Designated: June 25, 2019
Bay Ridge Parkway, known as “Doctors’ Row,” serves as an unofficial gateway to Bay Ridge, as it is a major thoroughfare within the neighborhood. The area gets its name from the many doctors offices that have long been located on the block. The Historic District includes a total of 53 properties located between 4th and 5th Avenues in Brooklyn. The 400 block of Bay Ridge Parkway is the only known street–avenue to avenue—to have limestone rowhouses on both sides of the street in the Bay Ridge neighborhood, which lends a strong sense of place. This homogeneity is due to the buildings’ construction by one developer, the Bay Ridge Development Company. The houses were constructed between 1906-1913 and have survived remarkably intact, appearing much the same as they did in historic real estate ads found in the Brooklyn Eagle from the early twentieth century. Original stonework carvings, stained glass, woodwork and ironwork adorn the facades.
STATUS Designated Historic District
The Neighborhood
Bay Ridge
Bay Ridge’s strong sense of individuality derives from the many historic layers of its built environment. Four centuries of development have resulted in great architectural diversity: farmhouses, mansions, main street storefronts, row houses, apartment buildings, religious institutions, schools, and theaters. Bay Ridge's development exploded at...
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May 13, 2019
HDC@LPC: Designation Testimony: Bay Ridge Parkway/Doctors’ Row Historic District