Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

The "Metaphysical University" - No. 51 Bond Street

By 1830, when the marble-trimmed house at No. 51 Bond Street was completed, Bond Street was emerging as perhaps the most enviable...

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The Duane Everson House - No. 131 West 71st Street

Developers John T. and James A. Farley were highly active on the Upper West Side in the 1880s and ’90, often utilizing the archit...

Monday, July 25, 2016

The Lost Patrick King House -- No. 107 East 77th Street

The remarkable survivor sat amid a bustling urban landscape in 1932. photograph by Charles Von Urban, from the collection of the Mu...

Saturday, July 23, 2016

The Altered 1746 Ye Olde Coffee House -- No. 105 Broad Street

In 1746 a three-story brick building was erected at No. 105 Broad Street, on a plot owned by Philip Van Cortlandt. An inn and meeti...

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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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