brownstone
noun
brown·stone
ˈbrau̇n-ˌstōn 
1
: a reddish-brown sandstone used for building
2
: a dwelling faced with brownstone
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She lives in a beautiful brownstone in Manhattan.
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That puts it on par with a large brownstone in New York City.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
The image is a final gesture to a vanishing way of life, the modern building at right blandly cold in contrast to the warm glow of the brownstone.
—Chris Ware, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Samantha was in a car on the way to London's Heathrow Airport for a quick trip to New York City, as Carrie was moving out of her iconic Upper East Side brownstone into her Gramercy Park townhome.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The large, airy apartments in big buildings are beginning to go cooperative, and many of the brownstones, long deteriorating on the side streets, are being restored by families through low-cost urban-renewal loans.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2025
The image is a final gesture to a vanishing way of life, the modern building at right blandly cold in contrast to the warm glow of the brownstone.
—Chris Ware, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Samantha was in a car on the way to London's Heathrow Airport for a quick trip to New York City, as Carrie was moving out of her iconic Upper East Side brownstone into her Gramercy Park townhome.
—Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The large, airy apartments in big buildings are beginning to go cooperative, and many of the brownstones, long deteriorating on the side streets, are being restored by families through low-cost urban-renewal loans.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Brownstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brownstone. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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brownstone
noun
brown·stone
ˈbrau̇n-ˌstōn
1
: a reddish brown sandstone used for building
2
: a dwelling covered with a layer of brownstone
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