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 Francis G. Lloyd House at 157 East 71st St: Tailored to fit the president of Brooks Brothers
By Tom Miller
June 30, 2026 - 10:30 AM
In December 1881 contractors completed two four-story-and-basement, neo-Grecian-style homes at 155-157 East 71st St. in Manhattan.
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The 1891 Larom House at 219 West 78th St: A hybrid Romanesque and Renaissance Revival design
By Tom Miller
June 23, 2026 - 13:00 PM
The basement and parlor levels of 219 West 78th St. were clad in undressed brownstone blocks, typical of the Romanesque Revival style. The Renaissance influence can be seen it the fruit-and-flower carvings in the lintel.
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The 1887 Henry and Helen Hirsch House at 116 East 95th St: A parade of wealthy occupants
By Tom Miller
June 16, 2026 - 09:30 AM
In 1887, developer brothers William J. and John P. C. Walsh planned an ambitious project: A row of 12 houses on the south side of the 95th Street block between Lexington and Park avenues.
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The Arnet Seaman House at 51 Charles St: An 1867 Italianate-style home with ‘every convenience’
By Tom Miller
June 9, 2026 - 11:00 AM
The Italianate-style home had some colorful tenants over the decades, including Marion Abt Bachrach, PR director of the U.S. Communist Party, a target of the government’s “Red Scare” campaign.
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The Juan and Emilia Sala House at 13 West 74th St: A brazen theft on Christmas Eve
By Tom Miller
June 2, 2026 - 12:30 PM
The neo-Grec and Queen Anne-style brownstone was home to one wealthy family for half a century.
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The Eufrasia and Allen Tucker Mansion at 121 East 79th St: Where the ‘American Van Gogh’ painted
By Tom Miller
May 26, 2026 - 11:30 AM
Eufrasia and Allen Tucker purchased 121 East 79th St. and hired the firm of Robins & Oakman in 1906 to make extensive alterations, transforming it into a modern residence.
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