Kingsborough Houses-Kingsborough Extension, also known as Kingsborough Houses, is a 15.97-acre housing project in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. It is bordered by Ralph and Rochester Avenues, and Pacific and Bergen Streets. The project consists of 16, six-story buildings with 1,148 apartment units. It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority.[1][2]
Construction of the Kingsborough Houses finished in 1941 and cost $5,160,000.[3] Upon its completion, 36 employees worked on-site at the development, with nine in the office and remaining 27 employed on the grounds.[4] The development opened with a majority of white residents, but by the late 1950s over two-thirds of residents were African-American.[4][5]
The Kingsborough Extension was later completed in 1966[6] and is devoted to housing senior citizens.[7]
Artist and architectedit
The cast-stone frieze, Green Pastures: The Walls of Jericho, created was created by Richmond Barthé through the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. Originally intended for the Harlem River Houses, an African-American public housing development,[8][9] Barthé created the site-specific work for an amphitheater. The piece consists of scenes from the Old Testament through the eyes of an African-American child, inspired by the play The Green Pastures. After completion, the panels were placed in storage until 1941 when they were installed at the Kingsborough Houses, a majority white development.[10][11] By 2018, the frieze was in disrepair with NYCHA unable to fund due to capital needs.[12] As of 2021, the deferred maintenance and repair costs to restore the frieze are estimated to be nearly $1.8 million dollars.[13]
Landscape architect Gilmore Clarke designed the development's grounds in a style reminiscent of city parks of the time.[4]
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^"MyNYCHA Developments Portal". my.nycha.info. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
^"Mayor Dedicates Kingsborough Houses, City's 10th Home Project, 3d for Brooklyn". NY Times. September 10, 1941. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ abcBloom, Nicholas Dagen (February 9, 2009). Public Housing That Worked: New York in the Twentieth Century. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN9780812220674.
^"A PUBLIC PROJECT AGES GRACEFULLY; Kingsborough Tenants Have Made Development and Its Area Better by Work". NY Times. October 14, 1958. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^"Assessment of New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Properties" (PDF). New York State Department of Health. March 2018.
^Vendryes, Margaret Rose (2008). Barthé: a life in sculpture. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 82. ISBN978-1-60473-092-0. OCLC 225088294.
^Gill, Jonathan (February 1, 2011). Harlem: The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America. Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. pp. 310–311. ISBN978-0-8021-9594-4.
^"Richmond Barthé & "Green Pastures: The Walls of Jericho"". NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^Vendryes, Margaret Rose (2008). Barthé: A Life in Sculpture. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN9781604730920.
^"A historic work of art is crumbling in a NYCHA complex". am New York. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^Small, Zachary (December 29, 2021). "As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments, Old Ones Crumbled". The New York Times. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"MORRIS KETCHUM JR., 80, DIES; RETIRED NEW YORK ARCHITECT". NY Times. November 27, 1984. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
April 18, 2024
kingsborough, houses, kingsborough, extension, also, known, kingsborough, houses, acre, housing, project, crown, heights, neighborhood, brooklyn, york, city, bordered, ralph, rochester, avenues, pacific, bergen, streets, project, consists, story, buildings, wi. Kingsborough Houses Kingsborough Extension also known as Kingsborough Houses is a 15 97 acre housing project in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City It is bordered by Ralph and Rochester Avenues and Pacific and Bergen Streets The project consists of 16 six story buildings with 1 148 apartment units It is owned and managed by New York City Housing Authority 1 2 Kingsborough Houses Kingsborough ExtensionNYCHA propertyNickname KingsboroughLocation within New York CityCoordinates 40 40 30 N 73 55 29 W 40 675120 N 73 924680 W 40 675120 73 924680Country United StatesState New YorkCityNew York CityBoroughBrooklynZIP codes11233Area code s 718 347 929 and 917 Contents 1 History 2 Artist and architect 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editConstruction of the Kingsborough Houses finished in 1941 and cost 5 160 000 3 Upon its completion 36 employees worked on site at the development with nine in the office and remaining 27 employed on the grounds 4 The development opened with a majority of white residents but by the late 1950s over two thirds of residents were African American 4 5 The Kingsborough Extension was later completed in 1966 6 and is devoted to housing senior citizens 7 Artist and architect editThe cast stone frieze Green Pastures The Walls of Jericho created was created by Richmond Barthe through the Works Progress Administration WPA in 1938 Originally intended for the Harlem River Houses an African American public housing development 8 9 Barthe created the site specific work for an amphitheater The piece consists of scenes from the Old Testament through the eyes of an African American child inspired by the play The Green Pastures After completion the panels were placed in storage until 1941 when they were installed at the Kingsborough Houses a majority white development 10 11 By 2018 the frieze was in disrepair with NYCHA unable to fund due to capital needs 12 As of 2021 the deferred maintenance and repair costs to restore the frieze are estimated to be nearly 1 8 million dollars 13 Landscape architect Gilmore Clarke designed the development s grounds in a style reminiscent of city parks of the time 4 The Kingsborough Extension was designed by architects Morris Ketchum Jr amp Associates 14 See also editNew York City Housing Authority List of New York City Housing Authority propertiesReferences edit Locations Gallery NYCHA www1 nyc gov Retrieved August 16 2019 MyNYCHA Developments Portal my nycha info Retrieved August 16 2019 Mayor Dedicates Kingsborough Houses City s 10th Home Project 3d for Brooklyn NY Times September 10 1941 Retrieved October 1 2019 a b c Bloom Nicholas Dagen February 9 2009 Public Housing That Worked New York in the Twentieth Century University of Pennsylvania Press ISBN 9780812220674 A PUBLIC PROJECT AGES GRACEFULLY Kingsborough Tenants Have Made Development and Its Area Better by Work NY Times October 14 1958 Retrieved October 1 2019 Assessment of New York City Housing Authority NYCHA Properties PDF New York State Department of Health March 2018 Aging U S Government Printing Office 1963 Vendryes Margaret Rose 2008 Barthe a life in sculpture Jackson University Press of Mississippi p 82 ISBN 978 1 60473 092 0 OCLC 225088294 Gill Jonathan February 1 2011 Harlem The Four Hundred Year History from Dutch Village to Capital of Black America Open Road Grove Atlantic pp 310 311 ISBN 978 0 8021 9594 4 Richmond Barthe amp Green Pastures The Walls of Jericho NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project Retrieved October 1 2019 Vendryes Margaret Rose 2008 Barthe A Life in Sculpture Univ Press of Mississippi ISBN 9781604730920 A historic work of art is crumbling in a NYCHA complex am New York Retrieved October 1 2019 Small Zachary December 29 2021 As the Mayor Promised Millions for New Monuments Old Ones Crumbled The New York Times Retrieved December 29 2021 MORRIS KETCHUM JR 80 DIES RETIRED NEW YORK ARCHITECT NY Times November 27 1984 Retrieved October 1 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kingsborough Houses Kingsborough Extension amp oldid 1194667777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
