[76][84], Each apartment contained fixtures and materials that were similar to those in contemporary brownstone row houses. [17][30] The northern entrance on 73rd Street was seldom used[34] except for funerals. [138] Whereas the Dakota underwent few alterations in its first fifty years, the neighborhood changed dramatically during that period. [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. : As with THE ADDRESS and THE DOLLHOUSE, where there any iconic sites you visited in your research (or in the book) that will appear in a forthcoming book? [161] The fireplaces were also restored in the late 1990s or early 2000s, requiring some of the fireplace flues to be replaced. [73] For each apartment, this provided the same amount of privacy as the entrances to typical brownstone row houses. It was just outside the main entry doors that Mark David Chapman shot and killed one of music's most legendary and beloved figures. [38][76] Some tenants, most of whom were friends of Stephen Clark, did not pay rent at all. The Dakota was fully rented upon its completion. Fall book wreath from L. Lindsays archives. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. There are 11 bays on 72nd Street to the south and Central Park West to the east; 13 bays on 73rd Street to the north; and 17 bays to the west. "[128][216] Architectural Record even spoke critically of the building's high quality, saying in 1902 that the fact that the Dakota was the best-designed apartment house along Central Park West "is not especially encouraging as an architectural sign of the times". L.L. [50], The Dakota's board of directors announced in 1974 that the roof would need to be replaced, since the slate tiles had started to fall off and the copper trim had deteriorated. [82] The Dakota also had a ladies' reception room with an artwork by the Misses Greatorex. [1][59][67] The strength of the Dakota's superstructure rivaled that of contemporary office buildings. [49] There were also tennis and croquet courts within the garden. [19][22], Henry Janeway Hardenbergh designed the Dakota for Edward C. Clark between 1880 and 1884. [129] Even in 1890, the row houses on the same block were bringing more income than was the Dakota. [18][29] The 72nd Street elevation also has a gable above the central entrance. Homeless and without any prospects she must lean on her cousin Melinda. [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. As I dug deeper into its history, I knew it was the perfect choice for a dual-narrative historical fiction novel. [17][43] There were 300 electric bells and 4,000 electric lights, all powered by the mechanical plant to the west of the building. 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? [28][1] After midnight, residents and visitors were required to ring the security guard to enter the building. [40], Because the Dakota had fewer apartments than nearby co-ops, maintenance expenses tended to be much higher. [156] The areaway around the Dakota was restored in the mid-1980s, and architectural firm Glass & Glass began drawing up plans for a full restoration of the building. [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. [155][228] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the "building's grim presence was introduced to most Americans" in that film. [21] Clark developed another set of row houses at 1365 and 103151 West 73rd Street, some of which still exist. [27] The west elevation, facing the former yard, was sparsely ornamented. [65][66] Each apartment's dining rooms, reception rooms, and libraries were wainscoted in oak, mahogany, and other woods. [96] In the late 19th century, hundreds of empty lots were available along the west side of Central Park. 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 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. [11][12] Even though a street address was sufficient to identify these apartment buildings, this trend followed a British practice of giving names to buildings without addresses. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. THE ADDRESS is constructed in dual-time periods, 1884 and 1985 respectively, which draws a natural suspense. Originally, arched balconies connected the gables. Renovation workersreported spectral activity in the 1960s. Whether or not that's true, there are many fascinating things that have happened in relation to this building. People still flock to the outside of the Dakota decades after John Lennon's death. [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. [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. [25][65][66] Partitions in the hallways are made of "fireproof blocks", while partitions in other parts of the building are made of either "fireproof blocks" or brick. [124] All of the Dakota's residents were wealthy, although not particularly famous. [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. The Dakota occupies the western side of Central Park West between 72nd and 73rd Streets. [76] The building particularly appealed to theatrical figures because of its proximity to the Broadway Theater District, which was also on the West Side. 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. [68], The basement had a coal bunker with a capacity of 1,000 short tons (910t). [210][211], Before The Dakota was completed, architectural critic Montgomery Schuyler was skeptical of the building's potential, saying: "At present, it is too isolated to come to anything like an immediate favor with the wealthy classes"[69] By the time the Dakota opened, it was widely acclaimed. "[42][220] Hardenbergh, who remained involved in his designs after their completion,[221] wrote a letter objecting to American Architect's characterization of the courtyard. Some Dakota building stories indicate that this New York City landmark is haunted as well as cursed. [64], The building also had common spaces shared by all residents, including a dining room and a ballroom. [35] The service elevators, among the first in the city, lead to the kitchens of the apartments. [44][45], To the west of the Dakota was another garden, below which was the building's mechanical plant. The building's design includes deep roofs with dormers, terracotta spandrels and panels, niches, balconies, and balustrades. [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. [101] During the early 19th century, apartment developments in the city were generally associated with the working class, but by the late 19th century, apartments were also becoming desirable among the middle and upper classes. Can you tell us a little about how that piece of the story came to be? [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. [37] The apartments are accessed by four passageways, one from each corner of the courtyard. 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. 