The traditions of ironworking go back to the beginnings of many cultures on many continents.
Adding the Final Flourish: Ornamenting With Ironwork
How the Victorians Kept It Cool Inside During a Brooklyn Summer
Today, as we search for ways to use less energy, and depend less on expensive and energy draining air conditioning, we are realizing that those quaint, often striped awnings seen in photos of 19th century cities, had a purpose.
The Neo-Jacobean Prospect Park West Manse That Cleaning Powder Built
There are only two houses on this block of Prospect Park West and both of them are among the finest private homes still standing in the entire city.
A Roman Stoa for a Pratt Son on Clinton Avenue
Frederick Pratt was the second son, and had his house built next door to his older brother Charles, and the two homes couldn't be more different.
The Gleaming Montrose Morris Chateau on Prospect Park West
The first time I saw this house, I admit, I gawped at it like a tourist at the Vatican, it is some house.
The Making of Brooklyn: Reinforced Concrete and Turner Construction
Turner Construction got its start in Brooklyn specializing in reinforced concrete.
A Touch of Fanciful Medieval French Style in Prospect Park South
This neighborhood is an embarrassment of riches, with one interesting house after another.
Welcome to Brooklyn’s Sailortown, Ye Olde Tars and Salts
The men of Brooklyn's Sailortown helped make Red Hook into New York City’s busiest port, and propelled Brooklyn’s economy and culture into a brighter future.
Crafting the Ideal: The City Beautiful Movement in Brooklyn
The movement was rather grandiosely designed to combat urban problems through architecture and city planning.
A Brownstone for a Remarkable Woman, Brookyn’s Pioneering Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward
The significance of this house is not in the architecture, it’s in the inhabitants.
