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Brooklyn Gothic; Wallabout

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

The neighborhood of Wallabout was recently designated as a landmark district largely because it contains  one of the greatest concentration of remaining pre-Civil War wood-frame houses in NYC. Amongst the well maintained houses on Vanderbilt Avenue, just south of the … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: Seguine Mansion

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

In the National Register of Historic Places, the Greek Revival style Seguine Mansion in Staten Island was built in 1838 and is still privately owned, but open for guided tours by Urban Park Rangers. seguine mansion, a photo by dppuchol … Continue reading →

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