Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: Holiday Tours of Historic Houses

Cobble Hill Studio Loft With Fun Kitchen in Marble-Clad Bank Building Asks $719K

In addition to high ceilings and big windows, a grand studio loft in a former bank building boasts room for books, a colorful kitchen, and elegant tile. In the Cobble Hill Historic District at 191 Clinton Street, the former South Brooklyn Savings Institution dates from 1871 and was designed by E. L. Roberts in the Neo-Grec style with a marble facade.

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Affordable Housing Lottery for Wait List Has Three-Bedrooms for $48K

In an affordable housing lottery to get on a wait list for a coveted Mitchell-Lama complex in Crown Heights, three-bedroom units are priced at less than $50,000 while some studios can be had for less than $20,000.

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8 Historic Houses in New York Decked Out for Holiday Tours This Season

If you are ready to leap into the holiday season and want your shimmering decor with a side helping of history, you can immerse yourself in seasonal cheer at one of New York’s many historic sites.

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Flatbush Gets Two New Historic Districts Following Landmarks Vote

Flatbush has two new historic districts, Beverley Square West and Ditmas Park West, bringing the area’s total to five following a unanimous vote by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

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Midwood House With Arts and Crafts Mantel, Pocket Doors Asks $2,999,999

The right buyer might see the potential in this Midwood dwelling that was built as a two-family in the early 20th century and still has a bit of interior detail left. The standout detail is an Arts and Crafts style mantel in the upper duplex, but there are wood floors, pocket doors, and a beamed ceiling as well.

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