Walkabout with Montrose: Kinko Houses
This is the first in a series of articles showcasing the different kinds of multiple unit housin...
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 with Montrose: The Birds and the Beasts
Last week we looked at how 19th and early 20th century architects used the likenesses of lions, ...
Walkabout: The Lion, the Stone Carver, and Bklyn
Animal figures as ornament are older than architecture. From the cave paintings of early human h...
Walkabout with Montrose: The City Beautiful Movement
At the turn of the 20th century, reformers in American cities were aware that the great advances...
Walkabout with Montrose: World’s Fairs and White Cities
In 1893, the money and influence of Chicago industrialists and meat packers beat out New Yor...
Walkabout with Montrose: Byzantine Leaf Work
One of the most enduring motifs in pattern is that of entwining foliage. Leaves and vines have been ...
Walkabout with Montrose: What’s in a Name?
As American cities in the late 1800's became more crowded, the middle and upper class, multi-uni...
Walkabout with Montrose: Standing at the Door
Since the day man figured out how to roll a stone in front of his cave from the inside, we've had d...
Walkabout with Montrose: A Mighty Fortress, Conclusion
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story. On Nov. 19th, 1893, the New York Times wrote about thre...
Walkabout With Montrose: A Mighty Fortress, Part 2
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. Armories were built for state National Guard units fo...
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