Francis Morrone (born 12 May 1958) is an American

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of Irish and Italian ancestry, originally from Chicago, known for his work on the built history of

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. Morrone's essays on architecture have appeared in ''

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'', '' American Arts Quarterly'', the ''

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''. He was a columnist for the ''

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'' for six and a half years (2002-2008). In April 2011,

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named him as one of the 13 best

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s in the world. Morrone was a 2012 recipient of the Arthur Ross Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, and a 2016 recipient of the Landmarks Lion Award from the

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. He teaches at

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and is an authority on Edith Wharton. He is married to Patricia Rainsford and lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Books

* ''Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes'' * ''An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn'' * ''The Architectural Guidebook to New York City'' * ''An Architectural Guidebook to Philadelphia'' * ''Brooklyn: A Journey through the City of Dreams'' * ''The Municipal Art Society of New York: 10 Architectural Walks in Manhattan'' * ''New York: Memories of Times Past'' * ''The New York Public Library: The Architecture and Decoration of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building'' * ''The Park Slope Neighborhood and Architectural History Guide'' * ''The Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Neighborhood and Architectural History Guide'' * ''New York City Landmarks''

References

External links

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"The Ghost of Monsieur Stokes"

"How Henry Hope Reed Saved Architecture"
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrone, Francis 1958 births Living people Writers from Brooklyn New Classical architects American architectural historians American male non-fiction writers American columnists The New York Sun people The New York Times people The Wall Street Journal people Tour guides of New York City People from Park Slope Historians from New York (state)