Peek Into the Uncannily Well-Preserved Home of a Prosperous Early New York Family
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous po...
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.
Greek Revival: The Birthplace of Democracy Inspires the Architecture of a Young Country
By the early 1800s, the United States of America was a new country, but its culture and even its arc...
Persian Fantasy Meets Hudson River School at 19th Century Painter’s Dream Home
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous po...
This Dramatic Gothic Castle Was the Hudson River Valley Retreat of a Gilded Age Titan
Editor's Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous po...
The Crumbling Castle of a Brooklyn Entrepreneur
Editor’s Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the original po...
Visit the Hudson Valley Villa Where an FDR Cousin and Confidante Lived for 100 Years
Editor's Note: This post originally ran in 2010 and has been updated. You can read the previous post...
A Witness to the Evolution of Red Hook: 44-46 Beard Street
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) Sailors, food and art: All play a part in the story ...
Home to a Wealthy Family, Famous Judge, Latin-School Founder and Others: 44 Monroe Place
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) Located on a quiet Brooklyn Heights street, 44 Monro...
The Amazing Mansions of Brooklyn’s Clinton Avenue: A Tour of American Architectural Styles (Photos)
Editor's note: We are really pleased to present this wonderful photo tour of the mansions of Clinton...
Colonial Revival Architecture: Quintessential American Homes Inspired by Our Patriotic Past
Trends always start somewhere, and in the mid-19th century, the best way to start a trend that would...
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