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.
A Roman Stoa for a Pratt Son on Clinton Avenue
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.
The 19th Century Uproar in Fort Greene: Successful Black Hotelier Hiram S. Thomas Buys a Home
One neighbor got the block agitated and media coverage ensued.
The Battle of Gettysburg in the Round: Brooklyn’s Lost Cyclorama
A precursor to the cinema, a major exhibition depicting the pivotal 1863 Battle of Gettysburg stood near Brooklyn City Hall in Downtown Brooklyn for years, where thousands paid 50 cents each to view it.
From Rope Making to Artists and Small Business: The Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
Greenpoint was always a major manufacturing center in Brooklyn’s long history, home to everything from ceramics to glassworks to shipbuilding.
