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The 37th Annual Prospect Lefferts Gardens House and Garden Tour goes down on Sunday from 12 to 5 and, as usual, this is looking like a can’t-miss event. Among the many turn-of-the-century brownstone and limestone houses on the tour, we think the former rooming house that has undergone a DIY period restoration by its owners sounds particularly fascinating. At the other end of the spectrum, a 1906 home whose interior was destroyed by a fire in the 1970s provides an example of a more modern take on the townhouse. To buy tix in advance follow the link below or stop in at K-Dog & Dunebuggy or Easy Access Real Estate.

Sunday is also the day for the Brownstone Brooklyn Garden District Garden Walk through Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and Prospect Heights. There are 17 (!) gardens on the tour this year. Highlights include a pair of storied gardens that fall in the Atlantic Yards footprint and may not be around much longer as well as a triple-lot garden with cascades and ponds. Tickets are $15 in advance at Tillie’s and the Forest Floor and are $20 on Sunday at Tillie’s, the Forest Floor and the BAM Triangle Garden. The tour runs from 11-5 and shuttle buses will be running.
37th Annual House & Garden Tour [LeffertsManor.org]
Brownstone Brooklyn Garden District Garden Walk [phndc.org]


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  1. I really enjoyed the tour. What it lacked in ‘jaw dropping/oh my-ness!’ it made up for in showing real ideas and real possibilities for real home owners and home owners to be.
    It is fun to see really impressive homes and interior design that you could never imagine being able to afford, but I think the idea of this house tour was more practical. My favotite house on the tour was the arts and crafts decorated home (on Midwood – I think). Great warmth and style. It gave me many ideas about blending traditional with modern.

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