Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Thursday, September 24, 2020

The Charles C. Stillman Mansion - 9 East 67th Street

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Colonel Vernon King Stevenson purchased the newly-completed high-stoop brownstone row house at No. 9 East 67th Street in 1882.   It wa...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

The Henry E. Montgomery House - 115 East 30th Street

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In 1859 Henry E. Montgomery and his family lived at No. 115 East 30th Street, one of a row of identical brownstone-fronted homes built ...
Monday, September 21, 2020

The 1884 Dakota Apartments - 1 West 72nd Street

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In 1992 nearly a century of black grime was removed from the building, exposing Hardenbergh's warm palette of brick and stone.  photo by...
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The Lost Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - 239 West 25th Street

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from the collection of the New York Public Library In 1865, only six years after the cornerstone was laid for its church on West 28th ...
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Saturday, September 19, 2020

The James B. Thomson House - 203 West 14th Street

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  Like the other homes along 14th Street west of fashionable Union Square, the row of houses at the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue were ...
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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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