Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, February 21, 2022

The Lost Bonheur Studios - 132 and 132-A West 79th Street

The Architectural Record captioned this photograph "An Amusing Street Front." Note the free-standing porch newels with no appa...

Saturday, February 19, 2022

The 1903 Pi Upsilon Fraternity House - 627 West 115th Street

The relocation of Columbia University's campus from Midtown to Morningside Heights left fraternity houses far to the south. Among the...

Friday, February 18, 2022

Ritch & Griffiths's 1861 27 Mercer Street

image via premierequities.com In 1866 the trustees of the estate of Charlotte Gomez contracted the architectural firm of Ritch & Griff...

Thursday, February 17, 2022

The 1846 Benjamin F. Wheelwright House - 29 West 8th Street

In January 1832, "sundry persons" petitioned the Board of Aldermen to change the name of the Bowery above 6th Street to Clinton ...

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The Mary C. Canty House - 239 East 31st Street

Completed around 1854, 151 East 31st Street was one of a long row of identical, brick-faced houses between Second and Third Avenues. Three ...

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Ralph S. Townsend's 1900 303-305 West 80th Street

Architect Herbert Spencer Styne-Harde (who most often dropped the "Styne" from his surname, professionally) would partner with R...

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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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