Woodframe homes in the Wallabout Historic District on Vanderbilt Avenue.
There is so much to see around Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Wallabout and May’s warmer weather offers many opportunities to get out in the neighborhood and explore. A host of guided walks, tours and open houses are slated to take place, highlighting the area’s beautiful architecture and history.
May 17 – And Ongoing: Guided Historic Walking Tour through Wallabout
Every 3rd Saturday of the month during the summer, the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership will host a FREE guided walking tour through the historic Wallabout neighborhood. The area, most of which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as historic district, has a beautiful mix of pre-Civil War homes and late 19th century industrial buildings. The walk will discuss how the neighborhood developed from when the Dutch first arrived in the early 1600’s and highlight notable residents, such as Walt Whitman and Walt Whitman. The tour begins in Fort Greene Park at 11am, includes a 1.5 mile walk, and concludes at 99 Ryerson St. The event is free, but space is limited. Please register here.
May 3: Jane’s Walk: Walking Wallabout Brooklyn
The annual international Jane’s Walk event is again featuring a stroll through the historic Wallabout section of the neighborhood north of Myrtle Avenue. The guided walk, hosted by the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, will meet in Fort Greene Park and wind its way through the Wallabout Historic District and the industrial section near the Navy Yard, and conclude at 99 Ryerson Street, the former home of Walt Whitman. Find full details on the walk on the event’s website, which is sponsored by The Municipal Art Society (MAS). The event is free and registration is not required.
May 4: Fort Greene Association Annual House Tour
This annual house tour offers a full-schedule for 2014 which emphasizes this year’s theme: At Home with the Arts. The self-guided tour will allow you access into some of the neighborhood’s most beautiful homes, including a brownstone featured in the hit show Girls. In addition to residences, tour takers will have access inside local art institutions, including: Mark Morris Dance Center, BRIC’s TV Studios, BLDG 92 in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the Net’s Practice Court inside Barclay’s Center. Find full details on ticket prices and where the tours begin on the House Tour’s website.
This blog post was originally published on May 3, 2014.
