Tuesday, November 22, 2011

A 1904 Horse and Carriage Auction House -- Nos. 126-128 E. 13th Street

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photo by Alice Lum By 1903 the Van Tassell & Kearney Auction Mart had established itself as one of the premier houses in New York Cit...
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Monday, November 21, 2011

The Lost 1856 House of Mansions - Nos. 487 to 491 Fifth Avenue

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George Higgins advertised "moderate terms" for his eleven unified residences in 1856 -- from the collection of the New York Pub...
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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Where Hats were Made -- Brunner & Tryon's 1892 No. 661 Broadway

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photo by Beyond My Ken When Moses Sachlein acquired 661 Broadway around 1890, a five-story masonry building had stood on the site for hal...
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Friday, November 18, 2011

Where Mary Todd Lincoln Shopped for China -- No. 488 Broadway

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Photo by Alice Lum By 1856 merchant E. V. Haughwout had amassed a fortune and lived in an elegant house on Gramercy Park with a private s...
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Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Italianate 1853 No. 58 West 9th Street

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photo by Alice Lum When builder Reuben R. Wood constructed the three matching brownstone homes at 54 to 58 West 9th Street in 1853, the a...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

The 1913 Lewisohn Building -- 119 West 40th Street

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photo by Alice Lum In 1893 the Mendelssohn Glee Club, a group of all-male singers, moved into their grand new concert venue, Mendelssohn...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

The 1908 Provident Loan Society Building -- Park Avenue So. at 25th Street

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Following the Civil War the nation saw an enormous increase in manufacturing.   It was an time of increased industrial output, growth of th...
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