Brooklyn Heights Greek Revival Asks $9.2 Million

"Divided up into apartments since the 1940s, this Brooklyn Heights row house still retains some 19th century details and has a quirky top floor apartment that includes some items reportedly salvaged from the S.S. Normandie. On the block-long Monroe Place within the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, the five-story Greek Revival has a lower duplex and three floor-through units above."

"Grace and Louise Newman, whose family founded the Brooklyn dry goods store T.A. & L. F Newman, moved into 12 Monroe Place by 1910. The family shop was founded in the early 19th century and survived until formally dissolved in 1953. Grace and Louise shared the house until their deaths in 1925 and 1937 respectively."

"Martin Schneider was an advocate and activist for the neighborhood, joining in the early efforts to preserve it, including fights against Robert Moses and the push for designation of the historic district. The journalist produced a short documentary on Brooklyn and authored the volume Battling for Brooklyn Heights."

Located at 12 Monroe Place in Brooklyn Heights Historic District, this five-story Greek Revival brick row house dates to circa 1840s and was originally a single-family residence. It was occupied by sisters Grace and Louise Newman, whose family founded the prominent Brooklyn dry goods store T.A. & L.F Newman in the early 19th century. The house was converted into apartments during the 1940s and subsequently into a four-family building in the 1960s. Martin and Rona Schneider purchased the property in 1958; Martin was a neighborhood preservation advocate who fought against Robert Moses and championed historic district designation. The current configuration includes a lower duplex with parlor and garden levels, plus three floor-through rental units. The top-floor apartment notably contains items reportedly salvaged from the S.S. Normandie.

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