Suzanne Spellen

Suzanne Spellen is a longtime Brownstoner contributor. She is an architectural historian, researcher, and writer with a special love for Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and local African American history. She loves old houses, architectural detail, and enjoys exploring new places, camera in hand.

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A Wood Frame Country Church Survivor in East New York

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. In addi...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/17/2019 0

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Williamsburg Bank Exhibits Striking Style and Rare Dash of Viennese Influence

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. The Pub...

By Suzanne Spellen 09/09/2019 0

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From Meters to Eskimo Pies: A Reinforced Concrete Factory in Dumbo

Editor’s note: This is an update of a post that originally ran in 2012. See the original here. ...

By Suzanne Spellen 08/29/2019 0

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This Bed Stuy Queen Anne Manse Was Home to the Inventor of a 19th Century Medical Device

Editor’s note: This is an update of a post that originally ran in 2014. See the original here. ...

By Suzanne Spellen 08/21/2019 0

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The Cast Iron Beauties of Clinton Hill

Editor’s note: This is an update of a post that originally ran in 2015. See the original here. ...

By Suzanne Spellen 08/15/2019 0

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Keeping the Money in Brooklyn: The South Brooklyn Savings Institution

Editor’s note: This is an update of a post that originally ran in 2012. See the original here. ...

By Suzanne Spellen 08/08/2019 0

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Shevlin Hall: Housing the Nurses of St. Mary’s in Crown Heights

Editor's note: This is an update of a post that originally ran in 2012. See the original here. T...

By Suzanne Spellen 07/29/2019 0

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The Bainbridge Street Houses for Modern Living

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2012. Read the original here. One sid...

By Suzanne Spellen 07/22/2019 0

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R. G. Dun & Company and the Business of Information in Gowanus

Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. R. G. D...

By Suzanne Spellen 07/17/2019 2

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Coney Island on My Mind: A Brief History of Brooklyn’s Waterfront Playground

New York City starts in Coney Island. When Henry Hudson came to our shores looking for a passage...

By Suzanne Spellen 07/15/2019 0