Public School 199

[doptg id=”60″]

Address: Greenpoint Avenue and 40th Street
Neighborhood: Sunnyside
Architect:  Knappe and Johnson
Year: 1953
Current Status: Extant
Award:  Bronze Plaque for Public Buildings
Typology:  School or College

Representing a typical new school of the era, Public School 199 is a three story building of Colonial red brick with aluminum windows and limestone trim. The building is T-shaped with an auditorium on one end and gymnasium on the other with classrooms in the middle.