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Our regular architecture columnist who on this site goes by the username Montrose Morris files another piece this morning…This month I’m highlighting some of my favorite Brooklyn buildings, as well as the favorites as indicated by reader responses. Mine are mostly in Brownstone Brooklyn because that’s what I know. Today’s faves are all commercial and civic buildings, although some have been repurposed for other uses, including residential. The original owners and their architects wanted buildings that were functional, but also added to the streetscape of a prosperous and growing city. If a building was impressive, and had their name or company emblazoned on it, that didn’t hurt, either. Many of these civic and commercial buildings were designed by the same architects who designed the homes and neighborhoods of these same movers and shakers of the 19th and early 20th century. Some of these buildings I pass quite frequently, some I see less often, but always enjoy. Perhaps you’ve never noticed some of them, and the photos will surprise you, and hopefully, some are your favorites, too. Some are considered Brooklyn’s best and most important buildings, some I just like. Thursday’s column will highlight more favorite commercial and civic buildings suggested by readers, including the Brooklyn Historic Society, Boy’s High School, Fire Headquarters and the Montauk Club, all of which are among my favorites, as well. Here, in no particular order, are twenty more. Some of these will be expanded upon in the future. If you would like to add your favorites, please comment below. All the buildings are featured on my Flickr page.

1. Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Building, 75 Livingston St, corner of Court. AF Simberg, architect, 1927. Style: Early Art Deco.
2. Abraham and Straus secondary building, Livingston St. at Gallatin Place. Downtown Brooklyn. Architect, George L. Morse. 1885. Style: Romanesque Revival.
3. Temple Bar Building, 44 Court Street at Joralemon. George L. Morse, architect 1901. Style: Neo-Classic.
4. Eagle Warehouse and Storage Co, 28 Old Fulton St. DUMBO. Frank Freeman, architect, 1893. Style: Romanesque Revival.
5. Boat House, Prospect Park, Helmle and Huberty, architects, 1904. Style: Neo-Classic.

6. 88th Precinct House, NYPD, 300 Classon Ave at DeKalb. Clinton Hill. 1890. Style: Romanesque Revival.
7. Dime Savings Bank, 9 DeKalb Ave at Fleet. Mowbray and Uffinger, architects. 1906-8. Style: Neo-Classic.
8. General Post Office, Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn Heights. Mifflin E. Bell, architect. 1885 91. Style: Romanesque Revival.
9. 23rd Regiment Armory, Bedford Avenue at Atlantic, Crown Heights North. Fowler and Hough, architects. 1891-95. Style: Romanesque Revival.
10. Beard and Robinson Stores and Van Brunt’s Stores, now Fairway, apartments and artists’ spaces. Van Brunt St. Red Hook Piers, 1869. Style: Romanesque Revival.
11. Williamsburg Bank Building, 1 Hanson Place, Fort Greene. Halsey, McCormack and Helmer, architects. 1927-29.
12. Main Gate and Gatehouse, Green-Wood Cemetery, 5th Ave. at 25th St. Greenwood Heights. Richard M. Upjohn, architect. 1875. Style: Victorian Gothic.
13. Franklin Trust Company, now condo conversion, 164 Montague at Clinton St. George L. Morse, architect. 1891. Style: Romanesque Revival.
14. Kings County Savings Bank, now Banco Popular, Eastern Parkway at Nostrand, Crown Heights North. 1931. Style: Art Deco.
15. Medical Arts Building, Joralemon St. Brooklyn Heights. Style: Eclectic Art Deco.
16. Williamsburgh Savings Bank, 175 Broadway at Driggs, Williamsburg. Architects – George B. Post 1870-75, Helmle, Huberty and Hudswell, additions, 1905, 1925. Styles: Neo-Classic (Italian Renaissance), Beaux Arts.
17. Brooklyn Printing Plant, New York Times, 59-75 3rd Ave, at Dean. Boerum Hill. Architect, Albert Kahn. 1929. Style: Neo-Classic w/ Art Deco detail.
18. Ulmer Brewery Office and gate, 31 Belvidere St. at Beaver. Bushwick. Theobald Englehardt, architect. 1886. Style: Italianate/Romanesque Revival.
19. Bergen Inn, 148 Hoyt St. at Bergen. Original building, Thomas Maynard, architect, 1851. Façade from 1880′s. Style: Greek Revival with Queen Anne façade.
20. Nassau Brewery and warehouse complex, 1042 Dean St at Franklin, Crown Heights North/Crow Hill. Oldest building-1849. Style:Romanesque.