In northwest Brooklyn was named after the family of New York's Governor De Witt Clinton. The area was originally farmland that was parceled and sold for development in the mid-19th century to prosperous merchants who had been forced out of Brooklyn Heights, prompting the creation of "Millionaire's Row" along Clinton Avenue. Charles Pratt, founder of Pratt Institute and, at that time, one of the area's most influential residents had five mansions erected on Clinton Avenue, one for himself and four others, bestowed as wedding gifts to his sons. Four of the Pratt mansions still stand today at 229, 232, 241 and 245 Clinton Avenue. By the late 1800s the area flourished. But the much-celebrated borough of Manhattan lured many of the wealthy, and the 1920s saw the desolation of many of these old residences. Many of the area brownstones that remained were restored in the 1970s. Today the area's charm remains in evidence, as does its history.