LP-2693
Ditmas Park West Historic District
ITEM PROPOSED FOR DESIGNATION
The proposed Ditmas Park West Historic District consists of the properties bounded by a line beginning at the southeastern corner of Dorchester Road and Westminster Road, continuing easterly along the southern curbline of Dorchester Road across Argyle Road, Rugby Road, and Marlborough Road to a point on a line extending northerly from the eastern property line of 443 Marlborough Road; southerly along said line, the eastern property lines of 443 through 501 Marlborough Road, and a line extending to the northern curbline of Ditmas Avenue; westerly along the northern curbline of Ditmas Avenue across Marlborough Road, Rugby Road, Argyle Road, and Westminster Road to a point on a line extending southerly from the western property line of 1135 Ditmas Avenue; northerly along said line and the western property line of 1135 Ditmas Avenue; westerly along the southern property line of 518 Westminster Road; northerly along the western property lines of 518 through 456 Westminster Road; easterly along the northern property line of 456 Westminster Road and a line extending to the eastern curbline of Westminster Road; and northerly along the eastern curbline of Westminster Road to the point of beginning.
As the citywide advocate for New York’s architectural, historical and cultural neighborhoods, The Historic Districts Council supports the designation of the Ditmas Park West Historic District. Similar to the proposed Beverley Square Historic District, the proposed Ditmas Park West Historic District is a well-preserved and intact concentration of architecture and development history. HDC has worked closely with the various neighborhoods of Victorian Flatbush on designation efforts for more than two decades. These two designations will contribute to the “quilt” of districts that make up the unique Victorian Flatbush community, one of the largest of its kind in the country.
The proposed district includes 128 freestanding homes constructed between 1903 and 1910. Many homes in this area are characterized by asymmetrical forms, pitched rooflines, picturesque massing, towers, and gables. Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style homes can be found throughout the district. One can also find elements of the Singles style in the area.
The homes in this district are worthy of designation not only for their architectural integrity, but also for the way that they symbolize a key part of Flatbush’s development history. We are excited to see another designation in the neighborhood of Flatbush.