Brownstone

/bɹˈa‍ʊnstə‍ʊn/

/ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/

Brownstone

a house, particularly found in New York City, that is built of, or with a front made of, a type of reddish-brown sandstone

a type of sedimentary rock, typically sandstone, that is brown or reddish-brown in color and used for constructing facades and decorative elements in buildings

Examples

1. The family built their livelihood on their swanky event and catering facility, The Brownstone.

2. I'll draw a little brownstone.

3. They're selling the brownstones, the townhouses that their parents or their grandparents bought when they moved to Harlem.

4. Behind the trees, lamplight filled brownstone windows as if emanating from trench pyres.