Argyle Road

An 1898 house on Argyle Road in Beverley Square West, one of eleven neighborhoods that comprise Victorian Flatbush. This area stretches south of Prospect Park, and contains from 2000-2500 houses in the Victorian, Queen Anne, Tudor, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival styles. It is one of the largest concentrations of Victorian Houses in United States. In the early 1900's, Thomas Benton Ackerson conceived of a planned community in which no two houses were alike and each had a lawn. He purchased 10 acres of farmland from Charlotte Lott for $85.000 and developed the area known as Beverley Square East and West. Ackerson was able to get to get the BMT subway line to build two stations to service his development, and convinced the city to rename East 13th, 14th, and 15th Streets to the tonier-sounding names, Rugby, Argyle and Marlborough Rd.

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History of Victorian Flatbush:

Untapped Cities: One of the country's largest concentrations of Victorian-era homes is found in Brooklyn

2014 Victorian Flatbush Request for Landmarking