Building of the Day: 515-533 2nd Street, an Elegant Romanesque Revival Row
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 515-533 2nd Street Cross Stree...
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.
Building of the Day: 645 Carlton Avenue, Upscale Flats in Prospect Heights
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Flats building Address: 645 Carlton Avenue Cross S...
Past and Present: The Brooklyn Eagle Building, Housing the Eyes and Ears of the City
A look at Brooklyn, then and now. The Brooklyn Eagle newspaper began as the paper of record f...
Building of the Day: 848 Quincy Street, a Romanesque Revival School From the Master
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Former Public School 26, now Excelsior Charter Schoo...
Walkabout: The Ward Bakery Company, a Tip-Top Company, Part 2
Read Part 1 and Part 3 of this story. The Ward Bakery Company was one of Brooklyn’s largest...
Building of the Day: 838 Quincy Street, a House With a Haircut
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row house Address: 838 Quincy Street Cross Streets...
Queenswalk: The Leslie Apartments in Forest Hills Gardens
In 1909, the Russell Sage Foundation, under the leadership of Mrs. Margaret Olivia Sage, purchase...
418-420 Fulton Street, a Handsome and Elegant Showroom for Gas Lighting
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: The W. C. Vosburgh Building. Formerly the showroom f...
Walkabout: The Ward Bakery Company, the Snow-White Temple of Cleanliness, Part 1
Read Part 2 and Part 3 of this story. Many fortunes have been made by providing the public wi...
122-132 Halsey Street — the View From the Porch
Brooklyn, one building at a time. Name: Row houses Address: 122-132 Halsey Street Cross St...
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