Daytonian in Manhattan

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

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Monday, February 9, 2026

The Lost North Dutch Church - William and Fulton Streets

Edward Lamson Henry painted this depiction in 1869, probably for the church's centennial. from the collection of the Metropolitan Muse...

Monday, March 10, 2025

The Lost Golden Hill Inn - 122 William Street

from Colonial Architecture in New York City, 1913 (copyright expired) The knoll north of Wall Street was called Gouwenberg by the Dutch sett...

Monday, July 27, 2020

The Lost 1871 Kemp Building - NE Corner of Cedar and William Streets

Ornate decorations included large cast iron griffins on the stubby stoop newels, massive statues at the third floor corner, and carved s...

Monday, August 7, 2017

The Lost "Rigging House" - 120 William Street

Henry R. Robinson produced this etching in 1846. On either side can be seen later Federal-style homes.. from the collection of the Libra...

Monday, May 11, 2015

The Lost John Wolfe Building -- 80-82 William Street

photo Architectural Studies May 1899 (copyright expired) On March 17, 1894 the Real Estate Record & Builders’ Guide reported t...

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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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