The Weeksville Heritage Center testifies to a long forgotten chapter in Brooklyn’s history. For the past ten years, visitors have been able to experience the physical vestiges — three restored houses and gardens — of a free and intentional 19th century African American community, hidden by successive waves of 20th century development. Earlier this year, WHC inaugurated a new era with the opening of a new building on this campus, designed by Caples Jefferson Architects, that boldly announces that this “multidimensional museum” is as firmly committed to its neighborhood’s present and future as it is to recovering and interpreting its legacy for contemporary audiences.