in a wide variety of styles, including Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Queen Anne. The houses in Prospect Park South were required to be substantial, freestanding homes exceeding and costing over US$5,000. Several other restrictions were also placed upon builders wishing to develop the lots. Alvord wanted to create an environment that attracted the Protestant, wealthy elite while excluding the immigrant population moving into Brooklyn at the time. In his original prospectus, Alvord wrote: In fixing upon a location for a home, it is pleasant to live where children, in going to and fro, are not subject to the annoyance of contact with the undesirable elements of society. The Flatbush Avenue trolley line penetrates no slum sections and is patronized almost exclusively by people of intelligence and good breeding. While not the first attempt at suburban development in the area, Alvord's vision excited the interest of the wealthy of Brooklyn Heights and Manhattan residents. Ultimately, Alvord's restrictions not only created an exciting new design but a standard to become a blueprint for the modern suburb. Enthusiasm for his design in following years would see South Midwood, Fiske Terrace, Ditmas Park, the Beverley Squares, and many more developments spring up in the surrounding area to accommodate the demand, together forming what is now known as Victorian Flatbush. In 1972, New York's Albanian community established a mosque at 1325 Albemarle Road. Prospect Park South was designated as a historic district by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1979. Notable residents John Giuca (born 1983), convicted of second-degree felony murder Doreen Giuliano, mother of John Giuca, went undercover to investigate possible juror misconduct in his trial Maya Wiley (born 1964), lawyer, professor, civil rights activist, and 2021 mayoral candidate for New York City Notable houses The Alvord Mansion at 1522 Albemarle Road was built by Alvord for his family. Later, it was purchased by Israel Matz, founder of the Ex-lax Company. The Alvord Mansion burned down c.1955 under mysterious conditions after its sale by the Matz family to apartment developers fell through in the face of community opposition. Among the other notable houses in the neighborhood are: Herman Goetze House, 15 Stratford Road, 1905, Colonial Revival, George Hitchings Herbert Krantz House, 183 Argyle Road, 1904, Tudor Revival, John J. Petit George E. Gale House, 1305 Albemarle Road, 1905, Classical Revival, H. B. Moore John S. Eakins House, 1306 Albemarle Road, 1905,