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Pratt Institute: Juliana Curran Terian Design Center 200 Willoughby Ave/ Dekalb Ave, New York neighborhood: Clinton Hill hours 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 hours 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 hours 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 hours 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 hours 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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Red Hook Carriage House + Architecture Office 17 Dikeman St/ Dwight St, Brooklyn hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 15 per tour building date: 1899 architect: renovation, 2009, space4a. This 1899 carriage house was gut-rehabbed creating a light filled live-work studio adjoining a three-storey atrium, courtyard, roof deck, and garden. subway: F, G to Smith-9th Sts. bus: B61, B77. |
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Slot House 134 Adelphi St/ Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 15 per tour building date: 2002-2005 architect: noroof architects A 60-ft maple is the focal point of this modern renovation. The archeology of the original structure is revealed in the open, vertical "loft" interior. subway: G to Clinton/ Washington Ave, B, D, Q, R to DeKalb Ave, A, C, F to Jay St/ Borough Hall, C to Lafayette Ave. bus: B38, B54, B61, B69. |
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St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 157 Montague St/ Clinton St, Brooklyn hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 40 per tour building date: 1848 architect: Minard Lafever The oldest set of figural stained-glass windows made in North America are the focal point of this neo-Gothic church. View all 55 windows by William Jay Bolton, as well as the landmark 1925 Peabody Memorial Organ. subway: A, C. F to Jay St, R to Court St, 2, 3, 4, 5 to Borough Hall. bus: B25, B26, B37, B38, B41, B45, B51, B52, B103. |
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St. John's Bread and Life 795 Lexington Ave/ Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed Maximum people: 12 per tour building date: 2008 architect: Rogers Marvel Architects A former 22,000 sq-ft factory has been transformed into a state-of-the-art soup kitchen and community resource center. subway: J, Z to Kosciuszko St. bus: B38, B46, B47. |
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church 199 Carroll St/ Clinton St, Brooklyn hours Sat:Closed Sun:Closed building date: 1867 architect: Richard M. Upjohn other architects/consultants: Ralph Adam Cram This was Upjohn's parish church and among the first of his famous High Victorian Gothic buildings. The interior was redesigned by Cram beginning in 1910. The church building celebrated its 141st year in September. subway: F to Carroll St. bus: B75. |
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Tom Otterness Studio 96 4th St/ Bond St, Brooklyn neighborhood: Carroll Gardens hours 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 hours 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 hours 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 hours 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. |