Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

The Joseph E. McCormack House - 112 East 61st Street

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  In the late 1860's and early 1870's brothers Joseph E. and William G. McCormack were erecting rows of high-stooped brownstone home...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Dewey Apartments - 850 West End Avenue

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  photo by Anthony Bellov Residents of the Upper West Side were already embracing the concept of apartment living in March 1898, when the ar...
Monday, February 20, 2023

The Lost John Aitken House - 72 East 56th Street

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  photo by Wurts Bros. from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York On March 25, 1881 Luke and Martha A. Slater purchased the ...
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Saturday, February 18, 2023

George H. Van Auken's 1901 78 Greene Street

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  The family of stock broker George Carpenter lived in the two-and-a-half story Federal style home at 78 Greene Street in the ea rly 1840...
Friday, February 17, 2023

The 1891 Monterey Apartments - 351 West 114th Street

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  A portion of the cornice at left  was destroyed in a serious fire in 1974. On April 19, 1890 the Real Estate Record & Guide reported t...
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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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