Editing Brooklyn Bridge (section)

===Historical designations and plaques===
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| alt1 = A plaque at the Manhattan tower, which mentions the bridge's dedication and renovation
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| caption2 = New York City designated landmark plaque
| alt2 = A plaque that certifies the Brooklyn Bridge as a New York City designated landmark
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The Brooklyn Bridge has been listed as a [[National Historic Landmark]] since January&nbsp;29, 1964,<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web |url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=376&ResourceType=Structure |title=Brooklyn Bridge |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021128053708/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=376&ResourceType=Structure |archive-date=November 28, 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=48 Sites Are Listed As U.S. Landmarks | website=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331 | date=January 30, 1964 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/01/30/archives/48-sites-are-listed-as-us-landmarks.html | access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url={{NHLS url |id=66000523}}|title=The Brooklyn Bridge|last1=Armstrong|first1=James B.|last2=Bradford|first2=S. Sydney|date=February 24, 1975|work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|publisher=[[National Park Service]]}}<br>{{cite web|url={{NHLS url |id=66000523 |photos=y}}|title=The Brooklyn Bridge—Accompanying three photos, from 1975|date=February 24, 1975|work=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> and was subsequently added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October&nbsp;15, 1966.<ref name="nris" /> The bridge has also been a [[New York City designated landmark]] since August&nbsp;24, 1967,<ref name="NYCL" /> and was designated a [[List of historic civil engineering landmarks|National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascemetsection.org/committees/history-and-heritage/landmarks/brooklyn-bridge|title=Brooklyn Bridge|publisher=[[American Society of Civil Engineers]] Metropolitan Section|access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref> In addition, it was placed on [[UNESCO]]'s list of tentative [[World Heritage Site]]s in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/6232/|title=Brooklyn Bridge|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|date=October 11, 2017|access-date=June 8, 2019}}</ref>

A bronze plaque is attached to the Manhattan anchorage, which was constructed on the site of the [[Samuel Osgood House]] at 1&nbsp;Cherry Street in Manhattan. Named after [[Samuel Osgood]], a Massachusetts politician and lawyer, it was built in 1770 and served as the first U.S. presidential mansion.<ref>{{cite news |title=A Historic Home Marked |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1899/05/02/archives/a-historic-home-marked-tablet-unveiled-at-site-of-first.html |newspaper=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331 |date=May 2, 1899 |access-date=December 11, 2011}}</ref> The Osgood House was demolished in 1856.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nysun.com/new-york/piece-of-history-stands-hidden-on-brooklyn-bridge/35329/|title=A Piece of History Stands Hidden on Brooklyn Bridge|work=New York Sun|date=June 30, 2006|access-date=January 24, 2020}}</ref>

Another plaque on the Manhattan side of the pedestrian promenade, installed by the city in 1975, indicates the bridge's status as a city landmark.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/06/archives/a-city-plaque-extols-the-gossamer-beauty-of-the-brooklyn-bridge.html|title=A City Plaque Extols the Gossamer Beauty of the Brooklyn Bridge|date=March 6, 1975|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|access-date=July 5, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=George|last=James|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/33567066/|title=Poets Caught in Span's Silky Web|date=March 19, 1975|work=New York Daily News|access-date=July 5, 2019|page=338|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>