Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Showing posts with label union square. Show all posts

Showing posts with label union square. Show all posts

Thursday, November 6, 2025

The 1898 Swannanoa - 105-107 East 15th Street

On July 15, 1897, David Greene sold the "three story brick store" at 105 East 15th Street and the "three-story frame dwelling...

Thursday, July 31, 2025

The 1847 Sarah A. Faulkner House - 134 East 16th Street

photo by Ted Leather An advertisement in The Evening Post on September 14, 1847 offered, "The large, new, modern style Dwelling Hous...

Saturday, March 29, 2025

The Henry J. Scudder House - 116 East 17th Street

In 1850, Henry Joel Scudder purchased the 25-foot-wide plot at 69 East 17th Street (renumbered 116 in 1867) from Courtlandt Palmer. Half ...

Monday, January 20, 2025

The Lost W. H. Jackson Building - 31 East 17th Street

The narrow W. h. Jackson Building towered above his neighbors. from the collection of the Library of Congress (cropped) In the first yea...

Monday, September 30, 2024

The Lost Clarendon Hotel - 18th Street and Fourth Av (Park Avenue So.)

from the collection of the New York Public Library Similar to his Gramercy Park, Samuel Ruggles's Union Square was ringed by substanti...

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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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