Brooklyn Heights part IV
Now, the most exciting part about writing Brooklyn Heights is the architecture what is filled of art with beautiful details. As you see the pictures below, there are many different types of architecture styles is presented, including Victorian Gothic, Greek Revival, Second Empire, Italianate, Romanesque, Classical Revival, and Neo-Grec. And also a few 2.5-story Federal houses what were constructed with brownstone (“Jersey freestone” — — a reddish brown store from Passaic County, New Jersey). They were from the 19th century.
Gothic revival (also known as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement happened in England in the late 1740s. It drew features such as decorative patterns, finals, lancet windows, and hood moulds.
Federal architecture uses plain surfaces with details and panels, tablets, friezes. An example is the White House. Another example is the Federal-style row houses at 7–13, 21–25 Bleecker street, New York City.
A brownstone row house was 3 or 4 stories tall, the main floor just above the street level and it can be reached by stairs. This type of structure is called “stoop”, a word derived from the Dutch. The basement was the servants’ work place with the kitchen, it’s a bit down from the street level. Public rooms were located on first floor. On the second floor, there were the bedrooms. Servants’ rooms were on the top floor. A private garden was in the rear of the lot.
