Can you tell us a little about how that piece of the story came to be? [40][57], Each elevation of the facade is divided vertically into bays. Nellie Bly, a journalist for the New York World during the 1880s, actually went by the name Nellie Brown when she went undercover to expose the injustices at Blackwells Island Asylum. [17][43][26] This driveway was used to deliver goods and "commodities of housekeeping", as well as remove garbage and ashes. [153], The Dakota gained attention when one of its residents, musician John Lennon, was shot dead outside the building on December 8, 1980. [173][193] In 2002, the board rejected corrugated cardboard magnate Dennis Mehiel;[206] he was only allowed to move into the building 20 years later. The Dakota's raised basement is clad with sandstone. They were the first of many toclaimthat the ghost ofa girl with blonde hair hung out in the hallways. [173], The Dakota's board maintains a set of house rules for residents and their guests; in 2011, The New York Times characterized several of the rules as appearing "like they could have been drafted when the building opened". Ruey Ervin. [35][41] After automobiles supplanted horse-drawn carriages, the Dakota banned automobiles from the courtyard[41] because the space could not support the weight of modern vehicles. Her story is utterly compelling and ultimately tragic. But shes not impressed with the design ideas which would trump the original design aesthetics of the historic building. [80] The building's facade was again renovated starting in 2015. [29] The roof is covered with slate tiles, and dormer windows and corbeled brick chimneys protrude from the roof at multiple locations. It's impossible to verify what Lennon said he saw, but if the building holds a curse, there could be a connection. [149] The Mayfair was completed on the adjacent site in 1964; according to The New York Times, no plans were ever filed for a larger building on the Dakota's site. [131] The Dakota's completion spurred the construction of other large apartment buildings in the area,[129][131] several of which were named after regions in the western United States. I know, ridiculous, right? WebWhen a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibilityno mean feat for a servant in 1884. [82] The Dakota also had a ladies' reception room with an artwork by the Misses Greatorex. WebBailey's grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden, yet Bailey won't see a dime of the Camden family's substantial estate; instead, her cousin MelindaCamden's biological great-granddaughterwill inherit almost everything. Still, shes alone and unwilling to run home. [4][9][10] Nearby locations include the Majestic apartment building immediately to the south, the Olcott Hotel to the west, the Langham apartment building to the north, and Central Park (including the Strawberry Fields memorial) to the east. Change). ; a Description of One of the Most Perfect Apartment Houses in the World", "The Dakota Finds Repairs To a Landmark Are Costly", "New Buildings of Prominence New York City", "Bus Seekers Talk of Horse-car Days; Meet in Oldest Central Park West Apartments to Fight 'Old-Fashioned Trolley. [45] The facade also contains Nova Scotia sandstone trim and terracotta detailing. THE ADDRESS is constructed in dual-time periods, 1884 and 1985 respectively, which draws a natural suspense. [173] The Dakota's co-op board, which decides whether to allow prospective tenants, has a reputation for selectivity. Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has publicly stated that her husband's ghost is at the Dakota building. ', "An Unusual Design Is Improved, and a Landmark Is Born", "Rediscovering An Ornate Cast Of Cast-Iron Buildings", "Streetscapes: Columbus Ave. Sidewalks; Bluestone Dressing For Historic District", "Building Up a Desirable Portion of the City", "Go behind the exclusive gates of the Dakota, the city's first luxury apartment building", "A Peek Inside Some of New York's Most Glamorous Apartments", "The Fabulous Dakota Remains Symbol of Elegant Apartment Living Here; West Side Structure Was Opened in '81 -- Cost $2,000,000", "Wanted: Buyer to Restore Some Grandeur to Manhattan's Dakota Building", "New York Architecture Photos: Dakota Apartments", "This $17.5 Million Co-Op at the Dakota Has Gone Totally Mod! [35], The construction of Central Park in the 1860s spurred construction in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, but similar development in the Upper West Side was slower to come. Elizabeth Cochran Seaman) and Henry Hardenberg from Wikipedia, as is octagon images of Roosevelt/Blackwells Island and Strawberry Fields memorial. [132] Nonetheless, the Dakota remained the only large apartment building in the neighborhood until the end of the 19th century. [25][30][64][b] The superstructure includes rolled steel beams on each floor, spaced every 3 to 4ft (0.91 to 1.22m) and measuring 6 to 12in (150 to 300mm) deep. I was mesmerized and couldnt wait to get my hands on THE ADDRESS. [138] Whereas the Dakota underwent few alterations in its first fifty years, the neighborhood changed dramatically during that period. [167] The others were 88 Central Park West, 101 Central Park West, the San Remo, and the Beresford. Sara is to be the new managerette of the soon-to-be opened The Dakota. [86] Artist Giora Novak occupied a minimalist space within the building's former dining room, which he decorated with his own artwork,[86][87] while interior designer Ward Bennett repurposed a servant's living area under the roof as a studio. The opportunity to move to America. Canadian-born, New York City-based novelist Fiona Davis has discovered a winning formula for her fiction: pair the history of a real-life landmark building with the imagined lives of those who might have lived or worked there, and structure the story as a dual narrative with alternating time periods. