{"nrhp_refnum":"83001685","name":"Albemarle-Kenmore Terraces Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Albemarle Terrace, Kenmore Terrace , and E. 21st St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.650875005000046,"lon":-73.95873936899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-06-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small residential historic district in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York, made up of two quiet courts, Albemarle Terrace and Kenmore Terrace, entered from East 21st Street and built between 1916 and 1920.","why_significant":"The district is presented as an example of an early twentieth century planned suburban development in Flatbush, designed by the Brooklyn firm Slee & Bryson. Albemarle Terrace uses the neo-Federal style, while Kenmore Terrace reflects the English Garden City movement and is an early example of automobile garages built into residential design. Restrictive covenants kept the appearance harmonious, and the district retains almost complete integrity.","narrative":"Albemarle and Kenmore Terraces are two small residential courts in the historic core of Flatbush, Brooklyn, reached from East 21st Street near the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church and Erasmus Hall. Mabel Bull acquired the land from the Lott family in 1916 and hired Midwood Associates to develop row houses for middle-class buyers. The architects, Slee & Bryson, designed Albemarle Terrace in the neo-Federal style, with Flemish bond brick, stone trim, slate roofs and arched doorways, arranged in symmetrical rows of three-story and two-and-a-half-story houses. Kenmore Terrace follows English Garden City models, with L-shaped houses, gabled fronts and integrated garages, an early response to the automobile. Houses were built between 1916 and 1920 and sold soon after completion. Restrictive covenants helped preserve the consistent look of both courts. The district is valued as a well-preserved example of planned suburban development in early twentieth century New York City.","period_of_significance":"1916-19","architect_builder":"Slee & Bryson","architectural_style":"Neo-Federal (Albemarle Terrace); English Garden City type (Kenmore Terrace)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as retaining almost complete integrity; the houses are occupied, though some alterations are noted, such as the sealed ground-floor arcade at the eastern end of Albemarle Terrace.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.739983-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001685.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001685/897acca5b9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001685/897acca5b9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Onorland (top) / Beyond My Ken (bottom); assembled by Beyond My Ken (talk) 06:23, 10 August 2013 (UTC)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albemarle-Kenmore_Terraces_Historic_District.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Onorland (top) / Beyond My Ken (bottom); assembled by Beyond My Ken (talk) 06:23, 10 August 2013 (UTC)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Albemarle-Kenmore_Terraces_Historic_District.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318307","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albemarle%E2%80%93Kenmore_Terraces_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4709486"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/albemarle-kenmore-terraces-historic-district-83001685/"}