Tom Miller
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Born in Dayton, Ohio, Tom relocated to New York city in 1978. An author, blogger, lecturer and historian, Tom has written the histories of more than 5,000 locations in Manhattan (as of March 2025). He is the author of "Seeking New York", "Seeking Chicago", "Daytonian in Manhattan," contributed to several other books, and consulted for pieces in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and similar publications.
Posts by Tom Miller:
The 1893 Wertheim House at 19 West 76th St: A Renaissance Revival-style façade nearly unchanged after 135 years
By Tom Miller
September 29, 2026 - 12:30 PM
Designed in the Renaissance Revival style by esteemed architect John H. Duncan, 19 West 76th St. was 25 feet wide and rose four stories above a high English basement.
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The 1889 Brosnan House at 146 West 74th St: An upscale family hurt by a series of calamities
By Tom Miller
September 22, 2026 - 12:30 PM
In 1888, Mary J. Coar hired architect Edward L. Angell to design five upscale rowhouses on West 74th Street between Eighth and Ninth avenues (renamed Columbus and Amsterdam in 1890).
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The 1871 Philip Minis House at 117 East 78th St: An Italianate built in the wake of the Civil War
By Tom Miller
September 15, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Around 1871, Nicholas McCool erected 117 East 78th St., which was just under 19 feet wide and rose three stories above a high English basement.
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Jobst Hoffman's 1880 29 East 7th St: A double-flat building that is part of a whimsical trio
By Tom Miller
September 8, 2026 - 12:30 PM
German-born architect Jobst Hoffmann filed plans for a "five-story brick apartment house" at 29 East 7th St. in February 1880 for developer Isaak Horchster.
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The 1893 Henry A. Caesar House at 19 West 76th St: A single-family home that became 14 apartments
By Tom Miller
September 1, 2026 - 09:30 AM
Developer Cornelius W. Luyster broke ground for five high-end townhouses on West 76th Street just west of Central Park West in 1892.
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The 1889 Henry and Felicia Ressmeyer House at 348 West 122nd St: A Harlem brownstone changes with the times
By Tom Miller
August 25, 2026 - 10:30 AM
The neo-Grec design of 348 West 122nd St. included beefy cast iron stoop newels and balustraded railings. The construction cost of the three-story, 16-foot-wide house was $11,000.
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