Daytonian in Manhattan

The stories behind the buildings, statues and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

The 1889 Beck House -- No. 249 Central Park West

The fanciful house stretched 100 feet down the block -- photo streeteasy.com/nyc In 1887 both architect Edward Angell and developer Wi...

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Tom Miller: Born in Dayton, Ohio, I relocated to New York city in 1978. An author, blogger, lecturer and historian, I have written the histories of more than 5,000 locations in Manhattan (as of March 2025). I am the author of "Seeking New York" and "Seeking Chicago," and contributed to several other books, and consulted for pieces in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and similar publications..

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