#historic brownstone

[hometoursandotherstuff]

Beautiful 1881 Victorian Renaissance Revival is located on a block of brownstones in Jersey City, New Jersey. I looked it up, and it's safe during the day, but the area has a 26% higher crime rate than the rest of the city. The house has 5bds, 2ba, & is priced at $1.29M. (Zillow feels that it's worth $726.3K)

The house has magnificent original features, but it's a little worn.

Look at the magnificent mirror in the sitting room. I wonder what's under the carpet.

There's a glimpse of fallen plaster on the ceiling in this room, and a water stain on the left that goes from ceiling to floor.

These double doors open to the dining room.

The dining room is a large size.

The kitchen is not good. It was last renovated in the 60s and is very dated. For a home priced over $1M, it doesn't even offer a dishwasher. The stove fits partly into the original fireplace, but it looks like they refaced it with 60s faux brick.

The fireplaces are stunning. Some even have iron frames around the marble hearths, beautiful tile, and stained glass fire screens.

The millwork on the stairs is gorgeous. There's a stained glass window, too. The wallpaper looks like it needs to be replaced, which would be a big expensive undertaking.

The carpet on the stairs needs to be removed.

On the upper floor is a sitting room and bedrooms.

This bedroom gets a lot of natural light, has a big beautiful fireplace, and an alcove.

One of the 2 baths is up here.

And, this is another lovely fireplace in a bedroom.

The 2nd of 2 baths is kind of retro, so it must've been redone around the 40s or 50s.

[saturngalore]

it was too hot for her when i took these pictures </33

[vivaciouslyvibing]

[theblueees]

COMIC --- COMING SOON!!!

Hello! I will soon be posting my new comic here, titled "Brownstone". It's a silly little story about friendship, magic, zombies, family drama, and more set in the 1890s in a fictional town in the US.

Character information + introduction will be coming soon, but here are some designs of the main 5. (These designs might change.)

STAY TUNED!!!

[chaoticdesertdweller]

Chicago, Illinois c.1895 **Not my pics**

From the listing:

"Beautifully restored brownstone Victorian home in the heart of Lincoln Park. Previously this was a boarding house built in the 1890s. Today it is a single family home that's almost 6,000 sqft on four floors including a finished basement. Exquisite staircase with historic details and stain glass windows and five original fireplaces."

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(Disclaimer: While I am alluding to a historical setting and using historical characters, this story is a work of fiction EXCLUSIVELY. The baby mentioned here is an original character who did not exist in real life. Also, I dedicate this story to @amypihcs !)

Tw: suicide mention, Orientalism, death

The Grim Game

May, 1910

Harlem, New York City

It was a windy and rainy night, quite atypical for the month of May. Street lamps were illuminating the West 113th Street and its many fancy buildings, their lights bright as ever.

Some of the inhabitants of the many brownstones lining the street were preparing for dinner. Some were merely drinking hot tea or chocolate while discussing the business of that day and the plans for the next one. Others yet were already putting out the lights and preparing to retire to bed after a long day of work or school.

However, one particular household was doing none of the above, for an unexpected occurrence had disrupted their usual lives mere hours earlier. An occurrence after which the lives of that particular family would change forever.

“We should boil the milk first. That’s how it was done back in our country.” an old woman whispered in German while hovering around the stove. “The last thing we need is the baby being sick, my dear Bess.” she added, turning to her daughter-in-law.

Bess, a short woman in her early thirties, responded with a simple nod, her wide full lips curled at the corners into a smile as she was holding the baby.

Wrapped up in a bundle of white cloth with a polka dot pattern, the baby girl was so pink, so quiet and so tiny that she somewhat resembled a life sized doll, but the softness of her pink skin, her heartbeat and her soft gurgles were positive proof that the baby was in fact very much human.

“Sleep, my little princess.” Bess whispered in German, tears of joy streaming down her cheeks as she listened to her new daughter’s soft gurgles. “My little Mattie. Let’s go upstairs and make sure that Papa doesn’t catch his death of cold, alright?”

With that, Bess left the kitchen and headed straight for the master bedroom, where her husband was lying in bed, wrapped up in warm blankets and sipping hot chocolate.

Bess’s husband was a man who, while not very tall, had enough muscle mass to pass for a circus strongman and the unique brand of charisma that only the best of performers possess. And indeed he, Harry Houdini, was a household name in the United States, known for his daring escapes and for exposing fraudulent “psychics”.

As soon as the door opened and his beloved wife tiptoed inside with Mattie in her arms, Houdini smiled, put his cup of hot chocolate onto a nightstand and gently took the baby into his arms, carefully rocking the bundle and cooing in German, the mother tongue of both his and Bess’s families.

Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the new parents nor to Mattie’s new grandmother, two ghosts gathered near the window of the master bedroom, looking closely at the happy family. These ghosts were none other than the recently deceased Mr. and Mrs. Dorn, the newest additions to the list of frauds exposed by Harry Houdini.

“You know, Otto,” said Mrs. Anna Dorn, a petite woman who was still donning her Turkish inspired dress and her white turban. “I still can’t believe that our foe is the same man who is taking care of Martha now.”

Otto Dorn, a short and stocky man whose head was also adorned by a turban, sighed, placing his transparent hand onto his wife’s shoulder.

“I can’t believe it either, my love, yet I do feel grateful that Houdini dove into the river to attempt to save us. At least he succeeded in saving Martha. It would not do anyone good to take her with us.”

