Lovable Lesser-Known Landmarks: A firehouse, a chocolate factory and more
Eye On Real Estate
Romanesque Revival reigns supreme at a fine old firehouse and a stellar stable.
These buildings are two of the stars on a list of lovable lesser-known Brooklyn landmarks that we devised from consulting the National Register of Historic Places.
The Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters at 365 Jay St. has an ornately decorated arched exit for fire engines and a lookout tower where fire spotters once stood like sentries.
The Downtown Brooklyn property, built in 1892, was designated as an individual city landmark in 1966. It is now an affordable-housing building for low- and middle-income tenants.