Brooklyn Historical Society

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brooklyn_Historical_Society
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:address 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Brooklyn_Public_Library
gptkbp:architect gptkb:George_B._Post
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1881
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:Renaissance_Revival
gptkbp:collectionSize over 400,000 items
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Center_for_Brooklyn_History
gptkbp:director gptkb:Deborah_Schwartz
gptkbp:founded 1863
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Henry_Pierrepont
gptkbp:hasLibrary books
manuscripts
maps
oral histories
photographs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brooklyn Historical Society
gptkbp:landmarkStatus gptkb:New_York_City_Landmark
National Historic Landmark
gptkbp:location gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York_City
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Brooklyn_Public_Library
2020
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Brooklyn_Daily_Eagle_newspaper_archive
Brooklyn Dodgers memorabilia
Brooklyn waterfront history
abolitionist movement materials
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Long_Island_Historical_Society
gptkbp:program educational programs
exhibitions
lectures
gptkbp:purpose preserve and encourage the study of Brooklyn's history
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkbp:renamed 1985
gptkbp:website https://www.brooklynhistory.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brooklyn_Heights
gptkb:Brooklyn_Heights,_New_York
gptkb:Бруклин
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5