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. [156] By then, there were 93 apartments, and the original floor plans had been rearranged extensively. [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". [143], By the 1950s, the servants' quarters on the upper stories had been converted to apartments. This gives the building an eerie reputation that is likely to endureuntil the end of its days. The building was managed by the Clark family for eight decades and remained largely unchanged during that time. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. [28] The Dakota's use of soft-hued buff brick contrasted with the facade of the Van Corlear, which was a "harsh red". 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. [46] The exterior walls function as load-bearing walls,[1][59] which measure up to 4ft (1.2m) thick. WebOne hundred years later, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities: Fresh out of rehab, the former interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. [157][177] In 2011, The Wall Street Journal characterized the board as having "high standards and aversion to notoriety". [35], The 72nd Street elevation contain projecting turrets, which rise the entire height of the facade. Rehab has brought her back but now she must rely on others to help her through. In 1921 he was made a member of the American Institute of Architects. After all, everyone knows it as the place where Lennon died. Shes aghast at the primitive locationfarmland and empty lots, unpaved streets. After ten years, she changed careers and beganworking as an editor and writer. : Childhood plays a prominent role in THE ADDRESS. [23] Hardenbergh filed plans for an eight-story "Family Hotel" at the site in September 1880, at which point it was planned to cost one million dollars. WebBaileys great-grandfather is Theodore Camden, architect of the famous apartment-hotel, The Dakota. [69] The attic had six water tanks, each with a capacity of 5,000U.S.gal (19,000L). [145] The residents announced plans to buy the building from the Glickman Corporation in April 1961 for $4.8 million. ; 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. He described her as the "crying ladyghost." It's possible that the ghost John Lennon talked about seeing made appearances in front of several other people. There aren't many Hollywood stories more tragic than Marilyn Monroe's. [153], The Dakota gained attention when one of its residents, musician John Lennon, was shot dead outside the building on December 8, 1980. [17][30] The northern entrance on 73rd Street was seldom used[34] except for funerals. : So I have to know: which characters were real and which were from your imagination? The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless and penniless. In fiction of the period, such as that by Edith Wharton, the architect is a vibrant, energetic culture hero who is sweeping away the old and making way for the new. [28][1] A depiction of a Native American's head is carved on the facade. WebThe Amphitheatre and Harbor Park were a gift by Mary Louise Curtis Bok in 1931. [164][165] The Dakota had 85 co-op units by the 2010s. According to Wilbur Ross, a former president of the Dakota's board, a planned "centennial art book" about the building was canceled in 1984 because the Dakota was so poorly documented. [72] In any case, because the Dakota had four entrances with their own elevators and stairs, there were very few public hallways on the upper stories. [34][11][116][d] The Dakota's remoteness did directly give rise to the nickname "Clark's Folly". [1][59][67] The strength of the Dakota's superstructure rivaled that of contemporary office buildings. [17][18][27] The materials and colors were selected to not only complement each other but also to soften the appearance of the building's shadows and massing. [152] The Dakota was also added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972[2] and was re-added to the NRHP as a National Historic Landmark in 1976. [28], The Dakota was designed as a fireproof structure. The radiators in each apartment were placed under the window sills. Some of the smaller apartments had been combined over the years, and several units were restored to their original layouts. [74] Each service stair and elevator served two apartments per floor. [18][29] The 72nd Street elevation also has a gable above the central entrance. Instead, her "cousin" Melinda - Camdens biological great-granddaughter - will inherit almost everything. [31] Due to the apartments' high ceilings, the Dakota's height was equivalent to that of a standard 15-story building. [84], Residents customized their apartments to fit their needs and, in some cases, their occupations. 