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Weeksville Heritage Center

Crown Heights· Brooklyn1 hourhistoryculture

The Weeksville Heritage Center preserves the history of Weeksville, one of the first free Black communities in antebellum America, founded in Brooklyn in 1838. The center encompasses four surviving 19th-century Hunterfly Road Houses and a modern interpretive building, telling the story of Black freedom, self-determination, and community-building before and after the Civil War.

Est. 1838

Permanent Collection

The preserved Hunterfly Road Houses (c. 1840–1883) and a collection of artifacts, photographs, and documents chronicling the free Black community of Weeksville and broader African American life in 19th-century Brooklyn.

Collection Highlights

Four original Hunterfly Road Houses (c. 1840–1883)Artifacts of antebellum free Black community lifePhotographs and records of Weeksville residentsDocumentation of the 1863 Draft Riots and community survival
Explore the Collection

Hours & Admission

Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday10am – 5pm
Wednesday10am – 5pm
ThursdayToday10am – 5pm
Friday10am – 5pm
Saturday10am – 5pm
SundayClosed

Open Tuesday–Saturday 10am to 5pm.

Admission

General$10
Students$5
Seniors$5
Children under 5Free

Members and children under 5 free. Guided tours available.

Access & Getting There

Accessibility

  • ♿ Wheelchair accessible

Getting There

A/C to Utica Ave; 3 to Kingston Ave

Plan Your Visit

1698 Bergen St, Brooklyn, NY 11213

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Call: (718) 756-5250

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