Architecture in Brooklyn

An interim housing alternative to FEMA trailers that is designed for densely populated areas during recovery and rebuilding following a natural disaster.

This unique house, the only one of its kind in Brooklyn, was built as part of a real estate developer's showcase.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

On the hills of Bay Ridge stands a house straight out of a fairy tale.

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

The flagship building of an early national restaurant chain is a superb example of terra cotta art.

These century-old townhouses contain some of the first car garages built in the United States.

New York's southernmost subway station is whimsically wavy.

New York's oldest concrete structure is being preserved thanks to the gentrification of Whole Foods.

This metal eagle one of the final remnants of a newspaper that wanted to keep Brooklyn to Brooklyn.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

While it now takes more than a dime to open an account this historic Brooklyn bank still displays the opulence of the gilded age in which it was built.

As telephones become more essential and less stylish one historic Brooklyn building remembers the days when they were a grand celebration of communication.

Now the site of a high school, this was almost the location of the largest cathedral in the US.

One of only two remaining Victorian-era greenhouses in New York.

Lehigh Valley barge No. 79 still gets tugged along - but now it houses a museum and unusual performances.