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. [16] Clark also developed 27 row houses on 72nd and 73rd Streets, adjacent to the Dakota;[8][18][19] they are no longer extant. [167] Notable residents of the Dakota have included:.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}, As at other luxury apartment buildings in New York City, some of the Dakota's residents use their units as pieds-a-terre rather than as their primary residences. WebThe year is 1885 and brilliant architect Theodore Camden offers London hotel housekeeper Sara Smythe a once-in-a-lifetime chance to accompany Camden to New York to manage the Dakota, an apartment building on Manhattans Upper West Side, which he helped to build. [151] At the time, the building employed about 30 staff. "[9][10] In September 1884, the Real Estate Record reported that the Dakota "will be ready for occupancy October 1" at a yearly rent of $1,500 to $5,000 and that one-quarter of the units had already been rented. [19][22], Henry Janeway Hardenbergh designed the Dakota for Edward C. Clark between 1880 and 1884. (LogOut/ Writers Sarah Bradford Landau and Carl W. Condit described the building as being built in a German Renaissance Revival style,[25] but a contemporary source described the building's design as being patterned after "the period of Francis I". [106], Construction commenced at the end of October 1880. It is largely square in plan and built around a central "I"-shaped courtyard, through which all apartments are accessed. [99] The Dakota is also New York City's oldest surviving luxury apartment building, although it was not the first such structure to be built in the city. [15][113] Though the Clark family never denied this story,[65] its veracity is disputed, as contemporary publications did not discuss the building's remoteness. 1880 - 1968. [60] The archway is flanked by pedestals with metal urns, and there are three windows in the upper portion of the archway. [53] An entrance to the New York City Subway's 72nd Street station, served by the B and C trains,[54] is built within this areaway. The building is also a contributing property to the Central Park West Historic District. [33][114] At the time, two of the tenants had lived there since its opening, and four of the other original tenants had died in the preceding three years. [223] Illustrations of the building appeared on several magazine covers, including the July 12, 1982, issue of The New Yorker magazine and the 1979 Christmas catalog for Brentano's bookstore. Two generations ago, Baileys grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. The building's design includes deep roofs with dormers, terracotta spandrels and panels, niches, balconies, and balustrades. [17][43] The generators became obsolete after the neighborhood was connected to the city's power grid, and the boilers and engines were relocated to the Dakota's basement. [18][47][48] The decision to place the mechanical plant under a garden, rather than directly under the building, was a deliberate measure to reassure residents in case the machinery exploded. Fall book wreath from L. Lindsays archives. [143], By the 1950s, the servants' quarters on the upper stories had been converted to apartments. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. [28][1] A depiction of a Native American's head is carved on the facade. [69][73] The tenants' staircases contained marble treads. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Read my interview with Fiona about her first book, THE DOLLHOUSE. [53] Clark's apartment on the sixth floor had 18 rooms, 17 fireplaces, and a drawing room that rivaled the design of the ground-floor dining room. Residential building in Manhattan, New York, This article is about the apartment building in New York City. L.L. For the region of the United States, see. Some residents wanted the glass breezeway in the courtyard to be removed, citing aesthetic concerns; preservationists said the general public would have not been able to see the breezeway anyway, since security had been tightened after Lennon's murder. [35][72] Consequently, the hallways were generally long and narrow at the Dakota, compared with later developments such as 998 Fifth Avenue. [60][78][105] Hardenbergh simultaneously designed several dozen low-rise row houses for Clark on 73rd Street. According to construction plans, the foundation walls were made of bluestone blocks, extended 10 to 18ft (3.0 to 5.5m) deep, and measured 3 to 4ft (0.91 to 1.22m) thick. The Dakota had its own power plant, so the lack of municipal electric service did not affect the building. [26], The building was renamed the "Dakota" by June 1882. [53] The first floor contained the building's main dining room, as well as a smaller private dining room and a reception room. [145] The residents announced plans to buy the building from the Glickman Corporation in April 1961 for $4.8 million. [17][43] The original plans had called for the dining area to be accessible to the general public,[34][82] but the plans were modified before the building opened, and the dining room only served residents. [155] The building was also depicted in Jack Finney's 1970 novel Time and Again. [67][84] The largest drawing room in the building was 49ft (15m) long[65] and contained a classical fluted column instead of a partition. The building was one of the first large developments on the Upper West Side and is the oldest remaining luxury apartment building in