Wednesday, December 25, 2024

The 1887 James B. Gillie House (St. John's Baptist Church) - 448 West 152nd Street

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  Born on June 23, 1854, James Bruce Gillie was a prominent builder and real estate developer by the last quarter of the 19 th century.   E...
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Geo. F. Pelham's 1926 310 West 106th Street

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  image via corcoran.com Born in Canada, George Frederick Pelham was eight years old when his architect father, George Brown Pelham, moved t...
Monday, December 23, 2024

The Lost Mail and Express Building - 203 Broadway

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The Mail and Express Building towered over the corner buildings.  Real Estate Record & Guide, June 25, 1898 (copyright expired) The Rea...
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Saturday, December 21, 2024

The West 135th Street Branch Library (Schomburg Collection) - 103 West 135th Street

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Ivy trailed over the facade in 2009.  photograph by McMillin24 On March 12, 1901,  Andrew  Car negie offered the City of New  York a gift of...
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Friday, December 20, 2024

Cass Gilbert's 1930 NY County Lawyers' Association Bldg - 14 Vesey Street

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  photo by Beyond My Ken On April 25, 1908, the New-York Tribune reported on the first "organization meeting" of the New York Coun...
Thursday, December 19, 2024

The J. William Clark Mansion (Automation House) - 49 East 68th Street

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  image by Jim Henderson Millionaire banker Frederick Dobbs Tappen died in his brownstone-fronted mansion at 49 East 68th Street on February...