#frenchsecondempire

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9.2.19 Lunchtime drawing: A break in the rain this Labor Day and a chance to sketch 70 Perry Street, built in 1867 and, "the architectural winner on this block, impressively in a superb state of repair. Tooled brownstone and stately proportions give it a grand scale in the style of the French Second Empire." according to the AIA Guide to New York.

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#Watercolor #1882 #FrenchSecondEmpire #WaterBrush #PentelBrushPen (at California)

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All about the mansard roof and oiel-de-boeuf window atop this French Second Empire style building. Built in 1868, this building was once the Kings County Savings Bank. It now houses the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center

Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York