Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Bold Row House Reno, a Stone Cottage on the Market

A Dobbs Ferry Stone Cottage With Hudson River Views, Yours for $1.649 Million

Its location along the Hudson River, appealing stone facade and an interior filled with details make this Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., house attractive on its own, and a connection with a determined woman who pursued a medical degree in the 19th century adds an intriguing layer of history.

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Marine Park Tudor With Original ‘Domestic Science’ Kitchen Cabinets, Deco Bath, Garage Asks $865K

The builders went all out in advertising this 1931 brick Tudor and its Marine Park neighbors as “moderne” houses planned and constructed with labor and time-saving technology to ensure comfortable living for years to come. Some of those features still survive at 3615 Avenue T and, in addition to the vintage details that might appeal to lovers of the period, the house also offers a garage and a location just a short stroll from the neighborhood’s eponymous park.

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The Insider: Color-Loving Family Gives Prospect Heights Row House a Bold Makeover

In 2013, the new owners of a landmark-block row house undertook a costly renovation to address structural and mechanical issues and preserve historic details, including decorative woodwork, stained glass window transoms and a rear bay window.

Decorating was not a priority at the time. But some eight years later, the couple returned to Gowanus-based Frederick Tang Architecture about upping their furnishings game. Barbara Reyes, interior design director of the 10-person architecture and design firm, set about to reimagine the main living spaces on two floors of the couple’s triplex.

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Big, Airy Three-Bedroom With Two Baths in 1897 Clinton Hill Elevator Building Asks $1.899 Million

For about the price of a townhouse, here’s a 19th century apartment up to modern snuff that doesn’t stint on convenience, comfort or historic details.

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The Insider: Tiny Cobble Hill Mews House Gets Elegant High-End Treatment in Major Overhaul

Just because a house is tiny doesn’t mean it can’t be elegant, as this shipshape, 11-foot-wide townhouse shows. The historic three-story mews house was selectively gutted and completely transformed, with both solo living and entertaining in mind, by Gowanus-based Elizabeth Roberts Architects (ERA) into a pied-a-terre for a California professional who travels to New York regularly for work.

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• Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: An Elegant Reno for a Cobble Hill Mews House
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