Daytonian in Manhattan

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Monday, March 11, 2019

The Lost William C. Rhinelander Mansion - 14 Washington Square North

When George F. Arata took this photo on May 26, 1912, Serena Rhinelander was living here alone with her staff of servants. from the co...

Monday, October 20, 2014

The Lost 1763 Rhinelander Sugar House

An early watercolor shows the builder's initials in wrought iron on the gable -- from the collection of the Museum of the City of New ...

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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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