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Public School 71K

Public School 71K is a historic school building located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. It contains the Beis Rochel School, a Satmar girls-only private Jewish school.[2] It was built in 1888–1889 to designs by James W. Naughton. It is a symmetrical three story, brick building with stone trim in the French Second Empire style. It features a tall central tower with a high mansard roof and original iron cresting.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

This building has an exact twin in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn: the Excellence Charter School at 225 Patchen Ave.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Public School 71K". Clio. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Anne B. Covell (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Public School 71K". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved February 20, 2011. See also: Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "New York Architecture Images- Williamsburg, Brooklyn". www.nyc-architecture.com.