a house built or faced with brownish-red sandstone

A sandstone of characteristic brown or reddish-brown color that results from a high amount of iron oxide as interstitial material.

A brown or reddish-brown sandstone whose grains are generally coated with an iron oxide. Most brownstone is from the Triassic age and made of ferruginous quartz sandstones found in many of the rift valleys of the Northeastern United States.

a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings

a row house built of brownstone; reddish brown in color

A brown, reddish brown, or red sandstone used for buildings.

A dark-brown or reddish-brown sandstone. A sedimentary rock.

Reddish brown sandstone used for building or a style of row housing using sandstone.

A rowhouse building with sandstone facade. Chelsea - Manhattan neighborhood found sandwiched between Hells Kitchen and the West Village on the west side in the area from 30th to 14th street and from the Hudson river to Avenue of the Americas.

Any of a number of brown colored sandstones, used as facade material prominently in the 19th c.

A vintage row house constructed of red sandstone.

Brownstone is a brown Triassic sandstone which was once a popular building material. While brownstone is often popularly associated in the United States of America with New York City and Chicago, the stone was used widely around the world before losing popularity around 1900 in part due to rapid failures of carved surface details in the weathering process. The quarries used for the early brownstones of New York City were in New Jersey, and in the Connecticut River area.

4 to 6 story buildings built in the 1800's through the early 1900's. These can be single family houses or can have been converted over the years into multiple apartments. As a single family home, a townhouse or brownstone offers buyers privacy and the ability to purchase without the cooperative board process. Some apartments in townhouses can have grand living spaces and, therefore, will be quite expensive. Generally, these buildings afford more "charm" with features such as gardens, fireplaces, beautiful floors and ornamental wood moldings. In almost all cases these buildings will not have a doorman. One to six floors. No doorman. Built in the early 1900s as single family homes and many were converted during World War II to create multiple apartments (3-10 units per building). Brownstones have "charm". Square footage is generally less than in a doorman building. Mansions are wider, typically more luxurious and sometimes, with a small elevator.

These are typically 4 to 6 story buildings built in the 1800's through the early 1900's. They are either single-family houses or have been converted over the years into multiple apartments. Generally, these buildings afford more "charm", with features such as gardens, fireplaces, beautiful floors and ornamental wood moldings. The term “brownstone” refers to the type of material used as facing on the front of the structure.