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Brooklyn Heights Then & Now: Colonade Row At 43-49 Willow Place

Homer Fink — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:59:55 +0000

Colonnade Row, built at 43-49 Willow Place in 1846, between Joralemon and State streets, is one of few examples in Brooklyn Heights of a particular style of Greek Revival. It was most popular around the late 1830s, with massive columns running the length of the buildings to give them a good bit of drama. Across the street is a second colonnaded home that is beginning to look more like a haunted house—originally part of four, although the other two have been “renovated” beyond recognition. The architect is unknown.
Vintage photo by Berenice Abbott, 1936. Current photo by Jeff Dobbins, New York Explorer.

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/45690

Brooklyn Heights Then & Now: Colonnade Row At 43-49 Willow Place

Homer Fink — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:59:55 +0000

Colonnade Row, built at 43-49 Willow Place in 1846, between Joralemon & State streets, is one of few examples in Brooklyn Heights of a particular style of Greek Revival. It was most popular in the late 1830s, with massive columns running the length of the buildings to give them a good bit of drama. Across the street is a second Colonnade home that more resembles a haunted house—originally part of four, although the other two have been “renovated” beyond recognition. The architect is unknown.
Vintage photo by Berenice Abbott, 1936. Current photo by Jeff Dobbins, New York Explorer.

Source: Brooklyn Heights Blog
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/45690