Public Bath No. 7 is a historic bathhouse located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City. It was designed by Brooklyn architect Raymond F. Almirall.[2] It was built between 1906 and 1910 and is constructed of white glazed brick and limestone colored terra cotta blocks. The design is based on a Renaissance palazzo. It measures three bays by five bays. The bathhouse was converted to a gymnasium in 1937.[3]

Public Bath No. 7
Public Bath 7, April 2010
Public Bath No. 7 is located in New York City
Public Bath No. 7
Public Bath No. 7 is located in New York
Public Bath No. 7
Public Bath No. 7 is located in the United States
Public Bath No. 7
Location227-231 Fourth Ave., New York, New York
Coordinates40°40′36″N 73°59′0″W / 40.67667°N 73.98333°W / 40.67667; -73.98333
Arealess than one acre
Built1906
ArchitectAlmirall, Raymond F.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.85002275 [1]
NYCL No.1287
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1985
Designated NYCLSeptember 11, 1984

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

In the 1990s, it was converted to a private events space and renamed The Lyceum.[2]

In 2014, the property was lost to foreclosure.[2]

In 2017, the building finished restoration.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d Susan De Vries (17 July 2017). "Peek Inside Park Slope's Newly Restored Brooklyn Lyceum and Public Bath (Photos)". www.brownstoner.com. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. ^ Merrill Hesch (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Public Bath No. 7". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".