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Showing posts with label henry f. cook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label henry f. cook. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 2, 2021

The 1896 Edward Curtis House - 33 West 69th Street

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  Henry F. Cook was a one-man band when it came to real estate.  He acted as developer, architect and contractor in constructing speculative...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

The 1896 Theodore K. Pembrook House - 31 West 69th Street

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  Henry F. Cook acted as developer, architect and contractor in constructing speculative houses in the late 19th century.  In 1895 he embark...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

The 1899 Warwick Arms - 101 West 80th Street

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  Early in 1898 Tomas R. White and his wife, Henriette K. bought and demolished the two brownstone-fronted houses at the northwest corner of...
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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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