New York City. [32][33], The building is largely square in plan and built around a central "I"-shaped courtyard. I was so taken with THE ADDRESS mainly because it combines several of my passions: architecture, interior design, and madness. "[31] The Wall Street Journal referred to the Beresford, the Dakota, and the San Remo as the "three grand dames of the West Side". In fact, Ive been searching for Nellie Blys TEN DAYS IN A MADHOUSE for years! [34] At a speech in December 1879, Clark told the West Side Association: "There are but few persons who are princely enough to wish to occupy an entire palacebut I believe there are many who would like to occupy a portion of a great building. A.I.A. [35] As the building was being constructed, Clark changed the specifications to accommodate individual tenants, resulting in substantial changes to the formerly standardized floor layouts. We'll probably never know, but contractors who worked onHolliday's old apartment reported that it'shaunted. [28][40] This breezeway had been installed during the 1920s to protect residents from inclement weather. 1875 - 1942. [47] The Real Estate Record said the next month: "The 'Dakota' is at last near completion and is receiving its finishing touches prior to its opening in May, when it will be quite ready for dwelling purposes. [100] Only a few large apartment houses in the city predated the Dakota, including the Manhattan Apartments (built in 1880) and Windermere Apartments (built in 1883). [53] The Dakota was followed by the Osborne, a large apartment building on 57th Street, in 1885;[126] a law restricting the height of large apartment houses in New York City passed the same year. [65][69] After Edward C. Clark's death, Hardenbergh never designed another building for the Clark family;[63][117] their final collaboration, the Ontiora at Seventh Avenue and 55th Street, was similar in design to the Dakota. "[34][98], The modern-day Dakota Apartments was one of the first large developments on the Upper West Side,[21] built at a time when large apartment blocks were still associated with tenement living. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. [63] Inside the archway is a groin-vaulted vestibule that leads to the courtyard. The row houses and the large apartment building were part of a larger plan that Clark had for the Upper West Side. [35][36] A writer for the American Architect and Building News described the Dakota's courtyard and similar spaces in other buildings as "a safe, pleasant and sheltered place, under the eye of the Janitor, where tenants can enter, but thieves cannot". : In my former career, I was a child/adolescent psych R.N. Discover and add pictures, bio information and documents about the life of Theodore Camden (1918). [28] The Dakota's use of soft-hued buff brick contrasted with the facade of the Van Corlear, which was a "harsh red". Residents generally continued to live in the building for prolonged periods, and maintenance costs continued to increase. [64], The building also had common spaces shared by all residents, including a dining room and a ballroom. At the time, the vast majority of development on Manhattan Island was south of 23rd Street. [42] The Dakota's distinct upper and lower courtyards differed from that of Hardenbergh and Clark's earlier Van Corlear apartment house at Seventh Avenue and 55th Street, where residents and servants used the same courtyard. Stephen Birmingham's book Life at the Dakota was published in 1979,[156][225] while historian Andrew Alpern's book The Dakota: A History of the Worlds Best-Known Apartment Building was published in 2015. Originally, arched balconies connected the gables. What research did you do? [28][1][38] The main courtyard also functioned as a meeting area for residents, since the rest of the building was designed with "the utmost in personal privacy" as a consideration. John Pascal Camden. [50] The quarters of the house staff were in the basement and included bedrooms; bathrooms and dining rooms for men and women; and a smoking room and reading room for men. Thats where Theo came in hes in charge of the interiors for the building and I could make him do my bidding without any constraints. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. [106][109] As part of the project, Clark also excavated an Artesian well measuring about 365ft (111m) deep and 8in (200mm) wide. [69] The attic had six water tanks, each with a capacity of 5,000U.S.gal (19,000L). [42] All servants entered and exited the Dakota through this driveway. Two generations ago, Baileys grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. [28] Because the Dakota was one of the city's earliest luxury apartment buildings, the floor plans resembled those of traditional row houses. Perhapsshe lived in the area when the Dakota was built in 1884. In 1886, house numbers on the Upper West Side were renumbered based on distance from Central Park West (Eighth Avenue), so the Dakota became 1 West 72nd Street. Shes aghast at the primitive locationfarmland and empty lots, unpaved streets. [32][33] From the beginning, the building was equipped with "a complete system of electric communication", including electric bells that were used to request the elevators. Ive lived on the Upper West Side for twenty-five years, and had walked by the Dakota hundreds of times, staring up at those enormous windows, wondering what it was like to live there. [35] The parqueted floors are inlaid with mahogany, oak, and cherry,[1][85] which are laid on top of the earthen subfloors and concrete slabs. [23][143] Since the building had been designated a New York City landmark five years prior,[152] the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) had to review every proposed modification to the exterior. [18][25][28] The space measures 90ft (27m) long and up to 55ft (17m) wide. [202] Other rules include a restriction against leaving more than one car unattended in the driveway; a prohibition on "dance, vocal or instrumental instruction" in apartments; and a restriction on playing musical instruments or using a phonograph, radio, or TV loudspeaker between 11 p.m. and 9 a.m.