Daytonian in Manhattan

The stories behind the buildings, statues and other points of interest that make Manhattan fascinating.

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

The Francis G. Lloyd House - 157 East 71st Street

The contracting firm of Breen & Mason was composed of James R. Breen and Alfred G. Mason. In 1881, they acquired the 40-foot-wide wo...

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Blum & Blum's 1912 875 Park Avenue

image via fis-architecture.com Having studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, brothers George and Edward Blum opened their architectur...

Monday, May 26, 2025

The Lost Walter B. James Mansion - 7 East 70th Street

photo by Wurts Bros. from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York. In 1818 Robert Lenox paid the Corporation of the City of Ne...

Friday, May 16, 2025

The George and Dorothy Draper House - 162 East 63rd Street

image via coldwellbankerhomes.com In 1869, developer Gideon Fountain broke ground for six, 16-foot-wide rowhouses on the south side of Eas...

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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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