Daytonian in Manhattan

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Showing posts with label Ritch and Griffiths. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Ritch and Griffiths. Show all posts

Friday, February 18, 2022

Ritch & Griffiths's 1861 27 Mercer Street

image via premierequities.com In 1866 the trustees of the estate of Charlotte Gomez contracted the architectural firm of Ritch & Griff...

Monday, December 14, 2015

The Lost St. Luke's Hospital -- W. 54th Street and Fifth Avenue

Architects' and Builders' Guide published a rendering of the building in 1868 ( copyright expired) On March 16, 1853 T...

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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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