Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: The Sleeping Porch Explained, a PLG Limestone for Sale

A Breath of Fresh Air: A Short History of the Sleeping Porch

The early twentieth century fresh-air movement spurred an architectural trend of sleeping porches as an essential domestic amenity. Brooklynites embraced the fully windowed rooms, said to ensure healthy sleeping and prevent disease. In scientific journals and the latest home decorating and architecture magazines, writers explored the benefits of year-round fresh-air sleeping and the design of the rooms.

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Greenpoint Queen Anne Triplex With Four Bedrooms, Terrace, 11 Closets Asks $8,000

This narrow but well equipped triplex in the Greenpoint Historic District would seem to have most everything a family needs but, as so often seems to be the case with rentals these days, it is not exactly inexpensive. Located on scenic Milton Street in the Greenpoint Historic District, it is one of a row of slim Queen Anne-style houses built in 1894 by Thomas C. Smith. Trimmed in white and festooned with swags, the red-brick facades alternate projecting bays with recessed loggias under arched openings.

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Family-Sized Park Slope Apartment With Mantels, Pocket Doors, Six Closets Wants $5,500

Family-sized apartments are hard to come by in Brooklyn, but this one would seem to fit the bill, with a flexible layout allowing for two or three bedrooms, at least. It also has high ceilings, numerous original details and modern updates, including laundry and a dishwasher.

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Axel Hedman-Designed PLG Limestone With Red Tile Roof, Woodwork, Mantels Asks $2.229 Million

With its distinctive Spanish tile roof and limestone facade, this Prospect Lefferts Garden single-family is part of a row that will be familiar to aficionados of the architecture within the historic district. The interior of 170 Maple Street is as appealing as the exterior, with period woodwork, built-ins, mantels and plaster ornament.

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Sunset Park One-Bedroom With Moldings, Parquet, Original Tile Asks $419K

While not huge, this Sunset Park co-op with an efficient layout is well proportioned and boasts an entry foyer for a bit of extra space. The one-bedroom retains many of its original prewar features, including moldings, parquet floors and original tile in the kitchen and bathroom.

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