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DUMBO Industrial District
Plymouth Street, DUMBO Industrial District, March 2008
DUMBO Industrial District is located in New York
DUMBO Industrial District
LocationRoughly bounded by Main and Washington Sts, East River, John St., Bridge and Jay Sts., and Front and York Sts., Brooklyn, New York
Area48 acres (19 ha)
Built1883
Architectmultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, et al.
NRHP reference No.00001151 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2000

DUMBO Industrial District is a historic industrial complex and national historic district in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The complex consists of 95 contributing 19th and early 20th century industrial and warehouse buildings, Belgian block streets, and its location on the East River by the imposing anchorage of the Manhattan Bridge. DUMBO is an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Kathy Howe (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:DUMBO Industrial District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-03-06. See also: "Accompanying 20 photos".

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