Author: LANCASTER, CLAY
Title: Old Brooklyn Heights - New York's First Suburb; Including Detailed Analyses of 619 Century-Old Houses
Description: Rutland, Vermont, Charles E. Tuttle. 1961, First Edition. Cloth, 8vo. 183 pages; numerous b&w illustrations, including photographs; three-fold street map of the Heights showing all pre-Civil War buildings extant in 1960. The neighborhood just across the East River from lower Manhattan was New York City's "leading and fashionable residential district" prior to the Civil War period. It was laid out around 1814 and fully developed by 1860. Clean, tight and bright throughout; slight fade to the top edge of the front board; foldover ends of the dustjacket with blurbs are attached to the back endpapers. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Brooklyn Heights New York City Landmark Neighborhood


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