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. : Fiona, its been a pleasure. [143] The Dakota was one of twelve apartment buildings on Central Park West to be converted into housing cooperatives in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [207][208], Although the Dakota has historically been home to many creative or artistic people, the building and its co-op board of directors were criticized in 2005 by former resident Albert Maysles, who had unsuccessfully tried to sell his unit to Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas. [35] The service elevators, among the first in the city, lead to the kitchens of the apartments. The apartments were divided into quadrants, each of which had a stair and an elevator for tenants, as well as another stair and another elevator for servants. [44][45], To the west of the Dakota was another garden, below which was the building's mechanical plant. [106][109] As part of the project, Clark also excavated an Artesian well measuring about 365ft (111m) deep and 8in (200mm) wide. [167] The others were 88 Central Park West, 101 Central Park West, the San Remo, and the Beresford. The remainder of the facade is made of buff brick, except on the west elevation, which is made of red brick; all of the brick is laid in common bond. The Dakota was constructed between 1880 and 1884 in the Renaissance Revival style and was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh for businessman Edward Cabot Clark. The Dakota has historically been home to many artists, actors, and musicians, including John Lennon, who was murdered outside the building in 1980. [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. L.L. Fresh out of rehab and struggling with staying sober, she gets offered a job by her cousin, Melinda, to oversee the Renovation of The Dakota. [16][17] Additionally, 72nd Street is 100ft (30m) wide, making it one of several major crosstown streets in the Manhattan street grid. [69] According to historical records collated by historian Andrew Alpern, the Dakota's earliest residents were active in a variety of industries. But the absence of a genetic connection means Bailey wont see a dime of the Camden familys substantial estate. [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. Renovation workersreported spectral activity in the 1960s. [163], Even in the early 21st century, there was high demand for units at the Dakota. [65][66] Each apartment's dining rooms, reception rooms, and libraries were wainscoted in oak, mahogany, and other woods. [64] The floors were made of inlaid tiles of marble, while the walls had English oak wainscoting, above which were bronze bas-reliefs. 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. [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. [104], In 1879, Clark announced plans for an apartment complex at the intersection of 72nd Street and Eighth Avenue[23] (the latter of which was renamed Central Park West in 1883[6]). [121] The mechanical equipment was being installed in the building by March 1884. Her story is utterly compelling and ultimately tragic. 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[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". 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. Even if no curse was preexistentbefore Lennon's death, the Dakota building has feltcursed and haunted ever since. Ono even claims to have heard Lennon's ghost speak. 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. 1875 - 1943. [139] On the Dakota's 50th anniversary, the New York Herald Tribune described the building as standing "firmly on its unimpeachable foundations; somewhat shorter than its neighbors but immeasurably more impressive". [50] Images show that the garden was surrounded by a fence, and the area above the mechanical plant was further enclosed by a hedge. [17][70][69], The passageways from the courtyard lead to ground-level spaces with wooden paneling and marble wainscoting. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Read my interview with Fiona about her first book, THE DOLLHOUSE. [53] The first floor contained the building's main dining room, as well as a smaller private dining room and a reception room. [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". [212] The New York Daily Graphic wrote that the building was "one of the most perfect apartment houses in the world". I know THE ADDRESS was inspired, in part by your work on THE DOLLHOUSE, but what more can you tell us about the origins of this tale? The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. The Dakota is at 1 West 72nd Street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. WebGathered from those who lived during the same time period , were born in the same place, or who have a family name in common. [12] Unlike other large apartment buildings on Central Park West, the Dakota was not named after a previous building on the site. But 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, her [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. [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. [96] In the late 19th century, hundreds of empty lots were available along the west side of Central Park. Clark announced plans for an apartment complex at the site in 1879 and work began in late October 1880. [6][11] One story claims that the name arose from the building's remoteness from the more populous parts of Manhattan, just as the Dakota Territory was considered remote. I was mesmerized and couldnt wait to get my hands on THE ADDRESS. [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). Other decorations included wood-burning fireplaces with tiled hearths; brass fixtures; and carved mirrors and mantels. [34][42] The driveway