[202] Residents cannot throw away their apartments' original fireplace mantels or doors and must instead put them in a storage area in the basement. [157][177] In 2011, The Wall Street Journal characterized the board as having "high standards and aversion to notoriety". However, one thingthat doesn't seem to get much attention is her link to the Dakota building and the curse that many believe exists. With 2016s debut of THE DOLLHOUSE, Fiona Davis made one of the most stunning entrances as an author who knows her way around historical fiction. WebOne hundred years later, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities: Fresh out of rehab, the former interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. [30][67] Each corner of the building has a brick shaft with one elevator and one staircase;[17][43] this roughly divides the Dakota into quadrants. The Dakota is at 1 West 72nd Street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. [44][45], To the west of the Dakota was another garden, below which was the building's mechanical plant. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. The opportunity to move to America and become the female manager of The Dakota, which promises to be the greatest apartment house in the world. [1][59][67] All of the elevators were originally hydraulic cabs with water tanks at the bottom. [37] The writer also suggested that children could play within the courtyard, but this was a minority view, since other observers believed such a usage attracted unsolicited attention. 1875 - 1943. While he was in the hospital, he had vivid hallucinations about the movie. [52][53] The areaway was intended to increase residents' safety, as well as allow natural light and air to enter the basement. The building was managed by the Clark family for eight decades and remained largely unchanged during that time. [26][67][c] The initial plans had called for six[77][78] or eight apartments of about equal size on each of the seven lowest floors. [46] John Banta was hired as the apartment house's general contractor. Producer William Castle's misfortune came nextwith a severe case of kidney stones. [32][139], Edward S. Clark died in 1933, just before the Dakota's 50th anniversary, and his brother Stephen Severin Clark took over the building's operation. XXI - 1924. The Dakota was fully rented upon its completion. WebWhen a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibilityno mean feat for a servant in 1884. Slide over on that silk settee and join me in conversation with Fiona Davis. [21] Clark developed another set of row houses at 1365 and 103151 West 73rd Street, some of which still exist. [34] Christopher Gray said in 2006 that "The Dakota remains Mount Olympus in the mythology of New York apartment houses, its baronial majesty the gauge by which all others must be judged. [95][96] This was in part because of the West Side's steep topography and its dearth of attractions compared with the East Side. Leslie Lindsay: Fiona, its a pleasure to welcome you back to the blog couch. [83] Many of the original apartments have been subdivided over the years, though the Dakota's co-op board has endorsed numerous apartment renovations in which the original layouts were restored. Two generations ago, Baileys grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. [107][108] The building initially did not have a name, even after the foundations were completed in early 1881. This gives the building an eerie reputation that is likely to endureuntil the end of its days. The Dakotawas also a prominent filming location for one of the most cursed movies in history. Shes a graduate of the College of William & Mary and the Columbia UniversityGraduate School of Journalism and is based in New York City. She beganher career in New York City as an actress, where she worked on Broadway, off Broadway,and in regional theater. WebWhen a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibilityno mean feat for a servant in 1884. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless and penniless. It was just outside the main entry doors that Mark David Chapman shot and killed one of music's most legendary and beloved figures. WebGathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. [215] Schuyler, reappraising the building in 1896, said: "The architectural results were so successful that it is a very considerable distinction to have designed the best apartment house in New York. Other decorations included wood-burning fireplaces with tiled hearths; brass fixtures; and carved mirrors and mantels. When a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibilityno mean feat for a servant in 1884. [96] In the late 19th century, hundreds of empty lots were available along the west side of Central Park. WebThe Dakota in New York is Americas first luxury apartment building, designed by the architect Theodore Camden. It was the perfect way to compare and contrast two gilded ages, as well as the way womens roles and voices have changed over a century. [48] The steam plant in the basement, as well as the building's eight hydraulic elevators, were powered by water that was collected from the roof and from underneath each apartment's radiators. [42], After