186 Clinton Avenue: The Extraordinary Queen Anne Home of William H. Beard and Family
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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.
Beaux-Arts Architecture: This European Style Classed Up Brooklyn’s Gilded Age
Beaux-Arts architecture was tailor made for the Gilded Age: It’s big, showy, opulent and gleaming,...
“My Beer Is Rheingold, the Dry Beer” — the Beer, the Brewery and the Bruhaha
Today, the rise of craft beers is an undeniable phenomenon -- with countless new breweries, festiv...
Romanesque Revival: The Grand Architectural Style Loved by Brooklyn’s Victorian Robber Barons
Rugged, muscular and opulent, the Romanesque Revival style was perfectly suited to the power and mig...
Neo-Grec Architecture: For Highbrow Folks Who Knew the Italianate Style Was “So Over”
Neo-Grec was a highly influential architectural style when it hit Brooklyn's streets in the height o...
Italianate Architecture: Classic Row Houses With Over-the-Top Leafy Ornament
The quintessential Brooklyn row house is the Italianate-style brownstone, homes with tall stoops, l...
From Redlining to Predatory Lending: A Secret Economic History of Brooklyn
You may have heard the term “redlining” in discussions of neighborhoods like Bed Stuy or East Ne...
Feast Your Eyes on the Luxurious Beauty of Aesthetic Movement Design
The Aesthetic Movement was one of the most important social movements of the late 19th century, yet ...
76 Van Dyke Street, One of Red Hook’s Most Important Buildings
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) Officially, 76 Van Dyke Street is the Brooklyn Clay...
The Remarkable Tale of Brownstone Brooklyn’s Stoops: Here, Gone and Back Again
Have you ever walked past a brownstone and noticed that its stoop had been removed? Have you ever...
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