Thursday, October 10, 2024

The 1843 Rev. Edwin R. T. Cook House - 62 West 12th Street

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  image via douglaselliman.com Attorney Daniel A. Baldwin erected an ambitious row of 16 brick-faced rowhouses in 1843 along the south side ...
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

The 1937 19 East 72nd Street

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  On January 17, 1933, Louis Comfort Tiffany died in the hulking mansion he designed with Stanford White in 1882 at 898 Madison Avenue , at ...
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024

The 1897 William Stubner House - 311 West 91st Street

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  Clarence F. True was among the most prolific architects working on the Upper West in the late 19th century.  He was hired by developers Sm...
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Monday, October 7, 2024

The Lost Queen Insurance Building - 37-39 Wall Street

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  Real Estate Record & Guide "Office Building Supplement" June 25, 1898 (copyright expired) The Queen Insurance Company was ch...
Saturday, October 5, 2024

Charles E. Birge's 1908 290 Fifth Avenue

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  Before the outbreak of the Civil War, millionaires had ventured north of 23rd Street along Fifth Avenue, erecting opulent mansions.  Three...
Friday, October 4, 2024

The Lawrence Spillane Saloon - 206 East 38th Street

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  Around 1866, Lawrence Spillane purchased the new, four-story house-and-store at 206 East 38th Street between Second and Third Avenues.  In...
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Thursday, October 3, 2024

Walter H. Jackson's Cornish Arms Hotel (The Broadmoor) - 315 West 23rd Street

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  Fo unded in 1791 " for the advice and assistance of Englishmen in distress," the Sons of St. George focused greatly on supportin...
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