{"nrhp_refnum":"82003361","name":"Boy's High School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"832 Marcy Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.68464782800004,"lon":-73.94780033499995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-02-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Boys' High School is a school building at 832 Marcy Avenue in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, New York, built in three stages: the main Romanesque Revival building in 1891, an auditorium wing in 1911 and a cafeteria wing in 1955.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as one of Brooklyn's most important academic institutions of the nineteenth century and one of the most imposing institutional buildings in New York City. The 1891 main building is called a monumental example of mature Romanesque Revival and one of James W. Naughton's finest works. The 1911 wing by C.B.J. Snyder is described as a distinguished addition in the earlier Rundbogenstil.","narrative":"Boys' High School fills a full block on the west side of Marcy Avenue in Brooklyn's Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood. It was built in three phases. The Romanesque main building of 1891 faces Marcy Avenue and ends in two corner towers, one round with a conical roof and one square with a pyramidal roof. An auditorium wing was added in 1911, and a plain cafeteria wing followed in 1955. James W. Naughton, Superintendent of Buildings for the Brooklyn Board of Education, designed the original building in the manner of Richardsonian Romanesque, a style then at its height in Brooklyn. It is regarded as his most powerful design and as one of the city's most imposing Romanesque Revival buildings. C.B.J. Snyder, a later Board of Education architect, designed the 1911 wing in the earlier Rundbogenstil, which harmonizes with the main block. The 1955 cafeteria wing is considered out of keeping with its neighbors. The building continues to serve as a school.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific dates 1891, 1911, 1955)","architect_builder":"James W. Naughton, C.B.J. Snyder","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival (Richardsonian Romanesque); 1911 wing in Rundbogenstil","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still functions as a school; described as in excellent condition and occupied. The 1955 cafeteria wing is a non-contributing addition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:43.315764-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82003361.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003361/ac3c6e2912-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003361/ac3c6e2912-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boys_HS_Putnam_Av_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boys_HS_Putnam_Av_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318325","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_High_School_(Brooklyn)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4952658"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/boys-high-school-82003361/"}