
Preserving the neighborhood
Locals renew push for Bushwick Avenue landmark designation
Two 1880s houses by Theobald Engelhardt (right), and two Queen Anne houses on Linden Street (middle), and a Bushwick Avenue (right). Photos by Susan De Vries
BY CRAIG HUBERT
Residents are making another
attempt at landmarking
historic Bushwick Avenue.
A group that included members
of the community board,
representatives for local offi -
cials and concerned residents
held a virtual meeting Tuesday
night to talk about strategies
to reignite a landmarking
proposal that was recently introduced
as part of the stalled
Bushwick Community Plan.
The incident that sparked
the meeting was the news of
the forthcoming demolition
of the Charles Lindemann
House, a Queen Anne home
located at 1001 Bushwick Ave.
Following a petition that was
sent around last week, which
as of this writing has attracted
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656 signatures, many
of the people on the call were
realistic that the chances are
slim that they can save the
Lindemann House. But they
want to take the opportunity
to push again for landmarking
the neighborhood.
The Bushwick Community
Plan called for three landmark
districts, including the Bushwick
Avenue Historic District,
as well as six individual landmarks.
“With the community plan,
this is something we really
wanted to preserve,” said CB4
Chair Robert Camacho. “This
should have been done a long
time ago.”
Kelly Carroll, representing
Historic Districts Council,
suggested an explanatory
Landmarks 101 as a next step,
hoping to educate residents unaware
of the landmarking process.
Other residents suggested
producing a short documentary
about the historic architecture
of the neighborhood.
Some said on-the-ground protests
might be the best option.
A request for evaluation was
sent to the Landmarks Preservation
Commission last week.
During the meeting, the suggestion
was made that a committee
needed to be formed in
order to provide a unifi ed front
in the fi ght to save Bushwick’s
historic buildings before they
are destroyed.