Brooklyn Heights Tour This Saturday
On May 7, five Brooklyn Heights houses will be open from 1 to 5 p.m., including an 1848 brick house decorated with chandeliers, black marble mantels, silk drapes and Aubusson rugs, and a Federal-style row house with a garden designed by Alice Recknagel Ireys, a landscape architect and author who designed the fragrance garden for…
On May 7, five Brooklyn Heights houses will be open from 1 to 5 p.m., including an 1848 brick house decorated with chandeliers, black marble mantels, silk drapes and Aubusson rugs, and a Federal-style row house with a garden designed by Alice Recknagel Ireys, a landscape architect and author who designed the fragrance garden for the visually impaired at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. No children under 13 except infants in front packs. Reservations are recommended, at www.brooklynheightsassociation.org or (718) 858-9193. Tickets, $30, on the day of the tour only, starting at 12:30 p.m. at 128 Pierrepont Street (Clinton Street).
House and Garden Tour [BHA]
Spring Calendar [NY Times]
I would like to say that the house on Pierrepont was maybe the most gorgeous home I have ever, ever seen in my life. Worlds away from the rest of the homes on the tour. Worlds apart from the usual “restoration” of salvaged tubs and cabinets.
which house on Pierrepont?
I will be a volunteer in the house on Pierrepont Street. Stop by and say hi!
They do it once a year, in May.
As for the person who only wants to tour houses that he/she can afford, I wonder what the point of that is? I’d rather see houses that I can’t afford, which, by definition, are more interesting to me. That is, I always see affordable homes of friends and families. There’s no point in my spending money to see more of the same! Also, the Brooklyn Heights house tour always has beautiful historic houses on the list. It’s interesting to see both the original “fabric” of those homes on the inside, which you rarely get a chance seeing, and how people actually use the space. I always find that interesting. You get to see how 19th Century homes are used for living in the 21st Century. Some people hold literally to the period of their homes, while others use contemporary furnishings and fixtures.
Damn! I am going to be out of town!! Do they do this often??
Why does it have to be the House Tour of Homes You Can Afford? I am really interested in seeing these historic homes, whether or not I can afford them, which I can’t. It isn’t ALL about the benjamins.
At least the BHA tour houses are always something to look at. I’ve paid $$ for other house tours that are 100% crap
$30 to look at apartments I’ll never be able to afford? Will the owners snicker at me for free?