descended to the basement, where there was a lower courtyard with the same dimensions as the ground-level courtyard. [158] By the late 1980s, people in the financial industry comprised an increasing proportion of the Dakota's residents; previously, many residents had worked in the arts. [1] The building is topped by gables at each of its corners. Producer William Castle's misfortune came nextwith a severe case of kidney stones. [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. [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. [21] Clark developed another set of row houses at 1365 and 103151 West 73rd Street, some of which still exist. [46], The building is surrounded by a recessed areaway, also described as a dry moat. The writing is evocative, historically rich, and mysterious.Beginning in London, we meet Sara Smythe, a housekeeper at the Langham and follow her on a journey across the Atlantic where she lands in the outskirts of a developing NYC. It was something like Ride Em, Sally. But not that. [46] John Banta was hired as the apartment house's general contractor. Formerly, there was a garden to the west of the Dakota, underneath which was a mechanical plant serving the Dakota and some adjacent row houses. [27] The west elevation, facing the former yard, was sparsely ornamented. [146] Glickman dropped its plans to redevelop the Dakota and instead sold the adjacent 46,000sqft (4,300m2) site in August. To say I am fascinated in psychiatryespecially historical psychiatryis a bit of an understatement. [28][29] The cornice is supported by large brackets and is topped by an ornate metal balustrade. [4][5][6] The building occupies the western sidewalk of Central Park West (formerly Eighth Avenue[6][7]) between 72nd Street to the south and 73rd Street to the north. [4] The land lot has frontages of 200ft (61m) along Central Park West and 204ft (62m) along 72nd and 73rd Streets. 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. [30][67][71] Between the first and second stories, the walls of the staircases are wainscoted with marble. [6] The earliest recorded appearance of this claim was in 1933, when the Dakota's longtime manager told the New York Herald Tribune: "Probably it was called 'Dakota' because it was so far west and so far north". [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. While he was in the hospital, he had vivid hallucinations about the movie. [60] The archway is flanked by pedestals with metal urns, and there are three windows in the upper portion of the archway. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. [30][64] The floor surfaces consist of 9in-thick (23cm) earthen subfloors above 9-inch-thick slabs of concrete. [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. [18][25][28] The space measures 90ft (27m) long and up to 55ft (17m) wide. 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. [17][70][35] The servants' quarters had been converted into apartments by the 1950s. [Author and cover image courtesy of Dutton and used with permission. 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". [17][67][70] Some apartments had plaster ceilings. [4][7][8] The Dakota occupies a nearly square land lot with an area of 40,866sqft (3,796.6m2). [3][230] The Dakota is also part of the Central Park West Historic District, which was designated as an NRHP district in 1982,[231] as well as the Upper West Side Historic District, which became a New York City historic district in 1990.[232]. She's not the only one to have had a paranormal encounter with Lennon, either. One hundred years later, in 1985 NYC, Bailey Camden is an interior designer charged with renovating The Dakota. Sara is to be the new managerette of the soon-to-be opened The Dakota. [25], The underground mechanical plant, to the west of the building, measured 150 by 60 by 18ft (45.7 by 18.3 by 5.5m) and contained electrical generators, steam boilers, and steam engines. [124] All of the Dakota's residents were wealthy, although not particularly famous. Lists of spooky places around the world where you might see, here, or feel a real ghost. [129], According to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), the Dakota, along with the American Museum of Natural History several blocks north, helped establish the "early character" of Central Park West. [155][229], The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Dakota as a New York City landmark in February 1969. The Address Davis, Fiona, 1966- "After a failed apprenticeship, working her way up to head housekeeper of a posh London hotel is more than Sara Smythe ever thought she'd make of herself. [32][114][141] For the next three decades, the Dakota remained largely unchanged,[76] and the building even retained its original elevators. 