Public School 39

{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox NRHP | name = Public School 39 | nrhp_type = | image = PS 39.JPG | caption = | location = 417 6th Ave., [[New York, New York]] | coordinates = {{coord|40|40|7|N|73|58|58|W|region:US-NY_type:edu|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = New York City#New York#USA | built = 1876 | architect = Leonard, Samuel B. | architecture = Second Empire, Italianate | added = April 17, 1980 | area = less than one acre | refnum = 80002646 <ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2009a}}</ref> | designated_other2 = New York City Landmark | designated_other2_date = March 8, 1977 | designated_other2_number = 0952 }} '''Public School 39''', also known as PS 39 The Henry Bristow School, is a historic school building located in the [[Park Slope]] section of [[Brooklyn]], New York City. It is a part of the [[New York City Department of Education]].

It was built in 1876-1877 and is a three-story symmetrical brick and stone building combining features of the [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] and [[Second Empire architecture|Second Empire]] styles. The main facade features a central bay or tower with a rusticated first floor. The building has steep [[slate]] covered [[mansard roof]]s.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75318495 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Public School 39|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author=Daniel P. Brunetto and Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph|date= October 1979| access-date=November 3, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref>

It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name="nris"/>

Notable graduates include pitcher [[Adam Ottavino]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saunders|first=Patrick|date=2018-05-05|url=http://www.timescall.com/colorado-rockies-mlb/ci_31856464/colorado-rockies-reliever-adam-ottavino-remains-new-york|title=Colorado Rockies reliever Adam Ottavino remains in a New York state of mind|work=Longmont Times-Call|access-date=2018-09-17}}</ref> and politician [[Anthony Weiner]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/256053-weiner-tried-to-save-school-gym-for-ps-39?mobile_switch=standard|title=Weiner tried to save school gym for P.S. 39|last=Yingling|first=Jennifer|date=2011-06-15|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/father-day-anthony-weiner-hits-campaign-trail-son-tow-blog-entry-1.1695060|title=On Father's Day, Anthony Weiner Hits The Campaign Trail With Son In Tow|last=Durkin|first=Erin|date=2013-06-16|work=[[New York Daily News]]|location=New York|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://www.ps39.org/ PS 39] {{Education in Brooklyn}} {{National Register of Historic Places listings in Brooklyn}}

[[Category:School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City]] [[Category:Public elementary schools in Brooklyn]] [[Category:New York City Designated Landmarks in Brooklyn]] [[Category:Second Empire architecture in New York City]] [[Category:School buildings completed in 1877]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn]] [[Category:1877 establishments in New York (state)]]