Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

The 1892 William E. Diller House - 62 West 69th Street

Beginning in 1892 the south side of West 69th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue filled with groups of rowhouses erec...

Monday, August 24, 2020

The Lost 1859 John Jacob Astor III House - 338 Fifth Avenue

from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York In 1827 William Astor, son of the original John Jacob Astor, purchased half...

Saturday, August 22, 2020

The 1850 John Layman House -- 1 Patchin Place

photo by Lida Drummond When Samuel Milligan purchased a section of the former Sir Peter Warren farm in 1799, Greenwich Village was a ...

Friday, August 21, 2020

The Augustus L. Nosser House - 178 East 72nd Street

August Ludwig Nosser was born in 1819 in Germany. His wife, the former Johanna Caroline Buchelman, was born in Bradenburg, Germany ...

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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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