Gramercy, Gramercy Park West between 21st and 20th Streets

Mary Sargent © 2007 …………………………………….. click to enlarge

These homes were built in the 1840's, and James Harper, former mayor of New York and founder of Harper Brothers lived here at No. 4 from 1847 until his death in 1869. Shortly before I took this photo a young mother with two young children went through the front door. Imagine living in a townhouse built in the 1840's in the middle of Manhattan. Here's a long shot. And here's a detail.

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