Building a Borough: The Brick Buildings of Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2009. Read the original here. One o...
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.
Adding the Final Flourish: Ornamenting With Ironwork
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2009. Read the original here. The tra...
How the Victorians Kept It Cool Inside During a Brooklyn Summer
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original here. Let me ...
The Neo-Jacobean Prospect Park West Manse That Cleaning Powder Built
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2012. Read the original here. There a...
A Roman Stoa for a Pratt Son on Clinton Avenue
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. This ho...
The Gleaming Montrose Morris Chateau on Prospect Park West
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. The fir...
The Making of Brooklyn: Reinforced Concrete and Turner Construction
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. Imagine...
A Touch of Fanciful Medieval French Style in Prospect Park South
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. This ne...
Welcome to Brooklyn’s Sailortown, Ye Olde Tars and Salts
Mention the Red Hook piers today, and most people envision a quiet shoreline with walking paths ...
Crafting the Ideal: The City Beautiful Movement in Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2009. Read the original here. At the ...
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