tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post8510122295229286339..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Lost August Belmont Mansion - No. 109 Fifth AvenueTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-52194147960296377122023-10-22T19:20:43.450-07:002023-10-22T19:20:43.450-07:00Julius Beaufort was also inspired by the colorful ...Julius Beaufort was also inspired by the colorful financier Leonard Jerome (the grandfather of Winston Churchill). Jerome kept mistresses like Beaufort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-53484619112445718922020-04-19T14:26:33.807-07:002020-04-19T14:26:33.807-07:00I watched "The Age of Innocence" again l...I watched "The Age of Innocence" again last week, and it occurs to me that August and Caroline Belmont must have inspired the characters of Julius and Regina Beaufort, although the Belmonts didn't end up in a financial scandal as the Beauforts did. Jane Poultneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11340379355295096128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-41329232793049168932016-04-20T08:19:47.359-07:002016-04-20T08:19:47.359-07:00Upon Commodore Matthew Perry's return from Jap...Upon Commodore Matthew Perry's return from Japan in 1854 the merchants of the city gifted a silver service of over 300 pieces to him. The bulk of it is now part of the collection of the New York City Historical Society. His Father's 1799 naval sword is also there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-17041686501325478182016-04-18T11:22:44.699-07:002016-04-18T11:22:44.699-07:00The art gallery building was demolished with the h...The art gallery building was demolished with the house. The collection ended up in various museums.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-46674239794286509052016-04-18T10:08:51.090-07:002016-04-18T10:08:51.090-07:00What happened to the art gallery? Was it torn dow...What happened to the art gallery? Was it torn down with the mansion?--AmoretteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com