Public School 71K is a historic school building located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1888–1889 to designs by James W. Naughton. It is a symmetrical three story, brick building with stone trim in the Second Empire style. It features a tall central tower with a high mansard roof and original iron cresting.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Today, the building serves as a Beis Rochel Satmar girls' school and a joy hall.
This building has an exact twin in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn: the Excellence Charter School at 225 Patchen Ave.[3]
See also
- List of New York City Landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Anne B. Covell (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Public School 71K". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: Accompanying photo
- ^ "New York Architecture Images- Williamsburg, Brooklyn". www.nyc-architecture.com.
