Windsor Terrace

About Windsor Terrace

The Prospect Avenue firehouse was built in 1895 for Brooklyn’s professional fire service. Architect Peter J. Lauritzen gave it a brick-and-limestone facade and a round corner turret. It remains a working firehouse, with the architecture visible from the street.

Library service began with a collection in a pharmacy in 1922, later moved into two abandoned streetcars and then a mobile library. A permanent branch designed by Gustave W. Iser opened in 1969 after construction of an expressway exit delayed the project.

Places to explore

• Historic Prospect Avenue firehouse

  1307–1309 Prospect Avenue

  The Romanesque Revival building combines a limestone ground story, brick upper facade and rounded corner turret. View the landmark from outside and leave the active firehouse entrance clear.

• Windsor Terrace Library

  160 East 5th Street at Fort Hamilton Parkway

  The branch provides collections and programs in its 1969 building. BPL describes it as partially accessible and says the public bathrooms are not wheelchair accessible. Check current hours before an indoor visit.

• Greenwood Playground

  Fort Hamilton Parkway and Prospect Avenue

  NYC Parks lists this neighborhood playground at the intersection. Check posted hours and entry rules; at many city playgrounds adults must be accompanied by a child.

Planning a visit

Fort Hamilton Pkwy on the F and G has entrances at Greenwood and Prospect avenues and at Reeve Place. BPL also lists bus connections for the library. Check current service and branch hours before leaving.

The firehouse is an exterior stop. The library’s partial accessibility and restroom information are published by BPL; check with the branch for details. Choose a specific entrance if continuing to Prospect Park or Green-Wood, both outside this guide’s map.

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