- DUMBO Industrial District
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Main article: Dumbo, BrooklynDUMBO Industrial District
Plymouth Street, DUMBO Industrial District, March 2008
Location: Roughly bounded by Main and Washington Sts, East River, John St., Bridge and Jay Sts., and Front and York Sts., Brooklyn, New York Coordinates: 40°42′11″N 73°59′17″W / 40.70306°N 73.98806°WCoordinates: 40°42′11″N 73°59′17″W / 40.70306°N 73.98806°W Area: 48 acres (19 ha) Built: 1883 Architect: multiple Architectural style: Greek Revival, Italianate, et al. Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 00001151[1] Added to NRHP: September 22, 2000 DUMBO Industrial District is a historic industrial complex and national historic district in Brooklyn, New York, New York. The complex consists of 95 contributing 19th and early 20th century industrial and warehouse buildings, Belgian block streets, and its location on the East River by the imposing anchorage of the Manhattan Bridge. DUMBO is an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass. Among the manufacturing concerns located in this district were Arbuckle Brothers (coffee and sugar), J.W. Masury & Son (paint), Robert Gair (paper boxes), E.W. Bliss (machinery), and Brillo (soap pads). The district includes the earliest, large scale reinforced concrete factory buildings in America.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Kathy Howe (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:DUMBO Industrial District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3049. Retrieved 2011-03-06. See also: "Accompanying 20 photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3048.
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Categories:- Historic districts in New York City
- Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- Historic districts in New York
- Italianate architecture in New York
- Greek Revival architecture in New York
- Kings County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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