Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Saturday, May 16, 2026

The 1925 Labor Temple - 223 Second Avenue

image via streeteasy.com When the Fourteenth Street Church was erected at the southwest corner of Second Avenue and 14th Street in 1851, it ...

Friday, May 15, 2026

The 1909 Fourth Avenue Building - 381 Park Avenue So.

mage via loopnet.com In 1909, architect Charles A. Valentine filed plans for a 16-story "brick and stone office building" at the s...

Thursday, May 14, 2026

From Horses to Oysters to Art - 246 East 5th Street

photograph by Anthony Bellov Jacob Finck owned the two-story building--possibly a carriage house or small stable--at 246 East 5th Street w...

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

The Eufrasia and Allen Tucker Mansion - 121 East 79th Street

Brutal enlarging and remodeling the upper floors has destroyed the original charm Eufrasia Aguilar Leland Wesson and Allen Tucker were mar...

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The 1905 Hudson Stables - 248 West 108th Street

photograph by Anthony Bellov Born in 1839, Herman Masemann immigrated from Germany in 1856. By the turn of the century, he had garnered a s...

Monday, May 11, 2026

The Lost Henry de Coppet Mansion - 754 Park Avenue

The Architectural Record. November 1911 (copyright expired) Robert W. Buckley and Robert McCafferty composed the builder-architect firm of...

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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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