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Boys High School, Brooklyn N. Y.

Boys High School

Boys High School, Brooklyn N. Y.

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The Boy's High School 832 Marcy Avenue Designed by James W. Naughton, 1891–92

The monumental Boys’ School was designed in the Romanesque Revival style and features quintessential design elements, such as rounded-arch windows and doors, dormer windows, gables, terra-cotta ornament, smooth brick façades and a rough-cut ashlar stone foundation. The imposing corner towers create a picturesque silhouette between this massive structure and the sky. Along with the Girls’ High School, it was the first public secondary school in New York City, and both were designated New York City landmarks in 1983.

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