“I know.” Mrs. Dorn sighed as well, guilt consuming her even in death. “I wished to protect our daughter from bearing the scarlet letter of having frauds for parents… However, I now feel that Martha might have a second chance at life and grow up to become an honest young woman.”

Mr. Dorn smiled, pulling his wife into a warm embrace.

“Let us hope that you are correct, my love.”

Mrs. Dorn smiled as well, and the two ghosts vanished into the night while the Houdinis were holding the baby girl and quietly discussing what design they wanted to use for Mattie’s nursery.

The ghosts crowded near the window to see the baby the new caretakers brought into the manor. 

[ruralcity]

Library - Open Family room library - mid-sized eclectic open concept dark wood floor and brown floor family room library idea with green walls, a standard fireplace and a stone fireplace

[bishopillustration]

Teen - Contemporary Kids Kids' room: small modern kids' room idea with multicolored walls and a carpeted, beige floor.

[youbodyhealth]

New York Transitional Living Room Inspiration for a mid-sized transitional formal and enclosed medium tone wood floor living room remodel with gray walls, a standard fireplace, a stone fireplace and a wall-mounted tv

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Check out this beautiful Historic Brownstone in Brooklyn ✨

[hometoursandotherstuff]

In love with this 1894 Park Slope Brooklyn, New York City brownstone.  It has 6bd. 3.5ba., and is, sadly, $4.999M. 

Look at this great original hallway. Beautiful millwork.

The sitting room off the entrance has a wonderful huge mirror wall. 

The 2nd sitting room is also amazing.

Love the sunny dining room. It has a great fireplace and look st the original floor.

Isn’t this built-in china cabinet fantastic?

I LOVE the kitchen, it has so many original elements, including the fireplace.

Details of the stair railing.

Just look at this original bath. It’s amazing.

I would say this room is more than likely a bedroom that is being used as a spare room.

A smaller bedroom is sunny and has a lovely fireplace.

Another completely original bathroom sink.

And, this home also has terraces in the rear, as well as a yard and garden.

https://www.redfin.com/NY/Brooklyn/540-2nd-St-11215/home/40703302

[estimatey]

Teen - Contemporary Kids

[cheeseburgercats]

Houses of Brooklyn heights, pt 1

2022 by reece ecton

[olympain]

I'm a real estate analyst. They want your house, bad. No one understands how you were permitted to build it. There are no records for the permits being filed. You combined two historical brownstones into one residence, which is unheard of. You added a garage and a pool, which, alone, would cost anyone over $25 million if the city would even allow for it. All this on the salary of two software engineers. It doesn't make sense. The only people capable of anything like this are Russian oligarchs and Saudi royals, and if we're being honest, neither would have the palate for something as bespoke as your home. It's a jewel. It's my Moby Dick.

[reticulating-splines]

WIP - West 70th

1880s-1910s row of Upper West Side townhomes.

Been working on this row of late 19th c. brownstones on and off for the past year now, so needless to say when I heard about For Rent I was hype.

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This initially started because I was homesick for NYC during the pandemic. Specifically for the area of the upper west side my dorm was in while I was a student. I mainly blame this experience for my obsession with historical architecture - walking along central park west past the Dakota on the way to the subway, smoking on the stoops of the brownstones late at night, going to classes in the wedding cake that is the Ansonia - it was just everywhere, and so, so beautiful to look at.

Except a lot of it is faded glory - buildings subdivided, details chipped or covered in the thickest coats of grime or paint. So I wanted to replicate some of the old New York from around the turn of the century. The one I read about in the Luxe series and saw in the Samantha movie lol.

The basement or garden level of each four-story brownstone will be dedicated to the original purpose as the main workplace of the service staff. Unfortunately no room for the actual garden, so laundry lines and planters are on the roof. There are bedrooms and bathrooms for a cook and a housekeeper/butler, along with the staff dining and the kitchen. The butler's pantry is directly upstairs from the kitchen, and the top floor is almost exclusively made up of staff bedrooms and washrooms.

I usually do the service areas first because they're the most interesting, and there was nothing more interesting than a full edwardian brownstone kitchen. Lots of exposed piping, beadboard, subway tile, and shelves of clutter. Has a separate scullery, pantry, and stairs down to a basement storeroom to keep your best champs-le-sims nectar in. There's also a servant's bellboard in the kitchen and the staff dining room. It along with the "boiler" system are made with tool and CC-free.

The main entrance and parlor are doing their best to continue the gothic revival theme of the exterior. The library and dining room follow in the enfilade starting in the parlor. Since this first house is a corner lot, it has a bit more width and space than a true brownstone. The only actual brownstone I've been inside of is Lady Mendl's, so ofc I had to have an extensive tea setup. Def took a lot of inspo from these two pics alone for these rooms.

The main stairwell and picture gallery lead to three large bedrooms on the second floor, and then up to the children's room and nanny's bedroom on the third floor. I really like skylights. I learned the importance of decent lightwells in staving off depression one semester when my window looked out onto a brick wall

The master bedroom and the children's room above it both have their own private sitting rooms and bathrooms. All rooms have either fireplaces or cast iron radiators.

There's no way this is going to be finished by the time For Rent comes out, so im just going to release it in whatever state it's in when it does come out. The exteriors and interior room layout for all the townhomes will (hopefully) most likely be set by then anyway.

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Also the anniversary of Chez Cromwell is coming up! Ive been gone for the better part of the year due to starting a new job, but I havent been idle. C.Cromwell has been updated for infants and ceilings, which led to me redoing the exterior and almost every room, so a rerelease is coming v soon! Sneak peek below. Happy Thanksgiving!