Cobble Hill Towers is an apartment complex in the Cobble Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It was built between 1876-1879 and was designed as one of the earliest housing projects in the country. Previously known as the Tower and Home Buildings, they were developed by Alfred Tredway White and the architects William Field & Sons. Comprised of nine six-story buildings, notable architectural features include two courtyards, outdoor staircases meant as a fire safety measure and Victorian spires. The buildings began conversion into condominiums in 2008.
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- City of New York (1969). Cobble Hill Historic District Designation Report. https://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/lpc/lp/0320.pdf
- White, A. Tredway. (1891). Improved dwellings for the working classes, 1879: Better homes for workingmen, 1885 ; Riverside buildings, 1890. Brooklyn, N.Y.: The author. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101068977469&seq=7
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