The Marcus Englander House - 262 East 78th Street

Following the end of the Civil War, Jacob Hirsch and Moses Leopold were partners in a fancy goods business at 90 Chambers Stree…

German Nurses, Scandal, John Steinbeck and Art -- 177 East 78th Street

East 78th Street was opened in 1861, the year that war broke out in the South.  With much of New York City's working class of…

The John Gilmore Boyd House - 255 East 78th Street

In 1867 the Italianate style house at 255 East 78th Street was home to broker Joseph Zuckermann and his family.  His skinny hom…

The Charles Wels House - 237 East 78th Street

East 78th Street was opened in 1861, the year that war broke out in the South.  With much of New York City's working class of…

The 1865 Elias Koch House - 214 East 78th Street

When Howard A. Martin purchased 200 feet of property north of the city in 1861, East 78th Street existed only on paper.  Includ…

The 1861 Henry Shaw House - 157 East 78th Street

In 1860 painter John Turner paid $500 each (about $16,000 today) for the lots at 157 through 161 East 78th Street.  He and buil…