Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The George W. Fairchild House - 329 West 85th Street

Somewhat surprisingly, the stained glass parlor transoms survive. In 1890, real estate developer Perez Stewart commissioned Ralph S. Towns...

Monday, October 23, 2023

The Lost Staats-Zeitung Building - Centre Street and Tryon Row

from the collection of the New York Public Library The German language newspaper Staats-Zeitung (State Newspaper) was founded in 1834 by ...

Saturday, October 21, 2023

The Augustus Reiner Grocery Building - 196 Eighth Avenue

As early as 1842, Augustus Reiner owned the three-story house and store at the northeast corner of Eighth Avenue and West 20th Street. Ab...

Friday, October 20, 2023

The 1882 Minot, Hooper & Co. Building - 51-53 Leonard Street

On January 29, 1881, The Real Estate Record reported that the opening of the Franklin Street elevated train station had led to increased r...

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Charles E. Birge's 1912 11 East 47th Street

The wealth of attorney John Graham was evidenced in 1872 when he charged Edward H. Stokes a retainer of $10,000 (more than a quarter of a ...

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The 1845 William J. Cunningham House - 681 Greenwich Street

image via propertyshark.com In 1845 Lewis Radford, a grocer, invested in real estate by erecting seven three-story, brick-faced houses on ...

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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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