Fort Greene

Eye candy à la Fort Greene

Eye On Real Estate

October 22, 2014 By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Daily Eagle
This fair maiden can be found on the pre-Civil War window guard at 237 Carlton Ave.
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If we can’t feast our eyes, what’s the point of earthly existence?

Here’s some of the eye candy to be seen on Fort Greene’s residential streets:

* Coolest window guards ever: Yes, you read that right. There are statuesque Classical maidens in the design of the circa-1845 cast-iron window guards outside the parlor floors of 237 and 239 Carlton Ave. By the way, these Greek Revival-style homes are two of the oldest houses in Fort Greene.

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* Coolest tree ever: It’s shaped kind of like an umbrella, and can be found outside the handsome house at 179 Washington Park.

* A mansion to be coveted:  Artist David Salle combined two buildings to create 81 Hanson Place. The building that faces S. Portland Avenue is a fabulous 1830s-vintage former schoolhouse. The mansion went on the market for $10 million in late 2012. But it wasn’t sold, Finance Department records indicate.

* So pretty they look like a movie set: The three Italianate frame houses at 204, 206 and 208 Adelphi St. come in eye-pleasing colors and have unusual-looking porch posts which are squared-off and brightly painted. The houses were built around 1866.

* The neighborhood’s niftiest foliage: Gorgeous leafy vines carpet the front of 243 Carlton Ave., and exuberant stoop-side plantings and window boxes full of greenery add to the lush look of this historic home.


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