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Showing posts with label west 72nd street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label west 72nd street. Show all posts
Friday, November 1, 2024

The William Jay House -- 22 East 72nd Street

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  Although he was an attorney and partner in the law firm Jay & Candler, William Jay was most often referred to by his military title, C...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

The 1925 Hotel Olcott - 27 West 72nd Street

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  image via compass.com The Nathan Straus family had lived in the brownstone mansion at 27 West 72 nd Street for decades when the 27 West 7...
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Blum & Blum's 1913 105 West 72nd Street

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  photograph by Richard Caplan, via corenyc.com At the turn of the last century, the 72nd Street blockfront between Columbus and Amsterdam A...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Charles E. Birge's 1910 148 West 72nd Street

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  In the first decade of the 20th century, Theodore Offerman and his wife lived in the high-stoop brownstone house at 148 West 72nd Street. ...
Tuesday, July 26, 2022

The Groff School - 228 West 72nd Street

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  In 1898 A History of Real Estate, Building and Architecture in New York City noted that George C. Edgar's Sons & Co. "has, t...
Tuesday, March 22, 2022

The Charles E. Bigelow House - 251 West 72nd Street

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  On April 2, 1892 the Real Estate Record & Builders' Guide reported "Lamb & Rich are preparing plans for four modern dwe...
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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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