Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. 16 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1889.
“Public Bath No. 7 is a historic bathhouse located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by Brooklyn architect Raymond F.”
Wikipedia article Public Bath No. 7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 207 National Register listings published here for Kings County · listed in 1985 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 106 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,605 fires within 5 miles of Public Bath No. 7 between 2002 and 2020, burning about 442 acres in total. 96 started naturally. 136 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1079 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 136 |
| Natural | 96 |
| Smoking | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 64 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 51 |
| Fireworks | 33 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Public Bath No. 7: 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Iron. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Smith Steel/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Iron | Unknown | ||
| N L Industries/ Brooklyn. N.Y. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Roosevelt Metal/ Brooklyn, N.Y. | Lead | Unknown |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Old Stone House of Brooklyn, The | 0.1 miles | 2012 |
 | Carroll Gardens Historic District | 0.4 miles | 1983 |
 | Old First Reformed Church | 0.4 miles | 1998 |
 | William B. Cronyn House | 0.5 miles | 1982 |
 | Greenwood Baptist Church | 0.6 miles | 2016 |
 | Public School 39 | 0.6 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 85002275 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kings County | All 207 listed properties in this county. |
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