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6 days agoA Brooklyn Townhouse Built By a Pioneering Architect Gets a Second Life
Russell was a trailblazer in every sense, developing nearly 90 row houses in the Bedford Historic District, located in northwest Brooklyn, New York, between 1871 and 1892. She often served as the owner, architect, and builder simultaneouslyunusual for a woman working in the male-dominated building industry of the Gilded Age. Her designs feature distinctive feminine flourishes: delicate plaster tapestries running along hallways and staircases, graceful curves in woodwork, and ornate ceiling medallions.
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