15A19, 4165, and 101103 West 73rd Street are still extant. [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. Rest assured, this is no sophomore slump; I adored it. She's not the only one to have had a paranormal encounter with Lennon, either. 1875 - 1969. Even if no curse was preexistentbefore Lennon's death, the Dakota building has feltcursed and haunted ever since. [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. 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. I absolutely loved the clear sense of place in THE ADDRESS, the vivid details and found it to be a very engaging piece of 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] The thick walls, floor slabs, and partitions also provided noise insulation. "[31] The Wall Street Journal referred to the Beresford, the Dakota, and the San Remo as the "three grand dames of the West Side". [16][17] Additionally, 72nd Street is 100ft (30m) wide, making it one of several major crosstown streets in the Manhattan street grid. 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. : Fiona, its been a pleasure. It was my favorite book I was horse crazy but deeply moved by the characters insights and transformation and I mustve checked out the book dozens of times to re-read. [88][89] Dancer Rudolf Nureyev placed classical paintings in his living room and theatrical artwork in other rooms. Rosemary's Babyused the exterior of the Dakota building to depict The Bramford, whichwashome to someof the film's central characters. The Dakota apartment building is one of the most architecturally significant places in New York City. [18][28][29] Some contemporary sources described the building as being ten stories high, including the raised basement,[17][30] while others classify the Dakota as being eight stories high. 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 [18] The deck of the courtyard was entirely replaced in 2004 because the steel beams that supported it had corroded severely. Residents generally continued to live in the building for prolonged periods, and maintenance costs continued to increase. [69] The attic had six water tanks, each with a capacity of 5,000U.S.gal (19,000L). The opportunity to move to America, where a person can rise aboveone'sstation. After World War II, the kitchen was closed and became a studio apartment for Giora Novak. [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. WebBaileys great-grandfather is Theodore Camden, architect of the famous apartment-hotel, The Dakota. [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. Fresh out of rehab, the former party girl and interior designer is homeless, jobless and penniless. 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. [26][105] In early October 1880, about two weeks before construction began, the Real Estate Record and Guide reported that the building was to be a "residential hotel" with between 40 and 50 suites, each with five to twenty rooms. At the time, the vast majority of development on Manhattan Island was south of 23rd Street. [222] Numerous replicas of the building have been created, including a model at Legoland Florida, as well as merchandise such as tissue boxes. [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". Image of The Dakota retrieved from Wikipedia, historical images of Nellie Bly (a.k.a. [34] The courtyard provides entry to all apartments and doubles as a light court for the interiors of each apartment. [30] The elevator cabs were manufactured by Otis Elevators and were finished in mahogany. WebBut 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 world is suddenly awash in possibility--no mean feat for a servant in 1884. Lists of spooky places around the world where you might see, here, or feel a real ghost. [155][229], The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Dakota as a New York City landmark in February 1969. [53][56] The sidewalk was originally made of bluestone slabs. apartment. [95][96] This was in part because of the West Side's steep topography and its dearth of attractions compared with the East Side. Rehab has brought her back but now she must rely on others to help her through. [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. I found Sara to be extremely likable, sympathetic, relatable, and quite strong. [34][42] The driveway descended to the basement, where there was a lower courtyard with the same dimensions as the ground-level courtyard. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. [40][57], Each elevation of the facade is divided vertically into bays. 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. [52] Some of the apartments also had balconies, which allowed apartment layouts to be further customized, while also blending in with the building's overall design. 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. 1880 - 1968. 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. In 1884, a woman working at a hotel named Sara Smythe earns Theos respect and admiration, and he hires her to be the managerette of his new apartments, set to rival New Yorks famous Fifth Avenue. [80], There were nearly 500 rooms in total. The building is also a contributing property to the Central Park West Historic District. [69], In addition to the Dakota's in-house staff, each tenant could employ up to five of their own servants on site. [14] The Dakota's board announced in 2002 that it planned to restore the interior courtyard, and it hired Higgins & Quasebarth as a consulting architect. 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. Numerous fans of The Beatles have gone to the Dakota to pay their respects to Lennon, some of whom walked away with ghost stories to tell. [23][143] The LPC hired experts who determined that a full restoration would cost $1 million, which amounted to an additional $10,000 assessment for each of the Dakota's 95 tenants. [76], Each of the Dakota's apartments had a unique layout and contained four to twenty rooms. [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. [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. 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. [17][30] There are metal gates on either end of the vestibule. But shes not impressed with the design ideas which would trump the original design aesthetics of the historic building. To say I am fascinated in psychiatryespecially historical psychiatryis a bit of an understatement. 