Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District
Historic district in New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District is a historic industrial complex and national historic district in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City. The complex consists of 16 contributing buildings built between 1891 and 1928 and owned by Rockwood & Company until it went out of business in 1957. The largest and oldest building (Building 1 and 2) dates to 1891 and is located at the corner of Washington and Park avenues. It is a five-story, Romanesque Revival style building.[2] Much of the complex has been converted to loft apartments.
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Rockwood Chocolate Factory Historic District | |
Location | 54-88 Washington, 13-53 Waverly, and 255-275 Park Aves., Brooklyn, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°41′47″N 73°58′6″W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | Multiple; Flagg, Ernest |
Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque, Second Renaissance Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 83003991 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 6, 1983 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It has been incorporated into the Wallabout Industrial Historic District.[3]