by Cobbowski | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
A lot of Brooklyn’s most beautiful buildings were built during the period from the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883 to America’s entry into World War I in 1917. The General Post Office in Cadman Plaza, built during this period, is a shiny example of this...
by Cobbowski | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
James Naughton Girls High School Boys High School P.S 110 Irish immigrant James Naughton had a huge influence on Brooklyn’s architecture. in 1887 he became Superintendent of Buildings for the City of Brooklyn, a position that involved designing and overseeing...
by Cobbowski | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Chester Court is a gorgeous little cul-de-sac just off Flatbush Avenue in Lefferts Garden. It has been landmarked. Chester Court includes 18 Tudor Revival style houses set in two opposing rows. It was designed and built in 1911-12 by Peter J. Collins (1866- 1934), a...
by Cobbowski | Sep 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
A lot of the architectural beauty of Brooklyn comes from its rowhouses, the standard, narrow, residences that were constructed to house an expanding middle class more than a century ago. Row houses are the dominant building type in most the City’s historic...
by Cobbowski | Aug 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I posted about the cute row houses near the Pratt campus. They were built in 1907. Today I am going to dedicate the blog to a different set of row houses in Lefferts Garden. The row houses featured in today’s blog line Maple Street between...
by Cobbowski | Aug 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
. I have been doing some posts on different architectural gems in Brooklyn, also known as the borough of Homes and Churches. Though I have profiled a magnificent church, I have not done any homes yet. Although...
by Cobbowski | Aug 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Though I love Brooklyn architecture, I was never trained as an architect and when I read some of the language in the landmark reports on historic buildings, my eyes glaze over and I struggle sometimes to figure out what they are saying. I have written a lot about the...
by Cobbowski | Aug 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Today is the anniversary of one of the most important escapes in American history. On this date in 1776, the Continental Army under George Washington pulled off a miraculous retreat. The army had been bottled up after its defeat in the battle of Long Island. After...
by Cobbowski | Aug 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
When you are Brooklyn’s richest man you play by your own rules and you do not have to tolerate what ordinary people do. Thanks to Charles Pratt being offended, we have a Clinton Hill Landmark, the Emmanuel Baptist Church, one of the finest architectural...
by Cobbowski | Aug 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Montauk Club on is one of the most distinct and beautiful buildings in Brooklyn and a building that I have admired for years. Located at #25 Eighth Avenue, this gem from the Gilded Age was landmarked in 1973. Opened in 1891 as the most elite social club in...
