"Building Intelligence; Brooklyn," AABN vol. 16, no. 467 (Dec. 6, 1884): p. 276.
– "Warren St., n s, 232' 2" e Fourth Ave., 3 four-st’y brick tenements, felt and gravel roofs; cost, $7,000; owner, Geo. R. Brown, 34 South Portland Ave.; architect, C. E. Cozzens; builder, L. E. Brown."
"Building Intelligence; Tenement-Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 69, no. 1288 (Sept. 1, 1900): p. xii.
– "Warren St., near 4th Ave., 4 four-st’y brick tenements, 26' 6" x 70'; $21,000; own., Mrs. Delia McGarry, 176 Nevins St.; arch., R. Dixon, 213 Montague St."
“Buildings Projected, Brooklyn, N.Y.,” RERBG v. 21, n. 520 (March 2, 1878), p. 192:
Warren st (No. 4??), one three-story brick dwelling, 25x44; owner, James McGarry, 491 Warren st; builder, Thomas McCoy.
"New Houses," BRERIP v. 1, n. 52 (November 22, 1884), p. 10.
-1513- WARREN st, n s, 232 ft e 4th av, three four-story brick apartment houses, 25x83, flat gravel roof, wooden cornices; owner Geo R Brown, 34 So Portland av; architect C E Cozzens; builder L E Brown.......21,000
This row appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
This row appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
This row appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
"Projected Buildings," RERBG v. 66, no. 1692 (August 18, 1900): p. 232.
-1148- Warren st, s s, 80 e 4th av, four 4-sty brk tenem'ts, 26.6x70, 8 families; total cost, $21,000; Mrs. Delia McGarry, 176 Nevins st; ar't, R. Dixon, 213 Montague st.
Identified as "Watch Case Factory" on 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
This row appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
Digital image of Prospect Place east from 5th Ave; NYPL: Image ID: 706391F, 706392F.
The entire block appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
“Buildings Projected, Brooklyn, N.Y.,” RERBG v. 24, n. 607 (November 1, 1879), p. 887:
Plan 880 – Prospect pl, n s, 305 e 5th av, six three-story brown stone dwellings, 16.8x45, gravel roof and wood cornice; owners, Edward and James Rorke, 112 6th av; architect, G. L. Morse; builder, Thomas Donlan.
These houses appear on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
#10: DOB files begin with 1946 alterations.
#12: DOB files begin with 1946 alterations. Similar for rest of this row (conversions from 1-family to apts., etc.)
These houses appear on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
Earliest DOB files for any of these houses are alterations circa 1940s-50s.
No DOB files found for either of these. They appear on the 1907 Bromley Brooklyn Atlas, but not on the 1880 Bromley Atlas.
“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 30, n. 770 (December 16, 1882), p. 1081:
1208- Prospect pl, s s, 355.5 w 6th av, two four-story brown stone tenem’ts, 25 and 22x72, gravel roof, wooden cornice; cost, each, $6,000; owner, architect and builder, G. W. Brown, 34 South Portland av.
“Projected Buildings,” RERBG September 2, 1905, p. 284:
2622- Prospect pl, s s, 200 w 6th av, 2-sty brk church and dwelling, 35x63.4, 1 family; cost, $19,000; E C Peyloco, 326 Carroll st; ar't, C C Wagner, 415 45th st.
DOB files contain a torn permit, #6712, dated Sept. 7[?], 1905, issued to Thomas Krikeller[?] & Co., 2280 Fulton Street, to demolish wood frame church at 40-42 Prospect Place. Owner on the permit is E. W. Piglow.
Caption, BPL Brooklyn Collection photo: ""A church changes hands--Administrators are shown signing the papers that consummated the sale by the Church of God of the two-story brick church building at 42 Prospect Place to the Italian Seventh-Day Adventist Church." Call no.: CHUR 0895.
Cornerstone: 1906.
The 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas identifies a church on this site as "Memorial Pres. Ch."; later moved to 7th Avenue.
“Buildings Projected, Brooklyn, N. Y.,” RERBG 22, n. 557 (November 16, 1878), p. 940:
Prospect pl, s s, 265 w 6th av, two two-story brown stone dwell’gs, 20x45; tin roof and wood cornice; owner, Isabella Gordon, 2 Willow st; architect, R. Dixon; builder, J. Gordon.
South side Prospect place, 265 ft west 6th av, two 2-story brown stone dwellings; R. Dixon, architect; J. Gordon, builder. -M&B vol. 11, no 1 (Jan. 1879): p. 8 ("Building Intelligence; Brooklyn, N.Y.").
These 2 houses appear on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
DOB files: earliest record for #44 is for stoop removal, 1937. Earliest record for #46 is a 1948 alteration.
These 3 houses appear on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
Earliest DOB records for any of these 3 are for circa 1940s alterations.
“Buildings Projected, Kings County,” RERBG v. 39, n. 1004 (June 11, 1887), p. 822:
1009- Prospect pl, s s, 105 w 6th av, six three-story and basement brown stone dwell’gs, 16.8x45, tin roofs, iron cornices; cost, $8,000; Teresa B. Collins, 359 6th st; ar’t, C. P. H. Gilbert.
"Building Intelligence; Houses; Brooklyn, N. Y.," AABN vol. 21, no. 599 (Jun. 18, 1887): p. xiii.
– "Prospect Pl., s s, 103' w Sixth Ave., 6 three-st’y and basement brown-stone dwells., tin roofs; cost, $8,000; owner, Theresa B. Collins, 359 Sixth St.; architect, C. P. H. Gilbert."
On Prospect Place, near Sixth avenue, Mr.[sic] F.[sic] B. Collins will build six three story and basement brick residences, 16.8x45, for one family in each, to cost $48,000. -Brooklyn Eagle, June 11, 1887, p. 2 ("Up Again").
Earliest DOB records for any of these are for circa-1940s alterations.
Cf. 9th St., 6th/5th, south side.
For Gilbert’s early career in Brooklyn, see NY Times Streetscapes, Jan. 5, 2012.
Digital image, 1942, NYPL: Image ID: 706393F
“Projected Buildings,” RERBG March 25, 1905, p. 320:
533- Prospect pl, n s, 100 e 6th av, three 1-sty brk stores, 28x44, gravel roofs; total cost, $6,500; L Schelling, 158 St Johns pl; ar't, C Werner, 26 Court st.
“Buildings Projected, Brooklyn, N.Y.,” RERBG v. 25, n. 632 (April 24, 1880), p. 402:
Plan 237 – Prospect pl, s s, 97 e 6th av, two four-story brown stone flats, 20x65, felt and gravel roof and wooden cornice; cost, each, $2,500; owner, Geo. W. Brown, 728 Fulton st; architect, C. B. Sheldon; builders, Levi Brown and C. E. Cozzens.
This row appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
This row of 3 houses appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
This row of 2 houses appears on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.
These 3 houses appear on the 1880 "Bromley" Brooklyn Atlas.