Fulton Ferry, Brooklyn
Fulton Ferry is a small area adjacent to Dumbo in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is named for the Fulton Ferry, a prominent ferry line that crossed the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn, and is also the name of the ferry slip on the Brooklyn side. The neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community District 2.
Fulton Ferry District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
1 Front Street | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by the East River and Washington, Water, Front, and Doughty Sts., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′12″N 73°59′35″W |
| Area | 16 acres (6.5 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Freeman, Frank; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001251 |
| Added to NRHP | June 28, 1974 |
The Fulton Ferry District is a national historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It consists of 15 contributing buildings built between 1830 and 1895. They are an assortment of commercial and commercial and residential brick buildings ranging from two to four stories in height. There is one eight-story building, the Eagle Warehouse, a Romanesque Revival style building built by The Brooklyn Eagle in 1893. The district is bisected overhead by the Brooklyn Bridge. Today the area holds many popular attractions such as Pier One of Brooklyn Bridge Park and Grimaldi's Pizzeria. Bargemusic, a concert venue, is moored there today. Manhattan ferry service returned in 2006 at the next pier to the north.