Cobble Hill Towers
Cobble Hill Towers is an apartment complex in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It was built between 1876 and 1879 and was designed as one of the earliest housing projects in the country.[1] Previously known as the Tower and Home Buildings, they were developed by Alfred Tredway White and the architects William Field & Sons.[2][3] Consisting of nine six-story buildings, notable architectural features include two courtyards, outdoor staircases meant as a fire safety measure and Victorian spires.[4] Known at the turn of the 20th century as the "most famous model tenement enterprises in America," the buildings began conversion into condominiums in 2008.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ City of New York (1969). "Cobble Hill Historic District Designation Report" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ White, Alfred Tredway (1891). "Improved dwellings for the working classes, 1879; Better homes for workingmen, 1885; Riverside buildings, 1890". Brooklyn, N.Y.: The author. Retrieved December 22, 2024 – via HathiTrust.
- ^ Jamieson, Wendell (January 24, 2003). "My Brooklyn: Landmark Towers, Still Loved and Lived In". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (October 10, 2008). "Architectural Wealth, Built for the Poor". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Joseph (1902). Constructive and Preventive Philanthropy. Macmillan. p. 71.
- ^ Haughney, Christine (March 14, 2011). "Towers Built for the Poor Hear Call of the Condo". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2024.