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. [127][128], The Dakota's address was originally 301 West 72nd Street, since the address numbers of buildings on Manhattan's westeast numbered streets were based on the building's distances from Fifth Avenue. [76] The building particularly appealed to theatrical figures because of its proximity to the Broadway Theater District, which was also on the West Side. The Dakota apartment building is one of the most architecturally significant places in New York City. Another reward is hearing from readers. [1][59][67] All of the elevators were originally hydraulic cabs with water tanks at the bottom. In particular, he proposed the following names: 1900 US Census, 1907 Passport Application, "Moon New York Walks", Moon Travel Guides, Avalon Publishing, 2017, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, List of National Historic Landmarks in New York City, List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets, National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan from 59th to 110th Streets, New York City Department of City Planning, "What Are Dakota and Montana Doing in New York? Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless, and penniless. But the absence of a genetic connection means Bailey won?t see a dime of the Camden family?s [a] All of these houses were designed by Hardenbergh. The opportunity to move to America. Residents generally continued to live in the building for prolonged periods, and maintenance costs continued to increase. The pumps could draw up to 210^6U.S.gal (7,600,000L) of water per day, and over 200mi (320km) of pipes delivered water to each apartment. [155][228] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the "building's grim presence was introduced to most Americans" in that film. 15A19, 4165, and 101103 West 73rd Street are still extant. [29] The roof is covered with slate tiles, and dormer windows and corbeled brick chimneys protrude from the roof at multiple locations. The Joseph K. Blum Company added waterproofing to the Dakota's roof for $160,000. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. [224], The Dakota's history is detailed in at least two books. [46] Both the Dakota and the adjacent row houses were served by a mechanical plant below the garden. [46] Under the co-op arrangement, the residents were obligated to share all maintenance and repair costs, which the Clark family had previously handled. [67][84] The largest drawing room in the building was 49ft (15m) long[65] and contained a classical fluted column instead of a partition. [80], There were nearly 500 rooms in total. [106][110] Work was slightly delayed by a labor strike in March 1882. (an article of clothing, toy, book, something else?). apartment. (I want it in hardback; its a challenging find). [94] There was a florist, a messengers' office, and a telegraph office for residents. [63] Inside the archway is a groin-vaulted vestibule that leads to the courtyard. Perhapsshe lived in the area when the Dakota was built in 1884. 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. [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. But shes not impressed with the design ideas which would trump the original design aesthetics of the historic building. [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. [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. [217], Praise for the building continued in later years. [69], In addition to the Dakota's in-house staff, each tenant could employ up to five of their own servants on site. [81] A Look magazine article in the 1960s described interior designer and antique dealer Frederick P. Victoria as having decorated his apartment with wood "draperies" and antique clocks. [130] By the early 1890s, there was a waiting list for vacant apartments. [37] The apartments are accessed by four passageways, one from each corner of the courtyard. However, one thingthat doesn't seem to get much attention is her link to the Dakota building and the curse that many believe exists. The opportunity to move to America. [132] Nonetheless, the Dakota remained the only large apartment building in the neighborhood until the end of the 19th century. Each apartment at the Dakota had a unique layout with four to twenty rooms. 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. "[173][209] Investor and resident Buddy Fletcher filed a lawsuit in 2011, claiming that the board had made racist remarks against would-be residents on numerous occasions,[178][179] but a New York state judge dismissed Fletcher's suit in 2015. [40][162] The LPC approved all aspects of the planned renovation. The thicknesses of the exterior walls varied at different stories: Sources disagree on the number of apartments that the Dakota originally had. [24][1] The Dakota measures 185ft (56m) tall and was the tallest building in the neighborhood when it was constructed. The opportunity to move to America. [26], The building was renamed the "Dakota" by June 1882. 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. In my book, I hope the harrowing backdrop of the asylum makes an interesting counterpoint to luxuriousness of the Dakota. [42], After the Dakota was completed, ornamental-iron contractor Hecla Iron Works published advertisements of the building in Architectural Record. It was just outside the main entry doors that Mark David Chapman shot and killed one of music's most legendary and beloved figures. The Dakota had its own power plant, so the lack of municipal electric service did not affect the building. [30] The thick walls, floor slabs, and partitions also provided noise insulation. 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