Public School 71K

United States historic place

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]

See also

• List of New York City Landmarks
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kings County, New York

References

1. "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.