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Redesigned by CWB Architects and Tamara Eaton, Park Slope Lighthouse in Brooklyn blends historic Romanesque Revival charm with modern design

Take a stroll down East 38th Street and you will get a real flavor of some historic homes within the Murray Hill area. Some specific homes of intrigue, or perhaps at least the most colorful, are the row houses along a stretch of 115-123 East 38th Street. Each of these buildings are narrow structures that average about two windows wide and reside on narrow lots that measure only seventeen feet. Starting at 115 East 38th Street, this forest green brownstone was built in 1865 by an unknown…

residence of Henry Evelyn Pierrepont Jr. (1845-1911), member of family that played large role in development of Brooklyn, commemorated by nearby Pierrepont Street • grandfather Hezekiah Pierrepont was investor in Robert Fulton's steamboat • Brooklyn Heights Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #66000524, 1966

In 1880 prolific real estate developer Ira E. Doying commenced construction on three upscale rowhouses at Nos. 6 through 10 East 67th Street, just east of Fifth Avenue. Doying had commissioned architect James E. Ware to design the residences. Architects working in the Queen Anne style most often produced rows of harmonious houses that complimented one another, yet boasted their own personalities. These brownstone-fronted structures, however, were unexpectedly identical. Four stories tall…

An update of a legendary book provides encyclopedic architectural knowledge of the city’s row houses

An update of a legendary book provides encyclopedic architectural knowledge of the city’s row houses

If there's one thing I get asked more than anything, it's where are the best streets on the Upper East Side to walk and find all of those pretty townhouses and buildings that I (and many others!) post on Instagram. So today I thought I'd share a few of the prettiest streets on the Upper

For InstaFriday, Viewing NYC finds five great photos snapped this week in New York City on Instagram — one for each borough — and shares them with you. For more information on the photos or…