Astral Apartments

Astral Apartments
Astral Apartments, August 2008
Location: 184 Franklin St., New York, New York
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1885
Architect: Lamb & Rich
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#:

82001178

[1]
Added to NRHP: October 29, 1982

Astral Apartments is a historic apartment building located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, New York.

The Astral was built in 1885-1886 as affordable housing for employees of Charles Pratt's Astral Oil Works. It is a massive brick and terra cotta building in the Queen Anne style.[2] It features a central projecting section with a deep, three story high round arch recess.[3] The roof features inward-looking decorative gargoyles.

The building was designed to echo red-brick apartments built for workers by George Peabody in London.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982[1] and designated a City Landmark in 1983.

In popular culture

The building is the fictional setting for Kate Christensen's 2011 novel The Astral.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b "New York Architecture: The Astral Apartments". nyc-architecture.com. http://nyc-architecture.com/GPT/gpt011.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-01. 
  3. ^ James T. Dillon and Anne B. Covell (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Astral Apartments". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3245. Retrieved 2011-02-20.  See also: "Accompanying four photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3246. 
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