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. [153], The Dakota gained attention when one of its residents, musician John Lennon, was shot dead outside the building on December 8, 1980. WebThe Dakota in New York is Americas first luxury apartment building, designed by the architect Theodore Camden. [106][109] As part of the project, Clark also excavated an Artesian well measuring about 365ft (111m) deep and 8in (200mm) wide. Leslie Lindsay: Fiona, its a pleasure to welcome you back to the blog couch. "[117][213] Two years later, H. W. Fabian referred to the Dakota as the "most excellent of any of the kind in New York",[53][214] and M. G. Van Renneslaer said the Dakota was the only apartment building she had ever seen that "merits praise". [17][70] Ceiling heights ranged from 15ft (4.6m) at the first story to 12ft (3.7m) at the eighth story. [74] Each service stair and elevator served two apartments per floor. [119][120] Other tradesmen joined the strike but returned to work within a month. [92][93], The Dakota's basement contained a laundry, storerooms, a kitchen, and the mechanical plant. [9][122], The Dakota was completed by October 27, 1884,[107] and was fully rented upon its completion. ', "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! 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. [50] Images show that the garden was surrounded by a fence, and the area above the mechanical plant was further enclosed by a hedge. John Pascal Camden. However, one thingthat doesn't seem to get much attention is her link to the Dakota building and the curse that many believe exists. [30][64] The floor surfaces consist of 9in-thick (23cm) earthen subfloors above 9-inch-thick slabs of concrete. [38], A "handsome doorway", measuring 10ft (3.0m) tall,[60] also led from 73rd Street to the courtyard. [17][67][70] Some apartments had plaster ceilings. [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". [39] There was also a long waiting list of potential tenants, and apartments rented for a relatively low $6,000 to $7,000 per year. Discover and add pictures, bio information and documents about the life of Theodore Camden (1918). Shes not your typical kowtowing woman of the Victorian Era. The Dakotawas also a prominent filming location for one of the most cursed movies in history. The modern courtyard is a reinforced-concrete slab, which is covered by granite pavers. [35][73] Each elevator served a small foyer on each floor that provided access to the two apartments. [26] The building's design includes deep roofs with a profusion of dormers, terracotta spandrels and panels, niches, balconies, and balustrades. The main entrance is a double-height archway on 72nd Street, which leads to the courtyard. [81] The Dakota's construction drawings are no longer extant, so the original arrangement of the apartments is known only from written descriptions. Additionally, Lennonstated that he saw a UFO from one of his apartment windows. [17][70][35] The servants' quarters had been converted into apartments by the 1950s. [34][11][116][d] The Dakota's remoteness did directly give rise to the nickname "Clark's Folly". [60][78][105] Hardenbergh simultaneously designed several dozen low-rise row houses for Clark on 73rd Street. The opportunity to move to America. [17][34] The Real Estate Record and Guide wrote in 1884: "The owners have been fortunate in their architect, and Mr. Hardenbergh has been fortunate in his clients. [173], On numerous occasions, the board has refused to allow high-profile personalities to move into the building, including musicians Gene Simmons,[203] Billy Joel,[204] and Carly Simon,[205] as well as performers Madonna and Cher, baseball player Alex Rodriguez, and comedian Judd Apatow. 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. [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. The Dakota, also known as the Dakota Apartments, is a cooperative apartment building at 1 West 72nd Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. One hundred years later, in 1985 NYC, Bailey Camden is an interior designer charged with renovating The Dakota. [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. [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 had undergone many changes since it opened in 1884 on the edge of Central Park, back when the neighborhood was described by one newspaper as full of rocks, swamps, goats, and shanties. By the 1980s, a couple of tenants had torn down the period details from their apartments and replaced them with shag carpets and wall-to-ceiling mirrors. 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. [73], In place of dumbwaiters,[44] the building contains four service elevators and four iron staircases for servants. [17][18] The designs of the dormers, roofs, and windows were influenced by the Northern Renaissance style. [113][114][115] The more likely origin for the "Dakota" name was Clark's fondness for the names of the then-new western states and territories. [15] The building is on the crest of the West Side plateau, which overlooks much of Manhattan. WebThe 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 opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. ; 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. I couldnt get over the harsh conditions you depicted on Blackwell Island in the book. [60] By that October, the building had been constructed to the second story, although the Real Estate Record wrote that "it is hardly to be expected that it will be under roof before the winter sets in". [28][29] The band course is decorated with a diaper pattern. What are some of the challenges? [76] Beside servants' quarters, there was a playroom and a gymnasium on the roof, which was labeled as the "tenth story". The Dakota. [55] A cast-iron fence separates the areaway from the sidewalk. [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". [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. ", "The Dakota. 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. There is also a security guard's booth to the west of the main entrance. While living in the Dakota Apartments, Lennon also gave an interview that included him reading a letter that predicted his untimely death. [144] Residents tended to live in the building for several decades, leading The New York Times to observe: "It is reported that no Dakotan leaves the building permanently unless it is feet first". 1875 - 1942. On one side of the basement were heated and illuminated storerooms in which tenants could store items for free. 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". [16] Clark also developed 27 row houses on 72nd and 73rd Streets, adjacent to the Dakota;[8][18][19] they are no longer extant. Maysles told The New York Times: "What's so shocking is that the building is losing its touch with interesting people. 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. Shes a graduate of the College of William & Mary and the Columbia UniversityGraduate School of Journalism and is based in New York City. WebTheodore may be an amalgamation of famous, visionary architects of the Gilded Age. [107][108] The building initially did not have a name, even after the foundations were completed in early 1881. [156] By then, there were 93 apartments, and the original floor plans had been rearranged extensively. [121] The mechanical equipment was being installed in the building by March 1884. 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