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Lefferts Manor: In the City, a World Away

MARCH 9, 2010

The homes, yards and gardens of Lefferts Manor seem a world away from the busy Brooklyn neighborhood that surrounds them.

Lefferts Manor occupies an eight-block rectangle within the bustling urban neighborhood of Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has called this tiny enclave of homes one of the finest examples of 19th- and early 20th-century housing in the city.

Lefferts Manor began as a carefully planned community created by the Lefferts family, major 19th century landowners in the area. During the 1890’s housing boom, agricultural baron James Lefferts imagined a pre-suburban oasis amid the bustle of nearby Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope. Lefferts placed a covenant in his will prohibiting these single-family homes from being divided and preserving their unusually large yard and garden spaces. His intent was to preserve a neighborhood where families stayed for many years.

Lefferts Manor homes have historically had a very low turnover rate. Many of them are occupied by families, many of whom are only the second or third owners the properties have seen. Current residents have restored them to their original splendor in Victorian, Neo-Renaissance, Neo-Georgian, Federal and Tudor architectural styles.

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