Prospect - Lefferts Gardens Brooklyn New York

The Prospect- Lefferts Gardens Brooklyn New York historic district includes parts of Prospect- Lefferts Gardens and Lefferts Manor, the neighborhood’s oldest development, remained “one of the finest enclaves of nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century housing in New York City.” In 1660 a Dutch immigrant by the name of Leffert Pietersen van Haughwout founded a farm at the northern edge of Flatbush, at what is today Lefferts Manor.

These two sections of Prospect Lefferts Gardens have kept many of the homes single family residences. Most of the houses in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Brooklyn New York are constructed of Brick or Brownstone and are at least two stories high and are set back from the street at least 14 feet. Between 1905 and 1911 more than 500 homes were built in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and were built with white limestone. In the 1920’s and 30’s larger apartment buildings were built in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Brooklyn New York.

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens
From Ocean Avenue on the west to around New York Avenue on the east, from Empire Boulevard on the north to Clarkson Avenue on the south.

Lefferts Manor
From Flatbush Avenue on the west to Rogers Avenue on the east, from Lincoln Road on the north to Fenimore Street on the south.

Prospect - Lefferts Gardens is surrounded by Propspect Park South to the South, Prospect Heights to the North, Crown Heights to the North East, East Flatbush on the South East and Prospect Park on the West.

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