NY House Histories

12/15/2023

10/17/2023

What does Paul Revere, Robert Fulton & soap have to do with 336 West 89th Street in Manhattan? https://legacyroots.com/2023/10/16/what-does-paul-revere-robert-fulton-soap-have-to-do-with-336-west-89th-street-in-manhattan/

07/04/2023

Do you have searched the history of your house? If so, what have you learned? If not, why not?

01/13/2020

In 1864 Charles G. Gunther took office as the Mayor of New York City and was presented with a personalized copy of a book, The Draft Riots in New York.

12/28/2018

Every Building on Every Block: A Time Capsule of 1930s New York.

Starting in the late 1930s, New York City set out to photograph every property. With those recently digitized photographs in hand, we went back to see how the city has changed — and how it hasn’t.

12/22/2018

Everyone loves a good aerial photo of New York City, but where did the trend begin? For that, you’ll have to go all the way back to 1906, and one daredevil photographer's adventure in a hot-air balloon.

05/09/2018

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09/02/2017

Abercrombie's abandoned New York castle is for sale.

Abercrombie & Fitch– that slightly irritating brand for college kids whose preferred choice of footwear is flip flops all year long. But thanks to this historic house recently hitting the market,…

07/21/2017

Terra-cotta remnants in Glens Falls.

The Glens Falls Brick Company was established between 1840-1849 (depending on what record you read) by a man named Stephen Rogers. Over the years it was transferred to other individuals; eventually landing in the hands of Daniel P. DeLong, somewhere between 1886-88, who named it the Glens Falls Terra-Cotta and Brick Company. When he died in 1914, the company was handed down to his sons, who in 1921 incorporated it under the name Glens Falls Brick and Lumber Company.

Three separate sites shown here. The first is the original office for the Glens Falls Terra-Cotta and Brick Company which includes the fireplace. (Now the Center for Better Hearing.) The second site is that of the ruins of only one (of originally three) kilns. The last site is a garage outfitted with brick and terracotta.

07/21/2017

The Glens Falls Brick Company was established between 1840-1849 (depending on what record you read) by a man named Stephen Rogers. Over the years it was transferred to other individuals; eventually landing in the hands of Daniel P. DeLong, somewhere between 1886-88, who named it the Glens Falls Terra-Cotta and Brick Company. When he died in 1914, the company was handed down to his sons, who in 1921 incorporated it under the name Glens Falls Brick and Lumber Company.

Three separate sites shown here. The first is the original office for the Glens Falls Terra-Cotta and Brick Company which includes the fireplace. (Now the Center for Better Hearing.) The second site is that of the ruins of only one (of originally three) kilns. The last site is a garage outfitted with brick and terracotta.

07/05/2017

Sad loss of this Revolutionary War soldier's home.

A historic 18th century farmhouse in Babylon Village was demolished Monday after about five years of preservationists’ efforts to save it from the wrecking ball.The

07/04/2017

Staten Island vintage street scenes.

Bentley Street from Elliott Avenue, Tottenville (From the Collection of the Staten Island Museum)