Designated: June 18, 2019
*The Central Sunset Park Historic District consists of approximately 148 buildings located on the north and south sides of 47th and 48th Streets between 5th and 6th Avenues, and along the east and west sides of 6th Avenue between 47th and 49th Streets. Clad in brick, limestone, brownstone, or a combination of materials, the proposed district’s row houses are predominantly two stories with high stoops. Their uniform rows create distinctive streetscapes with consistent cornice lines and rhythmically recurring, rounded and angled, fullheight projecting bays. Working for local developers and builders, a number of Brooklyn architects are represented in the proposed district, including Thomas Bennett, Henry Pohlmann, Henry Spicer, George Roosen, and William Rexer.
*excerpt from the Landmarks Preservation Commission