Botanic gardens were not just pretty; they were designed to be grounds for the scientific study of botany.
McKim Mead & White’s Tuscan Temple to Nature at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
A Prominent Cobble Hill Greek Revival Gets a Bit of Extra Zing
This grand house was built in the 1840s in the Greek Revival style, which is characterized by very little ornament on the brick facade.
America’s Imitation Plaster: Tin Ceilings
As Americans, we can feel patriotic when considering tin ceilings. It's one of the few decorative elements found in the Victorian Age that didn't come from directly from England or another part of Europe.
A Young Architect Designs a Colonial Revival Manse, Now a Bushwick Landmark, for His Parents
While still in his 20s, architect Ulrich Huberty built an impressive house for his parents on the fashionable Bushwick Avenue.
A Terra-Cotta Monument to Music: The Architecture of the Brooklyn Academy of Music
Manhattan likes to think it’s the be-all-and-end-all of culture, but we’ve got them beat.
A Gowanus Shelter for the Animals of Brooklyn
The ASPCA was very popular with Brooklyn’s philanthropists, so when they needed a larger building they received generous donations towards a new facility.
Three Houses in One: The Grand Queen Anne Mansions of Washington Avenue
These three houses are designed to look like one very large mansion, yet, each separate house has its own personality and design elements that are unique unto itself.
The Snowpocalypse (aka the Great Blizzard of 1888) Hit Brooklyn 130 Years Ago
It was known as the Storm of the Century, the Great White Hurricane, and it brought not only huge piles of snow, but also death and destruction -- and propelled the cities of the East Coast into the modern age.
The Court Theater of Carroll Gardens: From Showing Films to Repairing Cars
Finding and tracing Brooklyn’s old theaters is a pursuit of a lifetime.
A Country Church in Bushwick
Coming upon the South Bushwick Reformed Church is like being transported to a New England town, with the white Ionic columns and the steeple dominating the streetscape.
