The Lost 1827 Merchants' Exchange Building - Wall Street near Exchange Street

The frame buildling next to the Merchants' Exchange belonged to Jacobus Roosevelt in 1735.  It was one of the oldest buildi…

The Lost Deaf and Dumb Institution --50th Street and Madison Avenue

from the collection of the Museum of the City of New York Deaf-mute children in the early decades of the 19th century had littl…

The 1829 Gerardus Riker House - 653 Washington Street

photo via apartments.com Greenwich Village experienced a burst of construction in the 1820's.  Well-to-do merchant Samuel N…