Grecian Shelter

Grecian Shelter

Infobox_nrhp | name =Grecian Shelter
nrhp_type =


caption =
location= Prospect Park near Parkside Ave., New York, New York
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 13
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73
long_minutes = 58
long_seconds = 3
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
area =
built =1905
architect= McKim,Mead & White
architecture= No Style Listed
added = January 20, 1972cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=72000852

Grecian Shelter, also known as Croquet Shelter, is a peristyle with Corinthian columns in Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 1905 and was refurbished in 1966. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3062 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Grecian Shelter / The Croquet Shelter| date=April 15, 1971 |accessdate=2008-08-16 |author=Stephen S. Lash |publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (includes one map)]

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