John Rankin House (Brooklyn)

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John Rankin House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NYC Landmark
(2013)
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Location	440 Clinton Street Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates	40°40′53.4″N 73°59′56″W / 40.681500°N 73.99889°W / 40.681500; -73.99889Coordinates: 40°40′53.4″N 73°59′56″W / 40.681500°N 73.99889°W / 40.681500; -73.99889
Built	1840
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	78001856^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 16, 1978
Designated NYCL	July 14, 1970

The John Rankin House at 440 Clinton Street at the corner of Carroll Street in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City was built in the Greek Revival style in 1840, at which time it stood by itself, surrounded by farmland and overlooking Upper New York Bay.^[2]

Rankin was a merchant, and the mansion, one of the finest Greek Revival houses in the city,^[3] was one of the largest residences in Brooklyn in the 1840s.^[4] It is a three-story, square brick building on a stone foundation. The interior features a massive mahogany stairway with paneled wainscotting.^[5]

It was designated a New York City landmark in 1970,^[3] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1] Currently it is the F. G. Guido Funeral Home.^[2]

References

Notes

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 White, Norval; Willensky, Elliot; Leadon, Fran (2010), AIA Guide to New York City (5th ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 9780195383867 , p.626
1 2 New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission "John Rankin House Designation Report" (July 14, 1970)
↑ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S. (text); Postal, Matthew A. (text) (2009), Postal, Matthew A., ed., Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.), New York: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1 , p.248
↑ Ezequelle, Betty & Ralph, Elizabeth K. (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:John Rankin House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying four photos".

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