Voice Your Opinion on Historic Districts in Columbia University Survey
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Susan De Vries
Susan De Vries is the Photo and Research Director for Brownstoner. She has a background in historic preservation, historic site management, and research, and has a passion for photography, documenting 19th century architecture, and ferreting out fact from folklore.
A 19th-Century Visionary Creates Novel Tenement With Light and Air for Working Poor in Cobble Hill
Air, light, affordability and profitability were all part of Victorian civic reformer Alfred Tredway...
Drool Over a Gorgeous Gothic Revival Getaway With Antique Bowling Alley in Connecticut
Back in the days before air conditioning, anyone who could afford it would escape the confines of th...
ICYMI: Downtown Brooklyn’s Greek Revival Temple
If you have wandered through the plazas and past the tall towers of MetroTech, you probably have wal...
Lacy Limestone Beauties With Red Roofs Wow on Bergen Street in Crown Heights
Imagine sauntering up a substantial stoop and into one of the seven Romanesque Revival rowhouses at ...
Feast Your Eyes on This Over-the-Top Colonial Revival Mansion in Prospect Park South
If you’ve ever wandered around Prospect Park South, you’ve probably noticed this mansion at 1305...
Back in the Day, Brooklyn Had Mayors and One Had a Great Clinton Hill Mansion
This brick and brownstone mansion at 405 Clinton Avenue, built in 1889 by renowned architect William...
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