Architect Susanna Russell, a post-Civil War Bed-Stuy trailblazer
Eye On Real Estate
January 4, 2017 By Lore Croghan Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Late 19th-century Brooklyn architect and builder Susanna Russell designed, constructed and owned this row of brownstones from 70 Hancock St. (at right) to 84 Hancock St. Eagle photos by Lore Croghan
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This is a paean of praise for a trailblazer in post-Civil War Brooklyn.
We salute you, Susanna.
Susanna Edith Cosey Russell — also known as S.E.C. Russell — was an architect, builder and property owner in the section of Bedford-Stuyvesant that is now the Bedford Historic District.