Built in 1889, the Alhambra—on Nostrand Avenue between Halsey and Macon—is a Romanesque Revival beauty: five stories, several turrets, a pointed roof, and 30 apartments (eight room each!). It was designed by Brooklyn’s own Montrose Morris, a starchitect in his day (he’s responsible for the equally stunning Renaissance Apartments and the Bedfordshire Apartments, among others).
This 1902 photo is from a Brooklyn Daily Eagle story, which reported that the building was sold to an investor for $300,000.
Here’s the Alhambra today. It’s still lovely, if a bit weathered, and it fits into a neighborhood loaded with so many other architectural gems.
Tags: Bed-stuy, Montrose Morris, Nostrand Ave., the Alhambra, the Dakota
May 22, 2008 at 4:43 pm |
Around a decade ago this was a decrepit shell … it was one of those eerie majestic falling apart buildings that used to be everywhere in brooklyn. I was kind of amazed when it got restored instead of torn down.
May 22, 2008 at 4:45 pm |
Link – scroll down for some pre-restoration photos
http://www.nyc-architecture.com/BES/BED010-AlhambraApartments%20.htm