Flatbush Town Hall
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Flatbush Town Hall | |
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| Location | 35 Snyder Ave. Brooklyn, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′56″N 73°57′26″W / 40.64889°N 73.95722°W |
| Built | 1874-75 |
| Architect | John Y. Culyer, William Vause |
| Architectural style | High Victorian Gothic[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000851[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1972 |
| Designated NYCL | October 16, 1973 |
Flatbush Town Hall at 35 Snyder Avenue between Flatbush and Bedford Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, is a historic town hall built in 1874–75 and designed by John Y. Culyer in the High Victorian Gothic style[1] in the Ruskinian mode.[3] It is a two-story masonry building on a stone foundation, and features a three-story bell tower with a steep hip roof. The building dates from the time before the Town of Flatbush was integrated into the City of Brooklyn, in 1894, after which the building served as a magistrate's court and the New York City Police Department's 67th Police Precinct station.[4]
Due to the efforts of the Town of Flatbush Civic and Cultural Association and the Flatbush Historical Society, the building was saved from a planned demolition, and was designated a New York City Landmark in 1966,[1] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[2] In the late 1980s it underwent a redesign and refurbishment by the New York City Department of Administrative Services, and it is now used as a public school focused on the needs of special education children.
