Monday, June 20, 2011

The 1858 Patrick McCafferty House -- 152 East 38th Street

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A high wall with arched openings hides the remarkable house -- photo cityrealty.com Perhaps it was because he sought privacy, or maybe he...
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

The 1908 Synagogue at 242 East 7th Street

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photo cityrealty.com After the failed Hungarian Revolution led by Louis Kossuth in 1848-1849 the small Hungarian population of New York C...
Friday, June 17, 2011

The Charming Queen Anne Row at 146-156 East 89th Street

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photo by Beyond my Ken Shortly after British architects turned to England’s picturesque 17th and 18th Century buildings in the 1870s as i...
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Thursday, June 16, 2011

A Dutch Colonial Survivor at 18 West 37th Street

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Despite the commercial storefront on the lower levels, the unique house is surprisingly intact above. In the1890s a rush of Dutch Coloni...
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Quaint 1902 Bowdoin Stables -- 149 East 38th Street

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In 1902 John W. Smyth sold the four-story house at 149 E. 38th Street to real estate developer and clothing executive William R. H. Marti...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

No. 50 West 10th Street -- A Carriage House with Broadway History

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photo beyond my ken As the Civil War raged on, West 10 th Street between 5 th and 6 th Avenues was a refined block of polite homes.  ...
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Monday, June 13, 2011

The Virginia Fair Vanderbilt House - No. 60 East 93rd Street

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photo Carltonhobbs.com 1930 in New York City was, for most, dark times.  The Great Depression had fully set in.  Bread lines snaked down...