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The Wheeler sisters in Sharon, Connecticut
Version 8.0 of the list (pdf) now credits the firm with: A whole series of projects in Sharon, Connecticut for the Wheelers, McClurgs, and Tiffanys, including works at 32, 36, and 44 South Main Street. The Old Guard Armory at 49th Street in Manhattan: Nathaniel Witherell was a co-owner of the commercial building. Charles T. [...]
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Mystery houses of East Orange identified
What’s new in version 7.7 of the list? (pdf) Two unidentified photos published in the Inland Architect a century ago and recently put on line as part of the Ryerson & Burnham Digital Collections of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago have been identified: the Georgian brick house (SAIC image) was built for [...]
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The Real Estate Record is officially available on line
The Avery Library announced on February 4 that its on-line trove of the Real Estate Record and Builders’ Guide, from 1868 to 1922, is officially available and searchable. A fantastic resource. There is no longer any need to use the cumbersome process outlined in this 2009 post. The OMH Manhattan N.B. Database remains the only [...]
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The Mallorys of Mystic and Byram Shore
Version 7.4 of the list (pdf) corrects W.H.H. Jones to W.H.H. James and clarifies the Henry R. Mallory projects in Greenwich somewhat. Of the three Mallory houses built in a row on Byram Shore beginning around 1884, only the middle one, that of Henry, appears to survive: Henry R. Mallory house. Part of the confusion [...]
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Cottage for the Misses Stebbins, Cannon Point, Lake George, N.Y.
This ca. 1907 summer cottage is still standing: The house is now the recreation center for a condo complex (see top photo, bottom photo).
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New version of catalog — Two houses in Riverdale, the Bronx
Version 7.2 of the list (pdf) includes clearer identifications of neighboring 1887 houses in Riverdale for Edmund Titus (below) and Frederick M. Adams (bottom).
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Martin’s Villa or Fairmount, Chatham, N.J.
Version 7.1 of the list (pdf) has only a few new buildings, by far the most interesting of which is one that Hugh Lamb advertised on the back of the 1877 Newark city directory:
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Lawrence Hall, precursor of Lawrence Woodmere Academy
The Lawrence element of Lawrence Woodmere Academy traces its history back to a private school established by the Lawrence Association in Lawrence, Long Island in 1891. Information on the Association’s original building, apparently a combination schoolroom and meeting hall called Lawrence Hall, is difficult to find. The building was definitely built, however, and was supported [...]
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More pseudonyms in Short Hills
William I. Russell’s 1913 autobiography The Romance and Tragedy of a Widely Known Business Man of New York uses pseudonyms almost exclusively. Some people’s identities may be figured out based on the proximity of their houses in Short Hills, New Jersey. Others depend on characterization: [Manufacturing jeweler "Ned Banford"] said his own capital was very [...]
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An addition to Richard Colgate’s house in Llewellyn Park