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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We were first introduced to Lily Allen and David Harbour’s four-story Carroll Gardens brownstone in an Architectural Digest tour in 2023.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
He is known for taking old, overlooked things and bringing them back to life, from New York City brownstones to old Ford pickups and Harley Davidsons.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Mary Rodgers later recalled driving up to a brownstone on East Seventy-third Street, where her team heard music wafting through the door.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The listing agent indicated that Sargent will use the five-story, nearly 5,700-square-foot brownstone residence in the city’s ritzy Back Bay neighborhood as a second home, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2025
He is known for taking old, overlooked things and bringing them back to life, from New York City brownstones to old Ford pickups and Harley Davidsons.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Mary Rodgers later recalled driving up to a brownstone on East Seventy-third Street, where her team heard music wafting through the door.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The listing agent indicated that Sargent will use the five-story, nearly 5,700-square-foot brownstone residence in the city’s ritzy Back Bay neighborhood as a second home, according to the Wall Street Journal.
—Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Brownstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brownstone. Accessed 28 Dec. 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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