Building of the Day: 46 Grace Court
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Grace Church Address: 46 Grace Court Cross Stree...
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.
Walkabout: The Training School and Home for Girls, Part 2
At the turn of the 20th century, a teenage girl without a home, family, friends, or money didn...
Building of the Day: 565-597 Fourth Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 565-597 Fourth Street Cross Streets: E...
Building of the Day: 1260 St. Marks Avenue
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Brooklyn, one building at ...
Past and Present: Brooklyn Hospital
A Look at Brooklyn, then and now. In Brooklyn’s early days, if you needed a doctor, he ei...
Building of the Day: 143-145 Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Semi-attached houses Address: 143-145 Vanderbilt ...
Walkabout: The Training School and Home for Girls, Part 1
While searching through various photo archives for photographs of Brooklyn and its architectur...
Building of the Day: 75 Henry Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Whitman Close Townhouses Address: 75 Henry Street Cros...
Building of the Day: 307-319 Adelphi Street
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 307-319 Adelphi Street Cros...
Walkabout: The House on Hancock Street, Part 2
Read Part 1 of this story. On July 1, 1898, former Senator James W. Birkett died at his home ...
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