Carroll Gardens Historic District
Listed: 1973
Type of district: National Register historic district, state historic district, local historic district
Main Intersection: President and Carroll Streets
Report: Historic District Designation Report
Carroll Gardens Historic District, Brooklyn, NY
The Carroll Gardens Historic District is architecturally significant as a largely intact, cohesive residential neighborhood containing distinctive examples of popular late-19th century architectural styles. The district was developed during a short period of time between the 1860s and the 1880s and is a notable result of the cooperation of different builders in employing uniform setbacks, scale and materials and in choosing complementary designs for the row houses, mainly in the late Italianate and Greek Revival styles. The district is especially distinguished for its unusually deep building lots which allowed for fenced front yards and landscaped gardens and created a sense of open space unusual in New York’s urban environment. Despite alterations to individual structures, the district retains almost complete integrity of plan and scale, thus recalling the unique ambience that has distinguished the neighborhood site since its development.