The quintessential Brooklyn row house is the Italianate-style brownstone, homes with tall stoops, long windows and majestic entries. There is a perfect symmetry to their uniformity, a pleasing rhythm and solidity to brownstone blocks — especially when paired with old trees, overflowing flower boxes, and heavy cast iron railings.

The Italianate style flourished from 1840 until around 1870, coinciding with the rapid growth of brownstone Brooklyn. Fine examples of these houses are found most frequently in the older neighborhoods fanning out from Fulton Landing and Brooklyn Heights, but they also appear in lesser numbers within later-developed neighborhoods like Crown Heights North.

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