Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
Dedicates
this building as a
Peace Site
April 17, 1983
Official New York City
Landmark Building within the
Park Slope Historic District
This mansion is now used as a meeting house by the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. It is considered one of the finest examples of neo-jacobean style architecture within New York City. It was designed by William B. Tubby, a well known architect at the turn of the century. The building was erected in 1900 for William J. Childs, the originator of Bon Ami Cleaning Powder.
Marker is on Prospect Park West, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org