Crown Heights North Architectural History Tour

About Facilitator

Suzanne Spellen is a writer and architectural historian. She writes for various publications and blogs specializing in neighborhood preservation, African American and architectural history and is an embedded scholar in Pratt Institute’s Graduate program for Historic Preservation. Her writing can be found at suzannespellen.substack.com and on brownstoner.com.

Objective

This tour will highlight the architecture and history of Crown Heights North. From the late 18th century to today, this neighborhood has had many differing groups call its streets home. The architecture represents urban growth, investment, disinvestment and reinvestment, highlighting these demographic and historic changes. Considered by many to hold some of Brooklyn’s finest late 19th and early 20th century architecture, we shall explore artistic movements and trends as realized in brick, terra cotta and stone, for residential, commercial and religious spaces. We’ll also visit the homes and sites of some of the architects, artists and societal influencers who produced some of their finest work in Crown Heights North.

What To Bring

• Notebook
• Comfortable shoes
• Bottle of water
• Sunscreen, if needed

Disclaimer

This is a 90-minute walking tour on paved, but often uneven sidewalk. We will cover about 1 mile during the duration of the program.