{"nrhp_refnum":"80002637","name":"Prospect Park","other_names":["See Also:Boathouse on the Lullwater","Grecian Shelter","Litchfie"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Parkside, Ocean and Flatbush Aves., Prospect Park W. and Prospect SW.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.66206699500006,"lon":-73.97186995658328,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Art","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Prospect Park is a 526-acre public landscaped park in Brooklyn, New York, laid out by landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, with work beginning in 1866 and the park largely completed by 1873.","why_significant":"The park is a major example of the picturesque landscape design of Olmsted and Vaux, with a Long Meadow, woodlands, and a man-made water system and lake. It also holds notable arches, shelters, and entrances, including the classical additions of McKim, Mead & White and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch. It has been Brooklyn's prime recreational space since its opening.","narrative":"Prospect Park is a 526-acre public park in Brooklyn, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who were appointed in 1866 after their Central Park work. Construction began that July and the park was largely complete by 1873. The designers turned hills, gullies, and swampy hollows into three distinct districts: the open Long Meadow, wooded hills, and a fifty-seven acre lake fed by a man-made stream system. Carriage drives, bridle paths, and walks were kept separate, with arches carrying drives over pedestrian routes. Later work added a second layer of design. Around 1895 to 1905, McKim, Mead & White gave several entrances a classical character, and Grand Army Plaza is dominated by the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch of 1889-92. Other features include the Boathouse, the Grecian Shelter, the Lefferts Homestead, and the Camperdown Elm. The park remains Brooklyn's principal green space and recreational site.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux (landscape architects); also McKim, Mead & White; Helmle, Huberty & Hudswell; John H. Duncan (Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Public park owned by the City of New York, occupied and open with unrestricted access; some original structures are no longer standing and others have been restored or reconstructed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:42.06431-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/80002637.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002637/86fb225035-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002637/86fb225035-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prospect_Park_lake.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prospect_Park_lake.jpeg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318485","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_Park_(Brooklyn)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049632"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/prospect-park-80002637/"}