tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post5447976874057046318..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The James Bailey House - 10 St. Nicholas PlaceTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-41169372754506278162022-07-18T11:55:00.261-07:002022-07-18T11:55:00.261-07:00Or you can come to Cortland, NY and see the mirror...Or you can come to Cortland, NY and see the mirror image of this house, built in 1890, at the request of Chester Wickwire after he visited NY City and fell in love with the Baily house. Same builder and interior decorators. It is currently a museum, of course it's open to the public for tours. It too has slate tile problems and leaking roof. A campaign to raise money to save it and do other renovations is ongoing. https://the1890house.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-73725196594283203072022-04-13T18:52:07.137-07:002022-04-13T18:52:07.137-07:00The Victorian Society New York is offering a wonde...The Victorian Society New York is offering a wonderful tour of this!<br />LFA Architectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671599158292548704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-26130243225975166952020-05-16T10:57:43.182-07:002020-05-16T10:57:43.182-07:00I walked past this building coming to and from kin...I walked past this building coming to and from kindergarten in the late 1940s. The building was dark grey from decades of coal soot. In the 1950s with the advent of oil furnaces and steam cleaning of building exteriors the light color was likely restored.<br />In the 1970s I read a N.Y.Times article about how 11 year old Margaret approached the German owners for a tour and announced that she would like to buy it should they decide to sell. This may have been around the time I was in kindergarten. She lived on the same block as me, 148th street.<br />Sure enough, as an adult she and her husband, a NYC detective, bought it and ran a funeral home there.<br />In the early 1990s I toured the home during a walking tour with Henry Adams, author of "I Remember Harlem". The interior was impressive with carved wood ceilings, intricate lace woodwork panels separating rooms, stained glass windows and a grand staircase with a massive two story mirror at its base giving the illusion of a double staircase.<br />I had to use the bathroom so Mr. Marshall directed me to the bathroom in the non-public rear. I remember that area was grey and dull and there was a lot of water in the floor. There were two German Shepherds.<br />Although I will never see the interior again I am happy that the Spollens are restoring and maintaining the mansion.I suspect the Blake's held out for a buyer who would restore rather than alter the building, even at the cost of a lower price.Rodney Battshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11357978887562411343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-79022555150236480972019-05-13T17:37:05.465-07:002019-05-13T17:37:05.465-07:00I saw larger photos of this property while perusin...I saw larger photos of this property while perusing through the NYT real estate section, when it was for sale, just a few years ago. The property must have been unoccupied for a long time, and had been neglected at the time, dusty, wallpaper peeling, cobwebs, etc, but the majestic woodwork and the windows, still intact, took away the shame of not having upkeep for so long. Had I onky had the $$$....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348632396650747501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-27683249032076137542019-05-08T07:22:27.246-07:002019-05-08T07:22:27.246-07:00For anything to survive virtually intact in Manhat...For anything to survive virtually intact in Manhattan for any length of time is just miraculous. This remarkable Victorian architectural fantasy is magnificent and a true testament to the owners who cherished living in the mansion and who in their own varied ways protected it from developers until it could finally be restored. An amazing story and building. Good luck and a big thank you to the current owners. NYarchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com