Weeksville Heritage Center

Imagine holding your next event at one of Brooklyn's most beautiful historic sites. The Weeksville Heritage Center (WHC) is one of NY’s best kept secrets. Located in Crown Heights, WHC is the site a free African American community established in 1838. On the grounds are the historic Hunterfly Road Houses. Directly across the meadow is the Education Building opened in 2014, a stunning, modern space with views of the houses and the lush landscape. Our Mission Weeksville Heritage Center is an historic site and cultural center in Central Brooklyn that uses education, arts and a social justice lens to preserve, document and inspire engagement with the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America, and the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses. Our Vision Our vision is to be a leading authority and resource for the scholarship, exploration and dissemination of the history of Weeksville and other 19th-and early-20th century free Black communities, as well as the modern-day artistic, intellectual and social justice imperatives they exemplify and inspire. Our work will illuminate a pivotal aspect of Black history; empower our visitors with tools, training and education; celebrate and center Black culture, community and creativity; and spark dialogue and collaborations between local residents, artists, academics and activists that advance us towards a more just and equitable world.