The rowhouses of Chester Court get closer to designation as a historic district. Image credit: Brownstoner
Tudor Revival enclave consisting of 18 buildings to be considered as historic district. On October 28, 2014, the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to calendar the Chester Court Historic District, formally entering its consideration as a landmarked historic district. The proposed district is comprised of 18 two-and-a-half-story rowhouses in two facing rows, located on a dead-end street built near the eastern edge of Prospect Park in 1914 & 1915.
The district was developed by the Brighton Building Company to designs by Peter J. Collins, company president and former Brooklyn Commissioner of Buildings. The Tudor Revival-style buildings feature faux half-timber framing, with red brick at the base and stucco above. The intersecting gabled roofs are shingled with clay tiles. The district’s historic fabric and architecture remain substantially unaltered.
Landmarks chair Meenakshi Srinivasan called the district a “delightful enclave” and found it remarkably intact, with a distinct sense of place. Commissioners voted unanimously to calendar the district. A hearing on the district’s potential designation will be held on November 25, 2014.
LPC: Chester Court Historic District, Brooklyn (LP-2567) (Oct. 28, 2014).
By: Jesse Denno (Jesse is a full-time staff writer at the Center for NYC Law).