Places tagged #clintonhill by Kathleen Patricia Odenthal
Pratt House
Kathleen Patricia Odenthal: The Pratt House is a beautiful building right outside the Pratt Institute located in the #ClintonHill district of Brooklyn. The Caroline Ladd Pratt House is owned by the school and is used as the college president’s mansion and for gala events. It was completed in 1898 and designed by architects Babb, Cook, and Willard for Frederic B. Pratt, the Institute’s third president and son of Charles Pratt, and his family. It is located two blocks west of the school on Clinton Avenue, near the other
Clinton Hill Architecture
Kathleen Patricia Odenthal: One of the highest points in Brooklyn, #ClintonHill faces Wallabout Bay, an inlet set between hipster Williamsburg and the Manhattan Bridge. Bordered by Fort Greene, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill is part of Brooklyn's thriving brownstone neighborhood districts.
Rundown Kosher Cafe
Kathleen Patricia Odenthal: Although much of #ClintonHill in Brooklyn is well developed, and well preserved for its original architecture, there are some run down areas of Clinton Hill. This Kosher Deli on Hall Street is just one example of a neglected building in a not so nice section of the Clinton Hill district of Brooklyn.
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Kathleen Patricia Odenthal: Emmanuel Baptist Church, located in the #ClintonHill district of Brooklyn, was built in 1887. It has one of New York's most spectacular church interiors, a rich mixture of stained glass, wood and elaborate stencil work, but unfortunately they do lot allow photography inside.
Clinton Hill Houses
Kathleen Patricia Odenthal: The residential parts of #ClintonHill Brooklyn are absolutely beautiful. Unlike some of the other districts in Brooklyn which are more industrialized, Clinton Hill has a very nostalgic feel- with brick-stone buildings and beautiful architecture. Its a quiet escape from the busy streets of New York.
Borough Hall
Kathleen Patricia Odenthal: Brooklyn Borough Hall is a historical landmark in the Clinton Hill district of Brooklyn. Built in 1845, this building is a meeting hall for councilmen and officials from Brooklyn and New York. #ClintonHill is a neighborhood in the north-central portion of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City.