Monday, August 20, 2018

The Lost Oliver Harriman House - 24 West 57th Street

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By the time this photo was taken, the exterior staircase had been removed. The openings between the upper floor windows were added in the...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

The William H. Osgood Stable - 118 West 18th Street

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On November 18, 1916 The Real Estate Record & Guide commented that "Samuel Longstreet...was active in the up-building of this...
Friday, August 17, 2018

Stately Architecture For A Match Factory - 190 Duane Street

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The original cornice would have had foliate brackets. Bartolome B. Blanco was a successful importer as early as the 1840's.  By 185...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

St. John's Lutheran Church - 81 Christopher Street

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The elaborate decorations surrounding the half-round window in the pediment--called a lunette--are 1886 additions. In 1821 it would sti...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

The 1902 James J. Hill Mansion - 8 East 65th Street

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On July 13, 1900 the architectural firm of Hiss & Weekes filed plans for two side-by-side mansions at Nos. 6 and 8 East 65th Street...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The 1922 Wood, Dolson & Co. Building - 2091 Broadway

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Business was such in 1922 that the real estate firm Wood, Dolson & Co. required increased office space.  Frederick R. Wood founded t...
Monday, August 13, 2018

The Lost H. Gregory House - No. 821 Broadway

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When this photo was taken around 1897, Duque gave 10-day photography instruction in the attic.  Tailors Abeles & Farian would soon be...