Public School 71K

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
Location within New York City
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

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Public School 71K". Clio. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ Anne B. Covell (August 1982). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Public School 71K. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 3, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  4. ↑ "New York Architecture Images- Williamsburg, Brooklyn". www.nyc-architecture.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2004.