About This Item

  • Call NumberGOVT_0144
  • TitlePlan for the Municipal Building in Brooklyn rejected by the Municipal Arts Commission
  • SummaryRendering of rejected plan for Municipal Building on in downtown Brooklyn, with domed central tower and two shorter wings; Kings County Courthouse (demolished) depicted at left; portion of Borough Hall depicted at right.
  • Date1911
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 8 x 10 in.
  • Genrearchitectural drawings (visual works)photographic printsrenderings (drawings)
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On verso: date stamped: Dec. 17, 1911. Retouched.
  • SubjectMunicipal buildings -- New York (State) -- New York ; Unbuilt architectural projects -- New York (State) -- New York
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Downtown Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderFolder: Government: Judiciary: Municipal Buildings