Building of the Day: 806 Quincy Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former private house, now Varick Memorial AME Zion C...
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.
Building of the Day: 530-532 11th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: FDNY Ladder Co. 122/Engine Co. 220 Address: 530-5...
Past and Present: The Brooklyn Home for Aged Men
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. Charity has a long tradition in Brooklyn. Long before Socia...
Building of the Day: 348 Park Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Rigney Candy Company, now Public Storage Ad...
Walkabout: The Brooklyn Architect Smackdown, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. Rudolf Daus was an extremely talented architect practic...
Building of the Day: 1940 East 36th Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Hendrick I. Lott House Address: 1940 East 36th Stre...
Queenswalk: Calvary Cemetery
A trip from Brooklyn to Queens across that semi-movable parking lot known as the Brooklyn Queens E...
Building of the Day: 711 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Commercial building with flats above Address: 711 N...
Walkabout: The Brooklyn Architect Smackdown, Part 2
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. Building a large civic building is a prize for any arch...
Building of the Day: 186 Quincy Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Originally J. C. Hoagland house Address: 186 Quin...
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