Daytonian in Manhattan

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Wednesday, April 1, 2020

The Josephine Shaw Lowell House - 120 East 30th Street

In 1870, three years before he would become head of the piano firm J. & D. Walker, William H. Walker looked to lease his charming...

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The 1912 Josephine Shaw Lowell Fountain -- Bryant Park

photo by Elissa Desani Josephine Shaw’s life should have been one of refinement and comfort. Born into a wealthy Massachusetts fa...

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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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