Astral Apartments
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The Astral Apartments
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Astral Apartments, August 2008
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| Location | 184 Franklin St., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′54″N 73°57′28″W / 40.73167°N 73.95778°WCoordinates: 40°43′54″N 73°57′28″W / 40.73167°N 73.95778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architect | Lamb & Rich |
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| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
The Astral Apartments is a historic apartment building located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, New York.
The Astral was built in 1885–1886 as affordable housing for employees of Charles Pratt's Astral Oil Works. It is a massive brick and terra cotta building in the Queen Anne style. It features a central projecting section with a deep, three-story-high round arch recess. The roof features inward-looking decorative gargoyles.
Originally, a branch of the Pratt Institute Free Library operated from the ground floor of the Astral.
The building was designed to echo red-brick apartments built for workers by George Peabody in London. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated a City Landmark in 1983.
The building is the fictional setting for Kate Christensen's 2011 novel The Astral: A Novel.
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