tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post7046534098429055484..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Fisk-Harkness House -- No. 12 East 53rd St.Tom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-86090495889370913902014-02-18T12:54:02.222-08:002014-02-18T12:54:02.222-08:00Worked there for Maxon Inc. from 1956 to 1959 but...Worked there for Maxon Inc. from 1956 to 1959 but probably was too young to appreciate the beauty of the building. My office was on the first floor by thr huge window overlooking 53 street. I ll never forget how wonderful it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-30841000948799293652013-04-02T11:17:42.502-07:002013-04-02T11:17:42.502-07:00Amazing building! Remarkably, the door is designed...Amazing building! Remarkably, the door is designed in Portuguese Manueline style, and I believe that´s the only example you can find of this type of architecture in all NYC.Octavionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-20418098821189090272013-02-20T01:58:15.559-08:002013-02-20T01:58:15.559-08:00Interesting! Thanks for the informationInteresting! Thanks for the informationTom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-45396018312774124892013-02-19T20:58:50.794-08:002013-02-19T20:58:50.794-08:00The Gunilda was not salvaged. Harkness refused to ...The Gunilda was not salvaged. Harkness refused to pay for a tugboat to get it off the rocks and it sank. It is still down there, at the bottom of the lake, in a remarkably good state of preservation. There is a documentary about this called 'Drowning in Dreams'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com