B’klyn offshore tanker, synagogue and brewery nominated for historic status
December 29, 2023 Raanan Geberer
The Mary Whalen, a 1930s-era former oil tanker that is now being restored and that hosts cultural and educational programs. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle
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Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced the New York State Board for Historic Preservation’s recommendations to add 36 properties to the State and National Register of Historic Places — three of them within Brooklyn.
“These nominations reflect generations of community building, planning, and activities that give us a glimpse into our collective past as New Yorkers,” Governor Hochul said. “Identifying these resources and adding them to our historic register expands our ongoing understanding of our shared history and are important reminders of the innovation, passion, and lived experiences of New Yorkers who came before us.”
The Brooklyn locations recommended by the governor are the tanker Mary A. Whalen, docket at Red Hook; the former Talmud Torah Atereth Israel in Cypress Hills-East New York and the former William Ulmer Brewery Complex in Bushwick.