Litchfield Villa
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Litchfield Villa is an Italianate mansion built in 1854 on a large private estate that has since become part of Prospect Park, Brooklyn.
The villa was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis
, America's leading architect of the fashionable Italianate style for railroad and real estate developer Edwin Clark Litchfield.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977.
After years of neglect, an extensive renovation was funded by an anonymous descendent of the Litchfield family. The renovation, under the direction of architect Ralph Carmosino, was completed in 2008.
It is located on Prospect Park West at 5th Street.
The villa was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis
Alexander Jackson Davis, or A. J. Davis , was one of the most successful and influential American architects of his generation, in particular his association with the Gothic Revival style....
, America's leading architect of the fashionable Italianate style for railroad and real estate developer Edwin Clark Litchfield.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1977.
After years of neglect, an extensive renovation was funded by an anonymous descendent of the Litchfield family. The renovation, under the direction of architect Ralph Carmosino, was completed in 2008.
It is located on Prospect Park West at 5th Street.