Public School 71K is a historic school building located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. It contains the Beis Rochel School, a Satmar girls-only private Jewish school.[2] It was built in 1888–1889 to designs by James W. Naughton. It is a symmetrical three story, brick building with stone trim in the French Second Empire style. It features a tall central tower with a high mansard roof and original iron cresting.[3]
Public School 71K | |
 East-facing entrance of Beis Rochel Satmar School in 2010 | |
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| Location | 119 Heyward St., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′6″N 73°57′24″W / 40.70167°N 73.95667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | James W. Naughton |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001181 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 4, 1982 |
| Designated NYCL | February 3, 1981 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
This building has an exact twin in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn: the Excellence Charter School at 225 Patchen Ave.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Public School 71K". Clio. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Anne B. Covell (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Public School 71K". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: Accompanying photo
- ^ "New York Architecture Images- Williamsburg, Brooklyn". www.nyc-architecture.com.
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