Brooklyn · NYC landmark
Boys’ High School
832 Marcy Avenue · Brooklyn, New York City
A monumental school front shows how independent Brooklyn gave public education the scale of a major civic building.
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NYFE Summary
Brooklyn built this school while it was still an independent city. Its public high school received the kind of monumental design used for the city’s major civic institutions. The large building presents different compositions on three streets.
The Marcy Avenue front is framed by unlike corner towers: one round and one square. Deep entrance arches, gabled windows and carved terracotta continue along the side streets. The tall square tower rises above the roof and anchors the corner.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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