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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Nancy’s apartment was on the third floor of a brownstone, and there were no reports of a biblical-level flood in Annapolis.
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Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The Tenant follows Blake Porter, a marketing executive whose life spirals after losing his job and struggling to make mortgage payments on his brownstone.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Located on the parlor floor of an Upper West Side brownstone, this one-bedroom apartment has a huge living and dining room that extends over 25 feet long, with west-facing bay windows overlooking West End Avenue.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 June 2025
Westhaven was first created in 2003 and has since grown to include more than 1,500 acres of single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes and brownstones.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 9 July 2025
The Tenant follows Blake Porter, a marketing executive whose life spirals after losing his job and struggling to make mortgage payments on his brownstone.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Located on the parlor floor of an Upper West Side brownstone, this one-bedroom apartment has a huge living and dining room that extends over 25 feet long, with west-facing bay windows overlooking West End Avenue.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 3 June 2025
Westhaven was first created in 2003 and has since grown to include more than 1,500 acres of single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes and brownstones.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Brownstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brownstone. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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