Grecian Shelter
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Grecian Shelter, also known as Croquet Shelter, is a peristyle
with Corinthian columns near the southern edge of Prospect Park
in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 1905 and was refurbished in 1966. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1972.
Peristyle
In Hellenistic Greek and Roman architecture a peristyle is a columned porch or open colonnade in a building surrounding a court that may contain an internal garden. Tetrastoon is another name for this feature...
with Corinthian columns near the southern edge of Prospect Park
Prospect Park (Brooklyn)
Prospect Park is a 585-acre public park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn located between Park Slope, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, Kensington, Windsor Terrace and Flatbush Avenue, Grand Army Plaza and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden...
in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 1905 and was refurbished in 1966. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1972.