Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Thursday, January 15, 2026

The Guy Fairfax Cary Mansion - 61 East 91st Street

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  photograph by Jim Henderson Born in November 1879 to Clarence Cary and the former Elisabeth M. Potter, Guy Fairfax Cary was the great-gran...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

The Samuel C. Paxson House - 137 East 15th Street

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  Samuel Canby Paxson married Elizabeth Drinker on July 5, 1827.  The couple had eight children, only four of whom had survived when they mo...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

The H. Ray Paige House - 304 West 107th Street

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  The advertisement for 304 West 107th Street in the New York Herald on October 19, 1909 called the residence, "well planned and attra...
Monday, January 12, 2026

The Lost P. Divver Assc. Clubhouse - 59 Madison Street

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  from the collection of the New York Public Library In the second half of the 19th century, small political clubs dotted the city.  It was ...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

The 1903 Hotel Darlington - 402 Eighth Avenue

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  photograph by Anthony Bellov In 1902, the northern edge of Manhattan's Chelsea district was just seeing the influx of industry.  That ...
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Friday, January 9, 2026

The 1860 Jonas and Henrietta Phillips House - 36 West 12th Street

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Fr ederick P. James was the head of the banking and brokerage firm of F. P. James & Co.  In 1854, he erected three upscale homes on the ...
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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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