Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard

North side in springtime
Location Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°42′8.57″N 73°58′49.19″W / 40.7023806°N 73.9803306°W / 40.7023806; -73.9803306Coordinates: 40°42′8.57″N 73°58′49.19″W / 40.7023806°N 73.9803306°W / 40.7023806; -73.9803306
Built 1805
Architect Charles Bulfinch; John McComb, Jr.
NRHP Reference # 74001252
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 30, 1974[1]
Designated NHL May 30, 1974[2]

Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard is a three story federal style residence house of the commander Mathew C. Perry of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It was built between 1805 and 1806. Quarter A is currently located in the Vineger hill part of Brooklyn.[3] The current address is 24 Evans Street in Brooklyn, NY.[4] It was home to Commodore Matthew C. Perry at the time of his opening of Japan.[5] Contrary to a popular misconception, Quarters A is not located on Admiral's Row; it is actually located in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, New York. Perry occupied the quarter between 1833 and 1834.[6]The house is now privately owned and not open to the public. The home is visible through iron gates on Evan street. Quarters A is surrounded by sharp fence drop-off into the Brooklyn Navy Yard, along with a long seven foot- high wall with a high iron locked gate. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][7]The current owners of the Commandant's House are Charles Gilbert and Jennifer Jones, who purchased it in 1997 .[8]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Quarters A, Brooklyn Navy Yard". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Quarters A, Brooklyn Naval Yard". Clio. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ↑ Morris), Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose (2012-04-26). "Building of the Day: 24 Evans Street | Brownstoner". Brownstoner. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  5. ↑ http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NHLS/Text/74001252.pdf
  6. ↑ "Matthew C. Perry". Biography.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  7. ↑ Benjamin Levy and Blanche Higgins (November 13, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Quarters A" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, from 1963 and 1973 (2.20 MB)
  8. ↑ "The Commandant's House is the sweetest landmark in Vinegar Hill | Brooklyn Daily Eagle". www.brooklyneagle.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.


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