The AIA Guide to New York City describes Park Slope, Brooklyn as a "somber-hued wonderland of finials, towers, turrets, bay windows, stoops, and porticoes; a smorgasbord of late Victoriana and the successor to Brooklyn Heights and Clinton Hill as the bedroom of the middle class and wealthy."

The lower Slope merges into the Gowanus Canal area and contains sites of great historical importance, along with many more blocks of fine row houses and small apartment buildings. On August 27, 1776, the Battle of Long Island raged around the Old Stone House. Washington Park was the home to an early baseball team that evolved into the legendary Brooklyn Dodgers. None of the lower Slope is landmarked yet.

This tour will be conducted via the Zoom platform. The Zoom link will be emailed to tour participants approximately 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the tour. Be sure to check your spam folder if you think you have not received it. Latecomers will not be admitted. Please remain muted until the tour concludes.

This tour, one of a series of three, is organized by the Park Slope Civic Council to celebrate Park Slope's selection as a Historic District Council "Six to Celebrate" neighborhood, and to raise awareness of the potential to extend the Park Slope Historic District.

If you enjoy the tour, consider making a donation to the Park Slope Civic Council.