The neighborhood group Thrive Bed-Stuy is opening the doors of Girls' High School, the 19th-century school building at 475 Nostrand Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, for a free guided tour on Saturday, November 14, from 1 to 2 p.m. The tour is led by Morgan Munsey, a local architectural historian, and it goes inside.

What the hour covers

Thrive Bed-Stuy lists three things on the program: the building's historic interior, its architecture, and the history and legacy of the school itself. The hour is a walk through the building's rooms, halls and stairways with a historian of the neighborhood's architecture.

The tour is free, and registration is required in advance through the sign-up form linked on the event listing on Thrive Bed-Stuy's website. Space is limited, so the form is the way to hold a spot.

Who is behind it

Thrive Bed-Stuy describes itself as a community organization of multigenerational residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant who work to strengthen and reimagine the neighborhood's public assets and shared spaces. The Girls' High School campus is its main active project: the group is working to return public land on the historic campus to public use, and it says it plans a community work session where residents can talk through how that land could serve the wider neighborhood.

The group's second initiative is historic preservation work for the Stuyvesant North area. It runs a mailing list, holds meetings and posts updates on its Instagram account, @thrive_bedstuy, for residents who want to follow along or volunteer.

Where it is

Girls' High sits on Nostrand Avenue between Halsey Street and Macon Street. Readers who want to follow the campus project after the tour can join Thrive Bed-Stuy's mailing list or attend one of its meetings, both listed on its website.

How to go

The tour meets at Girls' High School, 475 Nostrand Avenue, on Saturday, November 14, at 1 p.m., and runs an hour. The Nostrand Av station on the A and C lines is a few blocks south at Fulton Street, and the B44 bus runs on Nostrand Avenue. Register through the form on Thrive Bed-Stuy's website before the day; questions go to the group at Thrive.BedStuy@gmail.com.

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