designslinger - Word of the Week: brownstone


[brownstone (1895) Frederick J. Lange House; (1875) N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago/Images & Artwork: designslinger]

brownstone [BROUN-stohn] n. a reddish-brown sandstone, used extensively as a building material, primarily in the eastern United States, from the middle of the 19th century to the early 20th century.


[brownstone (ca.1893) Pine Grove Avenue, Chicago; (1875) N. Dearborn Parkway /Images & Artwork: designslinger]

A dwelling faced with brownstone, often a rowhouse.
Posted by designslinger at 9/1/2010 1:31 AM
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