Showing posts with label vernacular architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vernacular architecture. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2026

The Lost James B. Finnen House - 147 East 126th Street

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  Charles Von Urban photographed the vintage structure in 1932.  from the collection of the New York Public Library. I n the years just foll...
Monday, August 18, 2025

The Lost August Schulz House--435 West 53rd Street

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  August Schulz's cooper shop at the right replaced an earlier structure.  from the collection of the New York Public Library In Septem...
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Friday, May 30, 2025

The National Fine Art Foundry Bldg. - 218 East 25th Street

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  As early as 1853, Jane Clare, the widow of Peter Clare, operated the four-story boarding house at 108 East 25th Street (renumbered 218 in ...
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Monday, November 6, 2023

The Lost Striker's Cottages - West 52nd Street

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  The houses were somewhat bedraggled when this photograph was taken in the late 19th century.  from the collection of the New-York Historic...
Thursday, September 14, 2023

The 1831 William Laird Porterhouse - 106 Greenwich Ave

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  In the 17th century, the diagonally-running Sand Hill Road, sometimes called Monument Lane, followed an earlier Native American trail.  To...
Monday, July 31, 2023

The Lost Wheaton Bradish House - 78 West 11th Street

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  The brick fireback on the side, looking much like a bricked-up opening, prevented the heat of the fireplace from setting fire to the clapb...