We got an email yesterday from someone who’s created a blog called Save Manhattan Beach Architecture. Its subject matter is not hard to figure out. At issue is a house at 230 Corbin Place, which is coming down. The blogger writes:

our local architectural history is in jeopardy. For the past few weeks, I noticed that the Field family no longer had their lights on at 230 Corbin Place. Soon afterward, I noticed the sculpture in their side garden and their stained glass were gone. The Department of Building’s website confirmed my fears– that the house has been sold and the department has authorized its demolition. Most likely a massive structure will replace the house and garden…the house appears to be unaltered in its 100 years of life.

There’s an interesting photo in the post of the house once sitting on the shoreline. The trend–of smaller homes being demolished to make way for larger structures holds across Brooklyn and particularly in Southern Brooklyn.