Waterfront Museum

The Waterfront Museum was formerly Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79, a Lehigh Valley Railroad barge that moved goods across the Hudson River. It dates to 1914 and is believed to be the sole all-wooden vessel built between 1860 and 1960 to remain accessible and afloat.[1]

It is currently docked and operated as a museum at the foot of Conover Street in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood where it provides a range of educational and entertainment programming.[2][3] It was also the location for the US premiere of Arthur Miller's The Hook.[4]

The museum was established in 1985 following the restoration project by founder and juggler David Sharps. He subsequently relocated the barge to Red Hook where it has remained since 1994.[3] He continued to serve as President through the museum's first twenty five years of operation.[5]

See also

References
  1. Levine, Lucie (24 May 2019). "10 places with ties to New York City's maritime history". 6sqft. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  2. "David Sharps on 25 Years of the Waterfront Museum". The Red Hook Star-Revue. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. Geberer, Raanan (16 October 2020). "Historic Red Hook waterfront vessels quiet, for now". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. "Arthur Miller's THE HOOK to Make US Premiere in Brooklyn". Broadway World. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. Croghan, Lore (17 June 2019). "Meet the juggler who brought a barge museum to Red Hook". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved 26 December 2020.


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