Building of the Day: 456 Fulton Street
(Photo: Carl Forster for LPC) Address: 456 Fulton Street, corner of Hoyt St. Name: former A.I. Nam...
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.
Landmarking Bed Stuy: A Forum
(Photo:reclaimedhome) Over 400 people crowded into a basement meeting room at Restoration Plaza la...
Walkabout: Rudolph L. Daus, Architect
19th century Brooklyn architects were a uniquely diverse set of men, with different backgrounds, edu...
Building of the Day: 1 Main Street
Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. Address: 1 Main Street, corn...
Building of the Day: 457 Grand Avenue
Address: 457 Grand Avenue, between Fulton Street and Lefferts Place Name: formerly Church of Ou...
Walkabout: Beaux-Arts Architecture
As in many professions, there are hierarchies of education. At the end of the 19th, and into the...
Building of the Day: 135 Joralemon Street
The BOTD is a no-frills look at interesting structures of all types and from all neighborhoods. ...
Building of the Day: 1241-1247 President Street
The BOTD is a no-frills look at interesting structures of all types and from all neighborhoods. Th...
Building of the Day: 81 Willoughby Street
(Photo: Jim Henderson/Wikimedia) Address: 81 Willoughby Street, corner of Lawrence St. Name: Form...
Stuyvesant Height Mansion: Under the Big Tent, Part 3
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. The gorgeous 1863 mansion at 87 MacDonough Street, near...
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