History Underfoot: Flooring in the 19th Century Home
Apr 1, 2019 · By the last decade of the 19th century, and well into the 20th, hardwood floors became the norm for all new construction. Plain strips of tongue and groove flooring, usually in oak, was now throughout most custom made and spec houses, in hallways, ground floors, and upper floors. Most parlor floors enjoyed parquet floors, usually with a ...
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Brownstone Brooklyn: The Rise of the Brownstone in New York
Jan 31, 2017 · Photo by Susan De Vries. Many 19th-century New Yorkers blamed the brownstone problems on improperly cut stone in the quarries, or overly quick construction procedures. When cut and laid with the grain, brownstone crumbles and scales, because water seeps into the exposed pores of the thick brownstone blocks and, upon freezing, expands and splits ...
Domino Square Public Plaza Opens on Williamsburg Waterfront
Sep 23, 2024 · Domino Square, the penultimate piece of Two Trees’ major redevelopment of the Williamsburg waterfront on the site of the old Domino Sugar Refinery, has opened, providing an acre of open public space next to the landmarked Refinery building. Designed for flexible public programming, the space at 320 Kent Avenue has a central egg-shaped plaza ...
The Insider: Prospect Heights Brownstone Retains Old-School …
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Victorian Bathroom: A Quick History of the Bathroom
Nov 28, 2016 · Rogers’ bathrooms coincided with the inventions of another plumbing legend, his former boss, Solomon Willard, who is credited with the American invention of hot air central heating. The two features would come together 50 years later in the late Victorian bathroom. Late 19th century bathroom at the Codman House.
Construction Wrapping Up at Brooklyn Tower
02/07/2024 0. Work is almost complete on the borough’s first supertall, The Brooklyn Tower, with facade installation wrapping up on the building’s double-height plinth and tenants and homeowners already taking up residence in the skyscraper that towers over it. On Tuesday, workers at 9 Dekalb Avenue were busy in the still-under construction ...
Gowanus Affordable Housing Lottery Opens With $784 Studios
Aug 28, 2024 · The affordable housing lottery opened today for the towering complex at 420 Carroll Street, right on the banks of the canal, with studios starting at $784 a month. Meanwhile, market-rate units, which went on the market in late July according to StreetEasy, include studio apartments starting at $3,436 a month, the building’s website shows.
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