The Hunterfly Road Houses were originally discovered by Pratt Institute professor James Hurley and pilot Joseph Haynes while doing an aerial survey over Bedford Stuyvesant for a neighborhood workshop in 19681. These wood frame, vernacular style houses dating from 1840-1880 are among the few vestiges of a once thriving independent African American community.
Sometimes listed as Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford Stuyvesant History.
Description
"To document, preserve and interpret the history of free African American communities in Weeksville, Brooklyn and beyond and to create and inspire innovative, contemporary uses of African American history through education, the arts, and civic engagement."1
“Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, the nation's first community development corporation, partners with residents and business to improve the quality of life of Central Brooklyn by fostering economic self sufficiency, enhancing family stability and growth, promoting the arts and culture and transforming the neighborhood into a safe, vibrant place to live, work and visit1.”
