tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post1952472075841148567..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The 1899 Fabbri Mansion -- No. 11 East 62nd StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-9765175056924534292023-01-22T18:25:22.075-08:002023-01-22T18:25:22.075-08:00Does anyone know if original floor plans exist of ...Does anyone know if original floor plans exist of the Fabbri mansion?Stephan Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137854453906371620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-21625941761593410002021-06-04T00:43:12.994-07:002021-06-04T00:43:12.994-07:00If Charles Steele's estate was valued at $32 m...If Charles Steele's estate was valued at $32 million, why did his heirs allow the mansion to go into foreclosure?Reporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15573587384133829061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-87109490316785729602015-07-10T10:02:13.012-07:002015-07-10T10:02:13.012-07:00Surgery in 1914 was never "routine". Gl...Surgery in 1914 was never "routine". Glad I didn't live then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-89672262718336065332013-09-29T14:56:04.603-07:002013-09-29T14:56:04.603-07:00do you mean the C. Ledyard Blair carriage house? ...do you mean the C. Ledyard Blair carriage house? Or the Blair Riding Stables?Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-35046005722453700232013-09-29T14:27:54.852-07:002013-09-29T14:27:54.852-07:00I am trying to find data on the Blair stables whic...I am trying to find data on the Blair stables which was in the 60's or 70's on the East Side. Any ideas?. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-37694666018508743422013-08-06T13:37:26.029-07:002013-08-06T13:37:26.029-07:00Splendidly written and well researched. Like other...Splendidly written and well researched. Like other readers, I found the Vanderbilt connection particularly interesting.<br />All my best, TomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706702632582839077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-41691674099492728842013-05-24T17:25:56.076-07:002013-05-24T17:25:56.076-07:00Thanks - the Bliss house is also charming, althoug...Thanks - the Bliss house is also charming, although not quite as wonderful as the other two. <br /><br />Perhaps someone building a new town house will be inspired by these 3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-67045219672121903782013-05-23T17:59:10.384-07:002013-05-23T17:59:10.384-07:00Thank you so much! I'm really glad you're...Thank you so much! I'm really glad you're enjoying it. I certainly do.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-73181447374361783652013-05-23T17:58:06.040-07:002013-05-23T17:58:06.040-07:00Oh! Well the first one that pops into my mind is ...Oh! Well the first one that pops into my mind is the Bliss Mansion: http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-1907-bliss-mansion-no-9-east-68th.html<br />Now THERE are some multi-story engaged columns!Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-81072237149693556772013-05-23T16:57:18.245-07:002013-05-23T16:57:18.245-07:00Sorry I wasn't clear - I meant town houses wit...Sorry I wasn't clear - I meant town houses with engaged multi-story columns/pilasters like the Fabbri house and the one i linked to.<br /><br />They are both exceptionally handsome imho, and I was hoping there were more of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-11312172837581234262013-05-23T16:44:52.706-07:002013-05-23T16:44:52.706-07:00What a particularly incredible townhouse!
I'...What a particularly incredible townhouse! <br /><br />I've read your blog on and off for years and have been remiss in thanking you for all of your work. It is truly appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10807103877825356500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-42851294766127424622013-05-23T02:46:19.619-07:002013-05-23T02:46:19.619-07:00Great information. Thanks so much. To answer you...Great information. Thanks so much. To answer your question, I do not know another house where Reggie and Gloria Vanderbilt lived during the '20s. Good question and something to dig in to! Thanks again for all the great info! Keep it up.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-23473425292050090672013-05-22T21:44:21.278-07:002013-05-22T21:44:21.278-07:00Tom: I have known this house for years but never k...Tom: I have known this house for years but never knew that Alfred Vanderbilt lived there for a year or that Reggie resided there for an entire season. I know of no other surviving single family house in NYC that Alfred Vanderbilt lived in - it may be the only one. Nor do I know of any other single house that Reggie occupied (do you know of any surviving house that he and Gloria occupied during the 20s?). This adds extra historical significance to this superb mansion. By the way, both Alfred and Margaret - along with Uncle George and Aunt Edith of "Biltmore" - had reservations on the ill fated maiden voyage of the Titanic. Edith had misgivings because her late mother, Mrs. Dresser, had adamantly maintained that one should never travel on a ship that has "never been tried." Edith kept pressing George to cancel their reservation - he did so only 48 hours before sailing. George persuaded Alfred and Margaret to stay with them in London for a few extra days. Alfred then cancelled his and Margaret's reservation and the four Vanderbilts were spared - they boarded another ship a few days after the Titanic sailed. However, George did not cancel his valet's reservation. The valet took Edith's luggage on the Titanic - both the Valet and Mrs. V's luggage went down with the ship. Also, the New York Times erroneously listed Alfred and Margaret among the Titanic's passengers right after the liner left Southampton. Three years later, Alfred went down on the Lusitania. What irony! Mercifully, Margaret did not join him on that trip. George also survived only a short time after canceling on the Titanic, dying after routine surgery in 1914. Titanic BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-13934124849163390972013-05-22T19:21:27.542-07:002013-05-22T19:21:27.542-07:00Oh there are many! Just do a search for "man...Oh there are many! Just do a search for "mansion" or a similar word where it says "search this blog" and you'll find lots to read about!Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-67299139664071773662013-05-21T05:24:00.811-07:002013-05-21T05:24:00.811-07:00An exquisite house that reminds me of another love...An exquisite house that reminds me of another lovely house you have posted about:<br /><br />http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2010/08/customs-raids-and-charity-teas-1901.html<br /><br />Are there any others like these two?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com