the Dakota was completed, ornamental-iron contractor Hecla Iron Works published advertisements of the building in Architectural Record. Lists of spooky places around the world where you might see, here, or feel a real ghost. While living in the Dakota Apartments, Lennon also gave an interview that included him reading a letter that predicted his untimely death. WebWhen a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house The Dakota, leads to a job offer, Sarah Smythes world is suddenly awash in possibility. It was something like Ride Em, Sally. But not that. [46] The exterior walls function as load-bearing walls,[1][59] which measure up to 4ft (1.2m) thick. [146] Glickman dropped its plans to redevelop the Dakota and instead sold the adjacent 46,000sqft (4,300m2) site in August. You may know it as the apartment building where ROSEMARYS BABY was filmed, or perhaps where John Lennon died, or maybe you just think of it as a Bavarian monstrosity on the Upper West End where may playwrights, actors, writers, musicians live. The opportunity to move to America and become the female manager of The Dakota, which promises to be the greatest apartment house in the world. When a chance encounter with Theodore Camden, one of the architects of the grand New York apartment house the Dakota, leads to a job offer for Sara Smythe, her world is suddenly awash in possibility - no mean feat for a servant [156] The Dakota has also appeared in several popular media works, including Roman Polanski's 1968 film Rosemary's Baby. L.L. People still flock to the outside of the Dakota decades after John Lennon's death. [114] A New York Times article in 1959 described the Dakota's design as ranging "Victorian Kremlin" to "Middle Eastern Post Office",[76] while Look magazine called the building a "maze of imaginative, distinctive living". On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [79] Apartments on the east side of the building (facing Central Park) generally had a reception area, a drawing room, a library, a kitchen, a pantry, a bath, four bedrooms, one full bathroom, and butlers' and maids' quarters. On Central Park West, the central section of the roof is a hip roof. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. William Craig Camden. It's possible that the ghost John Lennon talked about seeing made appearances in front of several other people. [94] There was a florist, a messengers' office, and a telegraph office for residents. [155][228] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the "building's grim presence was introduced to most Americans" in that film. [17][43] There were 300 electric bells and 4,000 electric lights, all powered by the mechanical plant to the west of the building. [156] By then, there were 93 apartments, and the original floor plans had been rearranged extensively. Creepy Ghost Stories from the US Civil War, Scary Facts About Huge Tourist Attractions, The Cursed Dakota Building In NYC Has A Long, Tragic, And Macabre History, reading a letter that predicted his untimely death. When the courtyard was rebuilt in 2004, the sidewalk under the breezeway was reconstructed with bluestone pavers that measure up to 6ft (1.8m) long and 5in (130mm) thick. [16][17] Additionally, 72nd Street is 100ft (30m) wide, making it one of several major crosstown streets in the Manhattan street grid. [50][52][61] Portraits of a man and woman (probably Edward C. Clark's partner Isaac Merritt Singer and Isaac's wife Isabella Boyer Singer) are placed above the doorway. [30] The thick walls, floor slabs, and partitions also provided noise insulation. [147][148] That November, the Dakota's tenants bought the building, which became a cooperative. [136] Images show that, in the first decades of the 20th century, some dormer windows were added on the roof of the building. There aren't many Hollywood stories more tragic than Marilyn Monroe's. [51] The garden had become a parking lot by the 1950s,[46][51] and the Mayfair was developed on the garden's site in 1964. The kitchens and bathrooms contained modern fixtures, though other decorations such as moldings, woodwork, and floor surfaces were similar to those in many row houses. [17][43][67] On one side of the dining room was a fireplace with a Scotch brownstone mantel, giving the room the quality of an "old English baronial hall". [9][10] While most of the building contained fully-equipped apartments, with their own entrances and service elevators/stairs, part of the second floor was divided into smaller apartments and guest rooms. [118] Work on the Dakota was delayed in August 1883 when the plasterers went on strike to protest the employment of non-union laborers at the site. The project was budgeted using unit pricing, since it was impossible to know how many bricks needed to be repaired until the entire facade had been examined. [76] The building particularly appealed to theatrical figures because of its proximity to the Broadway Theater District, which was also on the West Side. [4], The Dakota is one of several apartment buildings on Central Park West that are primarily identified by an official name. [73], In place of dumbwaiters,[44] the building contains four service elevators and four iron staircases for servants. [50] Images show that the garden was surrounded by a fence, and the area above the mechanical plant was further enclosed by a hedge. 1875 - 1969. [27], The Dakota is a nine-story building; most of the building is seven stories high, although there are also two-story gables. The location of Clark's apartment was intended to attract tenants who were still accustomed to low-rise row houses. 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