Court Street

By The Red Hook WaterStories team

Court Street was originally George Street in honor of King George. When it was officially renamed in 1835, Brooklyn's court houses were not yet built but probably planned.

Sources:

  • Dikeman, J.  The Brooklyn Compendium, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.). Common Council.  1870.  https://books.google.com/books?id=jvpHAQAAMAAJ (accessed 2016)

     Sherman, Herman. Red Hook Place-Names. Graduate Thesis, Brooklyn College, 1965.

Published on Jun 6, 2016. Last updated on May 19, 2018.

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