‘I Only Do Big Things’: Woman, Architect, and Brooklynite Fay Kellogg
For centuries, Western women have been held up as the sacred keepers of the hearth and home. By the ...
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Rene Chambellan, Art Deco Architecture’s Master Sculptor, in Brooklyn and Beyond
Editor’s note: We’re thrilled to publish the third of a monthly column featuring new stories abo...
Civic Pride: From Romanesque Revival to Neo-Brutalist, Brooklyn’s Firehouses Impress
Any municipality may have beautiful homes and impressive cultural, religious, and commercial structu...
Architect Cass Gilbert Designed Innovative and Inspiring Public and Commercial Buildings
Editor’s note: We're thrilled to publish the second of a monthly column featuring new stories abou...
The Many Lives of Downtown Brooklyn’s Offerman Building
Editor's note: We're thrilled to announce Brownstoner columnist Suzanne Spellen will be writing stor...
Journey by Faith: The Story of Brooklyn’s Black Churches
"We’ve come this far by faith, leaning on the Lord. Trusting in his holy word, he’s never faile...
Food for Brooklyn: The Story of the Great Wallabout Market
Editor’s note: This story originally ran in 2014 and has been updated. You can read the previous p...
A Library for All: The Story of Brooklyn’s Central Library, Decades in the Making
It would be hard to imagine growing up without a public library. No matter if you are in a large cit...
From Dutch Farmland to Romanesque Revival Row House: A History of 68 Midwood Street
By Suzanne Spellen (aka Montrose Morris) The creation of modern day Lefferts Manor in Prospec...
The Grand and Mysterious Willoughby Avenue Mansion of Grocer Jacob Dangler
Editor’s note: This story is an update of one that ran in 2013. Read the original here. The hou...
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