Architectural historian Gregory Dietrich will explore the work of Swedish architect Magnus E. Dahlander (1862-1951), who came to Brooklyn in 1888 and subsequently designed a stunning array of rowhouses, townhouses, and apartment buildings in Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights North, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Stuyvesant Heights between 1890 and 1896. His talk will assess Dahlander’s work in Brooklyn within the context of local and national design trends during the late 19th century, as well as his identity as part of a larger community of Swedish immigrants living and working in Brooklyn and Manhattan during this time.

A graduate of Columbia University’s Historic Preservation and Real Estate Development programs, Mr. Dietrich has been working in the field of Historic Preservation for over sixteen years. Since 2009 he has been the sole proprietor of Gregory Dietrich Preservation Consulting, where he has completed historic architectural investigations, historic tax credit and grant applications, National Register Nominations, preservation planning and policy studies, and cultural resource studies to satisfy regulatory permitting requirements. In addition to his consulting work, he has served as an adjunct professor at FIT since 2008, and is regularly engaged as a guest speaker, tour guide, moderator, and panelist on a wide variety of preservation topics.

$15 General admission,

$10 General Society & New York Landmarks Conservancy Members, Senior Citizens

$5 Students.

To register please contact the General Society at: 212.840.1840 or

email: meg.stanton@generalsociety.org 

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs,

in partnership with the City Council.