The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to designate two new historic districts in Flatbush: Beverley Square West Historic District and Ditmas Park West Historic District.
Both new historic districts feature distinctive homes built around the turn of the 20th century as Flatbush transitioned from a farming village to an early suburban development, the LPC said.
The Beverley Square West Historic District includes 118 houses built between 1894 and 1910 along three tree-lined streets between Beverley Road and Cortelyou Road, just south of Prospect Park. Nearly all of the homes were designed by well-known Brooklyn architects, including John J. Petit, John B. Slee and Benjamin Driesler.
The Ditmas Park West Historic District contains 127 houses, nearly all buil

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