This block of houses on Maple Street is truly different, and truly great row house architecture.
Axel Hedman Designs Something Different in Prospect Lefferts Gardens
How Brooklynites Celebrated Turkey Day
Thanksgiving in America has always been a rather strange combination of festival, food and frolic.
Bringing Music to the Park Slope Manse of William M. Brasher
Brasher was a major manufacturer of oilcloths and did quite well enough that he could afford to build a fine mansion on the corner of 7th Avenue and Lincoln Place.
Red Hook’s Lidgerwood Complex and the Importance of Our Industrial History
Preservation and landmarking efforts have mostly concentrated on residential and civic architecture and not our our rich industrial heritage.
Feeding Brooklyn: The Gowanus Grocery Warehouse of Thomas Roulston
Having the Gowanus Canal at one’s doorway was essential for the delivery of goods.
Welcome, Neighbor! Covenants and Deed Restrictions in Brooklyn
One neighborhood in Brooklyn has an unusual restrictive covenant that has helped it remain economically stable, racially integrated, and fiercely committed to maintaining its special flavor and history.
Warming Up in Brooklyn: The Art of the Fireplace
Most people love fireplaces. Fires are romantic, nostalgic and memory invoking.
The ‘Elephant Builder’ Designs an Imaginative Row in Bed Stuy
J. Mason Kirby was an architect and builder with a great imagination. Anyone who could design and construct a building shaped like an elephant, several stories tall, would have no problem with the average Brooklyn row house.
The Carpenter Was Showcasing His Craft With This Queen Anne Confection in Williamsburg
It’s the tale of an immigrant father and his son, one a builder, the other a budding architectural talent, and the survival of their shared work in creating a family home.
Building for the Health of the City in 1930s Williamsburg
In 1935, the city announced that they were building eight health centers in various neighborhoods across the city to provide free or low-cost health care.
