At the six-month mark, the borough gained one individual landmark and one historic district. The Willoughby-Hart Historic District designation followed years of community activism from Bed Stuy locals that was reinvigorated by the demolition of the Jacob Dangler Mansion.
The district includes more than 100 houses and covers most of the two blocks between Nostrand and Marcy avenues. The blocks consist of historically and architecturally significant brownstone streetscapes that stand out within the broader neighborhood and exemplify its early residential development.
She said the houses had maintained good integrity in the nearly 150 years most had been standing and created a distinct sense of place within the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood.
The commission designated Brooklyn Edison Building, which was key to the borough's electrification and embodies the history of Downtown Brooklyn as a commercial center.
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