A Brownstone for a Remarkable Woman, Brookyn’s Pioneering Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. Some of...
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.
The 19th Century Uproar in Fort Greene: Successful Black Hotelier Hiram S. Thomas Buys a Home
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original here. Fort Gr...
The Battle of Gettysburg in the Round: Brooklyn’s Lost Cyclorama
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2015. Read the original here. The Bat...
From Rope Making to Artists and Small Business: The Greenpoint Manufacturing and Design Center
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. Greenpo...
Slee & Bryson: Architects for the Modern Age
Ever since architecture became a legitimate and fast-growing profession in the latter decades of th...
A Magnificent Home for the Disadvantaged Boys of Early 20th Century Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2011. Read the original here. St. Vin...
An Inventive Architect Designs a Bank With Industrial Grit in Williamsburg
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2014. Read the original here. Althoug...
Ornamenting Brooklyn: The Fashion of Terra-Cotta
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2010. Read the original Part 1 here and ...
Anglo-Italianate: A Charming Architecture Style That Makes the Most of Narrow Lots
Brooklyn’s urban architecture evolved over the 19th century to fit into city planners’ ideas of ...
Parties, Gossip and Too Much Brew: How 19th Century Brooklynites Celebrated the New Year
Editor's note: This post has been updated. Read the original post here. For those following the ...
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