Grecian Shelter

Brooklyn, United States

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The Grecian Shelter, a Renaissance-style peristyle designed by the firm McKim, Mead & White and completed in 1905, stands near the southern edge of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Originally designated a Croquet Shelter in the park's plans, the structure replaces an 1860s Promenade Drive Shelter that once occupied the site along the southwest shore of Prospect Park Lake. The building comprises a raised platform, elevated two steps above ground, sheltered by a rectangular colonnade of twenty-eight Corinthian marble columns, each set upon square piers and topped with a terracotta entablature. Conceived as a modest refuge from inclement weather and sun, the peristyle exemplifies the refined Classical vocabulary favored by the prominent architectural firm in its public commissions. The structure was rehabilitated in 1966 and designated a New York City landmark in 1968, subsequently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

Architect

McKim, Mead & White

Built: 1905
Type: pavilion, peristyle
Heritage: New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Brooklyn, United States

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40.65361, -73.96750