tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post1850004915537189376..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost Elvira Brokaw McNair Mansion - 5-7 East 79th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-66752960700126957562021-02-24T20:32:36.986-08:002021-02-24T20:32:36.986-08:00Hi. Would you be familiar with Mr. William Mcnair ...Hi. Would you be familiar with Mr. William Mcnair as an artist? I currently only know that his dates are 1867-1947, and that he may have studied at the Art students League in New York. Anything further known? Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16829101647676029544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-26089480320975994042021-02-12T11:47:12.522-08:002021-02-12T11:47:12.522-08:00I'm happy you found the article and it was pos...I'm happy you found the article and it was possibly helpful in filling in some blanks. You have quite a family history to be proud of!Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-45133660377700776392021-02-12T11:19:08.318-08:002021-02-12T11:19:08.318-08:00Hi there,
This is a great find for me to review. ...Hi there, <br />This is a great find for me to review. This is my family. My great grandmother is Vera who married William S Fairchild and after his death married Victome Jacques De Sibour. My grandmother is the child of Vera and William Fairchild. <br />Wish this mansion still stood today. <br />Christina FrostNinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136635832273811476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-51272002743968634662019-09-19T21:30:04.744-07:002019-09-19T21:30:04.744-07:00This nice bank building by Mr. Magonigle was also ...This nice bank building by Mr. Magonigle was also recently demolished: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Early-1900s-Nassau-County-Trust-Co-Mineola-Long-Island-NY-Postcard-/264247106595 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03025644679956995698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-47256792167408748292019-06-03T15:15:45.716-07:002019-06-03T15:15:45.716-07:00Right. That was an oversight. Both men were corr...Right. That was an oversight. Both men were correctly identified elsewhere. Thanks.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-19694530493686569352019-06-03T15:13:41.924-07:002019-06-03T15:13:41.924-07:00Looking at the Met's site, I see they attribut...Looking at the Met's site, I see they attribute the articles to both Magonigle and Yellin. So I think you're right. Magonigle designed, Yellin created.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-23968323088106965342019-06-03T13:42:47.013-07:002019-06-03T13:42:47.013-07:00Interesting - I think I trust the Met. Maybe Magon...Interesting - I think I trust the Met. Maybe Magonigle designed it and Yellin implemented it?Jeb Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790248197404335171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-28625146805617301192019-06-03T13:40:24.799-07:002019-06-03T13:40:24.799-07:00One correction: the patriarch in the corner house ...One correction: the patriarch in the corner house -- 1 East 79th St -- was Isaac Vail Brokaw, not Irving. His eldest surviving* son, Isaac Irving Brokaw, legally dropped the "Isaac" and lived as Irving Brokaw in 985 5th. (*his eldest son, Princeton student Frederick, drowned in Elberon while trying to rescue a servant girl.)Jeb Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790248197404335171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-51735635411309944142019-06-03T13:36:10.723-07:002019-06-03T13:36:10.723-07:00Architecture critic John Taylor Boyd, Jr. attribut...Architecture critic John Taylor Boyd, Jr. attributed the iron and bronze work in the McNair house to Magonigle in 1917. But perhaps he was in error.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-19395996903188089412019-06-03T13:22:53.924-07:002019-06-03T13:22:53.924-07:00The iron work on this house -- as on the other Bro...The iron work on this house -- as on the other Brokaw houses I believe-- was by Samuel Yellin. Associated Wreckers, Inc. had the decency (or good sense) to save some of it. They donated the entrance doors and a few other items to the Met: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/9589. These are on view.Jeb Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790248197404335171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-37793881658367304982019-06-03T10:50:05.188-07:002019-06-03T10:50:05.188-07:00I had not seen the interiors of this townhouse bef...I had not seen the interiors of this townhouse before today's post. While this travesty and the equally heartless destruction of Penn Station would eventually lead to one of the strongest Preservation Commissions in the U.S., the demolition of this townhouse grouping was simply gutless as it was done hastily over a weekend and was indiscriminate, the crew having been ordered to smash the architectural interiors, stained glass windows, marble railings, carved paneling, etc. to ensure total destruction and guarantee nothing would be able to stop the demolition progress come Monday morning. A turning point for preservation in NYC thanks to a cowardly developer. NYarchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com