Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, October 26, 2026

The Lost Grace Gospel Chapel - 102 West 133rd Street

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photo by Wurts Bros. from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York Born in Maryland in 1868, Reverend Frederick Cullen founded t...
Saturday, October 24, 2026

The Charles F. and Maude Watson Mansion - 34 East 69th Street

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  Prolific real estate developer Anthony Mowbray erected two brownstone-faced homes at 32 and 34 East 69th Street between Park and Madison A...
Friday, October 23, 2026

The Hiram and Henrietta A. Pettibone House - 124 East 10th Street

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photograph by the author In 1651, Peter Stuyvesant established two farms far north of New Amsterdam.  The  lane that separated Bouwerij #1 a...
Thursday, October 22, 2026

The 1860 Joseph Murray House - 175 East 73rd Street

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  image via douglaselliman.com In 1860, E. H. Robbins completed construction of six 20-foot-wide rowhouses on East 73rd Street between Lexin...
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Max Muller's 1905 169 Rivington Street

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photograph by Carole Teller As early as 1904, Dr. Moses Duckman and his family shared their home at 169 Rivington Street with Professor Abra...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2026

The 1891 Alberta Apartments - 202 West 81st Street

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  Born in Funchal, Portugal in 1838 and a veteran of the Civil War, George W. Da Cunha lived with his wife, Rosina, in New Jersey in the las...
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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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