Support Landmarking 236 & 238 President Street

This March, 236 President Street will be sold to a developer who plans to demolish the building and replace it with a six-story luxury condominium that will rise over 70 feet, taller than any other building on the block. Your help is needed to save this important piece of history by supporting this effort to give 236 and 238 President Street historic landmark status. Here's what you can do: Show your support to landmark 236 and 238 President Street Sign petition Reach out to your local representatives Send email Read about 236 and 238 President Street's history Learn more  Read post from 'Pardon me for asking' with additional historical context Learn more

The front of the buildings at 238 (left) and 236 (right) President Street in 1912 (left) and today. These paired structures merit landmark consideration for their historic, social and architectural significance to Carroll Gardens, to Brooklyn and to New York City. Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, has a past colored by the waves of immigrants who landed on America’s shores during its first century. The neighborhood’s legacy lives on through remarkable surviving structures 1 , many of them unrecognized or unaccounted for, representing the Norwegian, Hispanic and Italian immigrants who lived here. Many of these buildings are worth preserving. We are requesting expeditious historic landmark designation for two such buildings, the “Brooklyn Deaconess Home and Training School of the Methodist Episcopal Church” and the “Hans S Christian Memorial,” located at 236 and 238 President Street. These structures, the buildings at 238 and 236 President Street, built in 1853 and 1897, represent...