Center for Brooklyn History

	Brooklyn Historical Society Building; (Long Island Historical Society Building)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	128 Pierrepont Street; Brooklyn Heights, New York City
Coordinates	40°41′41.5″N 73°59′34″W
Built	1878–1881
Built by	David H. King, Jr.
Architect	George B. Post
Architectural style	Renaissance revival
NRHP reference No.	91002054
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 17, 1991
Designated NHL	July 17, 1991

The Center for Brooklyn History (CBH, formerly known as the Brooklyn Historical Society) is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of Brooklyn's 400-year history. The center's Romanesque Revival building, located at Pierrepont and Clinton Streets in Brooklyn Heights, was designed by George B. Post and built in 1878–1881 by David H. King Jr., is a National Historic Landmark and part of New York City's Brooklyn Heights Historic District. The CBH houses materials relating to the history of Brooklyn and its people, and hosts exhibitions which draw over 9,000 members a year. In addition to general programming, the CBH serves over 70,000 public school students and teachers annually by providing exhibit tours, educational programs and curricula, and making its professional staff available for instruction and consultation.

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