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Saturday, June 21, 2025

Julius Kaster's 1886 46 East 7th Street

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  photo by Anthony Bellov Unlike some architects, Julius Kastner did not necessarily specialize.  Instead, his works ranged from warehouses ...
Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Julius Kastner's 1885 1 West 100th Street and 406 Central Park West

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  photo by Anthony Bellov While Fifth Avenue along Central Park developed with sumptuous mansions, Central Park West on the opposite side, s...
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Friday, November 9, 2018

The 1894 Aspell & Co. Building - 151 Hudson Street

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On July 1, 1823 Helen Lispenard Stewart was married to James Watson Webb in the mansion of her father, Alexander L. Stewart.  The three...
Friday, September 7, 2018

Liquor, Pistachios and a Penthouse - Julius Kastner's 1892 10 Hubert Street

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The 25-foot-wide, two-and-a-half story brick house that sat at the northwest corner of Hubert and Collister Street in the early decades...
Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Rottmann's Saloon -- No. 104 Grand Street

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In 1830 the house of dentist John M. Howe was erected at No. 104 Grand Street, at the corner of Mercer Street.  By 1875 it had been repla...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Hats, Suits and Make-up--No. 430 Broome Street

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An 1894 make-over of the two Federal-style buildings resulted in a handsome up-to-date structure. By 1836 the brick house at No. 430 B...
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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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