Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

The John P. Kirwan House - 118 West 88th Street

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  In 1886 developer William J. Taylor began construction of a row of eight narrow homes along the south of West 88th Street, between Columbu...
Monday, January 30, 2023

The Lost Charles W. Clinton House - 39 East 57th Street

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  image from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York In 1894 Charles William Clinton partnered with William Hamilton Russell to...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

The Gunther Building - 469-475 Broome Street

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  In a succinct, one-sentence announcement on November 11, 1871, the Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide reported that William H. G...
Friday, January 27, 2023

The 1888 Holy Cross School - 332-336 West 43rd Street

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  The parish of the Church of the Holy Cross was established in 1852.  The original church structure on West 42nd Street between Eighth and ...
Thursday, January 26, 2023

The Jacob C Bogert House - 66 Bank Street

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  The Bank of New York purchased eight plots of land in Greenwich Village for a northern branch when yellow fever broke out in New York City...
Wednesday, January 25, 2023

The Smith Newell Penfield House - 329 West 112th Street

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  In June 1886 Edward Roemer purchased five building plots on the east side of Manhattan Avenue, beginning at the northeast corner of West 1...
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