Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, February 24, 2020

The Lost Thomas Shields Clarke House - 50 Riverside Drive

photo by Wurts Bros. from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1860, Thomas Shi...

Saturday, February 22, 2020

The 1832 Club Stables - 15 Downing Street

James Votey was born in 1805 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Having relocated to New York City, he married the former Martha Coe in 1831. ...

Friday, February 21, 2020

The Albert Horn House - 911 Broadway

When Albert Horn built his brick-faced house at No. 911 Broadway between 20th and 21st Streets around 1830 development had just begun ...

Thursday, February 20, 2020

James Ware & Son's 1909 29 West 21st Street

In March 1853 an advertisement offered a "small house" at No. 29 West 21st Street to let. The block, between Fifth and Sixth ...

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

The 1847 Gouverneur Morris, Jr. House - 9 Gramercy Park South

In 1847 a flurry of construction was taking place along the southern border of Gramercy Park. The elegant new park would soon be ringe...

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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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