U.S. Naval Facility, New York, New York. County/parish: Kings.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 30, 1974. NRIS 74001252.
3 contributing buildings.Also known as:
Quarters A, also known as the Commandant's House, is a historic house on Evans Street in the Vinegar Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. Built beginning in 1805, with a number of later alterations, it remains a prominent example of Federal architecture in New York City. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974 for its association with Matthew C. Perry, commandant of the adjacent Brooklyn Navy Yard 1841–1843, whose opening of Japan to the West in 1854 revolutionized trade and international affairs. The building is now privately owned.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315783