Brooklyn Children's Museum

One of my favorite places growing up in Brooklyn was a pioneer in education, the Brooklyn Children's Museum. It was the first museum created expressly for children when it was founded in 1899. This picture is the way I remember the Museum, in a limestone mansion on St. Marks near Kingston Ave, in Crown Heights.

The Brooklyn Children's Museum opened its doors in a Victorian mansion. It was one of the biggest houses I'd seen. Located in the heart of Crown Heights, Brower Park has been an outstanding educational and recreational resource for children for over a century. Brooklyn Children's Museum opened in the William Newton Adams House in 1899. With hands-on exhibits, demonstrations, field trips, workshops, and school visits-all specifically arranged for children-this museum was the first of its kind in the world.

Parcel to the north of the park was acquired in 1923, and the Brooklyn Children's Museum expanded into the L.C. Smith House by the late 1920s.

American doll maker Madame Alexander donates a unique 36-piece set of Coronation Dolls in honor of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The best exhibits were the china doll collection. the other great exhibit were the Lionel trains. There was always a line to get to the controls.