Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, June 24, 2019

The Lost Central Park House - Central Park West and 84th Street

Two children in their Sunday best pose on the steps. The gas street light was installed in 1865. The sign on the side of the building a...

Saturday, June 22, 2019

The Henry E. Schniewind, Jr. House - 8 East 79th Street

On February 20, 1909 the New-York Tribune announced that plans had been filed "for a five story house, to be built at No. 8 East...

Friday, June 21, 2019

A Remarkable Re-do - No. 230 West 10th Street

A new facade gives no hint of the vintage structure's original appearance. In 1834, a year after he completed the two-and-a-half s...

Thursday, June 20, 2019

The Maximilian C. Fleischmann House - 400 West 149th Street

The handsome copper solarium-type bay at the top floor was apparently an early addition. In 1894 developer William Broadbelt lived in ...

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

John B. Snook's 1862 Cast Iron 391 Broadway

On June 9, 1860 the New-York Daily Tribune published an article entitled "City Improvements" and commented on the "nu...

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

The 1903 Hotel Bretton Hall - 2350 Broadway

In 1902 developer brothers James and David Todd commissioned the fledgling architect Harry B. Mulliken to design a minor structure--a...

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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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