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Public School 71K

Coordinates: 40°42′6″N 73°57′24″W / 40.70167°N 73.95667°W / 40.70167; -73.95667
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Public School 71K
East-facing entrance of Beis Rochel Satmar School in 2010
Public School 71K is located in New York City
Public School 71K
Location119 Heyward St., New York, New York
Coordinates40°42′6″N 73°57′24″W / 40.70167°N 73.95667°W / 40.70167; -73.95667
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
ArchitectJames W. Naughton
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.82001181 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 4, 1982
Designated NYCLFebruary 3, 1981

Public School 71K is a historic school building located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. It contains the Beis Rochel School, a Satmar girls-only private Jewish school.[2] It was built in 1888–1889 to designs by James W. Naughton. It is a symmetrical three story, brick building with stone trim in the French Second Empire style. It features a tall central tower with a high mansard roof and original iron cresting.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

This building has an exact twin in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn: the Excellence Charter School at 225 Patchen Ave.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Public School 71K". Clio. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
  3. ^ Anne B. Covell (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Public School 71K". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "New York Architecture Images- Williamsburg, Brooklyn". www.nyc-architecture.com.