neighborhood: Clinton Hill Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 2007 architect: hanrahanMeyers architects Clad with stainless stell, this modern pavilion is suspended between Steuben Hall and Pratt Studios, joining all three buildings to create 200,000-sq-ft of program space. The overall construction includes a glass entrance, a new circulation bridge to the south and an outdoor courtyard. subway: G to Clinton-Washington Aves. bus: B38.
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Pratt Institute: Library 200 Willoughby Ave/ Hall St, New York neighborhood: Clinton Hill Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1896 architect: William Tubby; interiors by Tiffany Glass and Decorating; renovation, Cavaglieri & Gran, 1982, 1986. The interior of this Renaissance Revival building features a grand marble stair, mosaic tile work, and glass-block floors that allow light to filter through the stacks. subway: G to Clinton-Washington Aves. bus: B38.
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Pratt Institute: Sculpture Park St. James Pl/ DeKalb Ave, New York neighborhood: Clinton Hill Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: n/a architect: n/a NYC’s largest contemporary sculpture park includes some 50 works (always changing) on 25 acres of lush, green lawns. subway: G to Clinton-Washington Aves. bus: B38.
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Prison Ship Martyr's Monument Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 10 per tour building date: 1908 architect: Stanford White More than 11,500 men, women, and children perished on British Prison Ships in the Revolutionary War. Some of their remains were interred in a crypt on this site. Learn about the efforts to build, restore and maintain the monument. subway: B, M, Q, R to Dekalb Ave, C to Lafayette Ave, G to Fulton St, 2,3, 4, 5 to Atlantic Ave or Nevins St. bus: B25, B26, B38, B41, B52, B54, B69.
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PS 287 Bailey K. Ashford School Library 50 Navy St/ Concord St, Brooklyn neighborhood: Fort Greene Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 building date: 2004 architect: Richard H. Lewis, Architect Renovated as part of an initiative to promote literacy in schools, this library integrates color, traditional millwork, modern furniture and super-graphics. subway: A, C to High St, F to York St. bus: B57, B61, B69.
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Tom Otterness Studio 96 4th St/ Bond St, Brooklyn neighborhood: Carroll Gardens Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 40 per tour building date: unknown architect: unknown Meet the sculptor behind NYC’s whimsical and socially contemplative bronze figures, including the “Life Underground” installation in the 14th St and 8th Ave subway station. subway: F, G to Carroll St. bus: B71, B75.  
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UrbanGlass 57 Rockwell Pl/ 647 Fulton St, Brooklyn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 building date: 1918 architect: unknown Explore the 17,000-sq-ft glass-working studios including a Hot Shop, Flat Shop, Mold Shop, Flame-working, and Neon studio. Robert Lehman Gallery at UrbanGlass exhibits work by emerging artists working in glass. subway: B, M, Q, R to DeKalb Ave, G to Fulton St, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St. bus: B25, B26, B41, B45, B52, B63, B67. other transportation: LIRR to Flatbush/Atlantic Ave.
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Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge, The 290 Conover St/ Pier 44, Brooklyn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed building date: 1914 architect: restoration, David Sharps 1985-present Lehigh Valley RR Barge #79 is the only floating, wooden, covered barge of its kind in America, and features exhibits about its restoration and transition into a waterborne museum. subway: F, G to Smith-9th Sts. bus: B61, B77. other transportation: Water Taxi to Red Hook.
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Weeksville Heritage Center 1698 - 1708 Bergen St/ Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1860-1880 architect: unknown Weeksville Heritage Center preserves and interprets the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses, a free African-American community founded in 1838. These three domestic structures offer a unique glimpse into Brooklyn's rural past. The homes are situated on a remnant of Hunterfly Road, which was first used by Native Americans. subway: A, C, 2, 3 to Utica Ave. bus: B15, B45, B65. 
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Alexander Hamilton US Custom House/ Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian One Bowling Green/ Broadway, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 25 per tour building date: 1907 architect: Cass Gilbert Completed for the Customs Service in 1907, this Beaux-Arts landmark is now home to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian and federal agencies. subway: 1 to South Ferry, 4, 5 to Bowling Green, R to Whitehall St/South Ferry. bus: M6. 
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Arsenal, The 830 5th Ave/ 64th St, New York Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 30 per tour building date: 1847-1851 architect: Martin E. Thompson Built to house munitions for the NYS National Guard, The Arsenal resembles a fortress with its crenellated cornice and rooftop turrets. Now NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation headquarters, the building has served as a police station, zoo, weather station and the first American Museum of Natural History. Its treasures include WPA lobby murals, original drawings of Central Park and roof gardens with spectacular views. subway: N, R, W to 5th Ave. bus: M1, M2, M3, M4.
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BBG-BBGM Design Studios/ Empire State Building 350 5th Ave, 25th Fl, New York neighborhood: Murray Hill Sat: Closed Sun: Closed Maximum people: 15 per tour building date: 2008 architect: Office renvoation, BBG-BBGM The new offices in the Empire State Building seeks to receive Sliver LEED-certification in the Commercial Interior category, reflecting their commitment to sustainability. The firm's core central interior offices and social spaces divide the 25th-floor by practice, with interior design to one and architecture to the other. subway: B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W to 34th St/ Herald Sq. bus: M2, M3, M4, M5, Q32.
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