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: A Progression of Cornices

The armory story will continue next week. Our intrepid photographer couldn't get out much last w...

By Suzanne Spellen 05/12/2009 17

Walkabout with Montrose: A Mighty Fortress, Part 1

Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. There are castles in Brooklyn, fortresses, really, whic...

By Suzanne Spellen 05/05/2009 11

Walkabout With Montrose: Through Colored Glass, Brightly

Colored glass has been with us in some form since ancient times, both the Egyptians and Romans c...

By Suzanne Spellen 04/28/2009 28

Walkabout With Montrose: Build Me a House of Sturdy Brick

Mankind's oldest building material is brick. Before they shaped stone with tools, our ancestors ...

By Suzanne Spellen 04/22/2009 32

Walkabout With Montrose: Automobile Row

The 20th century was a time of extraordinary invention and innovation, and the popularity of the...

By Suzanne Spellen 04/14/2009 23

Walkabout with Montrose – Wrought Iron

Join the reader known as Montrose Morris as she embarks upon wrought iron appreciation day. ...

By Suzanne Spellen 04/07/2009 36

Walkabout with Montrose: Terra Cotta Delights

Longtime Brownstoner community member and local architecture buff Montrose Morris (well, that's ...

By Suzanne Spellen 03/31/2009 69