Daytonian in Manhattan

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

Monday, August 26, 2024

The Lost Hotel Navarre - 514 Seventh Avenue

from the collection of the Frank M. Ingalls collection of the New-York Historical Society. In May 1899, the architectural firm of Barney ...

Saturday, August 24, 2024

Jobst Hoffman's 1888 253 East 10th Street

On February 2, 1886, Ernest Von Au purchased the three-story brick house at 253 East 10th Street from Philip Krieger for $16,000. The old...

Friday, August 23, 2024

The Gilliam S. Bogert House - 33 Charlton Street

Having turned from fur trading to real estate, John Jacob Astor I purchased Richmond Hill, the country estate of Aaron Burr near Greenwich...

Thursday, August 22, 2024

The John B. Simpson, Jr. House - 12 West 129th Street

Scaffolding for exterior restoration was going up in 2014 when this photograph was taken. by Beyond My Ken. In 1862, William Paul, a car...

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Sylvan Bien's 1938 4 East 70th Street

image via cityrealty.com Following her high-profile divorce from millionaire Marshall Field, in 1937 Evelyn Field sold their massive mansi...

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About Me

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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