[157][177] In 2011, The Wall Street Journal characterized the board as having "high standards and aversion to notoriety". [75] In the original plans, each elevator served two apartments per floor. [28][1] After midnight, residents and visitors were required to ring the security guard to enter the building. [29][30] It measures 16ft (4.9m) wide and 20ft (6.1m) tall. The Clarks were unable to sell the plot with that restriction, and the Langham apartment building was erected on the site. Can you tell us a little about how that piece of the story came to be? [12] Unlike other large apartment buildings on Central Park West, the Dakota was not named after a previous building on the site. Henry Hardenbergh was the actual architect for the Dakota (and the Plaza Hotel and a number of other fabulous buildings), so I didnt mind having him make a cameo, but I didnt want to try to fit his life into my story. WebIn 1985, Bailey Camdenis desperate for new opportunities. [38], A "handsome doorway", measuring 10ft (3.0m) tall,[60] also led from 73rd Street to the courtyard. What are some of the challenges? (I want it in hardback; its a challenging find). 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. [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. XXI - 1924. [60] The archway is flanked by pedestals with metal urns, and there are three windows in the upper portion of the archway. [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. [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. We'll probably never know, but contractors who worked onHolliday's old apartment reported that it'shaunted. [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. [46] Both the Dakota and the adjacent row houses were served by a mechanical plant below the garden. Shes not your typical kowtowing woman of the Victorian Era. The Dakota is at 1 West 72nd Street in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. She's not the only one to have had a paranormal encounter with Lennon, either. [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. [35][72] Consequently, the hallways were generally long and narrow at the Dakota, compared with later developments such as 998 Fifth Avenue. [23] The Dakota's board also voted in 1975 to ban the installation of air conditioners that protruded through the building's facade, since the LPC would have to approve every air conditioner that was installed. "[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. [76], In January 1961, the Glickman Corporation paid $4.6 million for the Dakota and an adjoining lot that contained the building's boiler room. [155][228] The Chicago Tribune wrote that the "building's grim presence was introduced to most Americans" in that film. 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 possibility--no mean feat for a servant in 1884. Fiona Davis:I had heard about Nellie Bly when I was studying for a masters degree in journalism at Columbia, and I naturally gravitated to her first-hand account of life in an 1880s womens insane asylum during my initial research. If there is a Dakota building curse, it may have become most prominent with Lennon's death. 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. [35], The 72nd Street elevation contain projecting turrets, which rise the entire height of the facade. [50] Images show that the garden was surrounded by a fence, and the area above the mechanical plant was further enclosed by a hedge. The Dakota apartment building is one of the most architecturally significant places in New York City. [18][25][28] The space measures 90ft (27m) long and up to 55ft (17m) wide. The location of Clark's apartment was intended to attract tenants who were still accustomed to low-rise row houses. Fall book wreath from L. Lindsays archives. [13] By contrast, buildings on Fifth Avenue, along the eastern side of Central Park, are mainly known by their addresses. Some Dakota building stories indicate that this New York City landmark is haunted as well as cursed. [138] Whereas the Dakota underwent few alterations in its first fifty years, the neighborhood changed dramatically during that period. [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. WebFrom the author of The Dollhouse and The Masterpiece comes the compelling national bestselling novel about the thin lines between love and loss, success and ruin, passion and madness, all hidden behind the walls of The Dakota--New York City's most famous residence. [17][30], The building's main entrance is a double-height archway on 72nd Street to the south. [69], In addition to the Dakota's in-house staff, each tenant could employ up to five of their own servants on site. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. [156][157] The Dakota's board had rejected numerous high-profile personalities who had wanted to move into the building. [84], Residents customized their apartments to fit their needs and, in some cases, their occupations. The Dakota was fully rented upon its completion. [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. [155] The building was also depicted in Jack Finney's 1970 novel Time and Again. 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. Shes the real deal in the book. The Joseph K. Blum Company added waterproofing to the Dakota's roof for $160,000. [17][70] The service elevators and staircases are placed near the center of each side of the courtyard. [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. [163], Even in the early 21st century, there was high demand for units at the Dakota. Ono even claims to have heard Lennon's ghost speak. The plant's roof was constructed of brick arches and iron beams, and the garden was planted above it. [55] A cast-iron fence separates the areaway from the sidewalk. [80], There were nearly 500 rooms in total. [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. What might have I forgotten to ask about? [17][70] Ceiling heights ranged from 15ft (4.6m) at the first story to 12ft (3.7m) at the eighth story. [76] Beside servants' quarters, there was a playroom and a gymnasium on the roof, which was labeled as the "tenth story". [28] Because the Dakota was one of the city's earliest luxury apartment buildings, the floor plans resembled those of traditional row houses. "[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. [18] Above the sixth story is a stone cornice, which separates the seventh story and the roof from the rest of the facade. [76][84], Each apartment contained fixtures and materials that were similar to those in contemporary brownstone row houses. The opportunity to move to America. [137] The New York Times wrote in the 1920s that the Dakota "has always maintained its old-time popularity". 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. [17][18] The designs of the dormers, roofs, and windows were influenced by the Northern Renaissance style. The opportunity to move to America, where a person can rise aboveone'sstation. Six years before she died in an apparent suicide, she spent a few hours doing a photo shoot inside actress Judy Holliday's apartmentatthe Dakota. At the time, the vast majority of development on Manhattan Island was south of 23rd Street. [65][66] Each apartment's dining rooms, reception rooms, and libraries were wainscoted in oak, mahogany, and other woods. [1][59][67] The strength of the Dakota's superstructure rivaled that of contemporary office buildings. [18] Many of the horse-drawn carriages were dispatched from the now-demolished Dakota Stables at 75th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, developed by Edward C. Clark's son Alfred Corning Clark. THE ADDRESS is constructed in dual-time periods, 1884 and 1985 respectively, which draws a natural suspense. Elizabeth Cochran Seaman) and Henry Hardenberg from Wikipedia, as is octagon images of Roosevelt/Blackwells Island and Strawberry Fields memorial. [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". I was so taken with THE ADDRESS mainly because it combines several of my passions: architecture, interior design, and madness. 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. Fiona Davis:Back when I was around eight years old, I took a book out of my local library about a girl whos horse crazy, and finally gets to ride a horse for an entire summer before realizing that taking care of it is a lot of hard work. : In my former career, I was a child/adolescent psych R.N. The thicknesses of the exterior walls varied at different stories: Sources disagree on the number of apartments that the Dakota originally had. The building was not given its name until mid-1882, and Clark died before the Dakota was completed in October 1884. [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 ceiling was also made of carved English oak. [106][109] As part of the project, Clark also excavated an Artesian well measuring about 365ft (111m) deep and 8in (200mm) wide. [119][120] Other tradesmen joined the strike but returned to work within a month. [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. 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. One hundred years later we meet Bailey Camden, She has been stripped of everything, a former interior designer, drugs became her way of life. [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. Still, shes alone and unwilling to run home. 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. [28][1] A depiction of a Native American's head is carved on the facade. Leslie Lindsay: Fiona, its a pleasure to welcome you back to the blog couch. [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. Some of the smaller apartments had been combined over the years, and several units were restored to their original layouts. The opportunity to be the female manager of the Dakota. [17][67][70] Some apartments had plaster ceilings. Two generations ago, Baileys grandfather was the ward of famed architect Theodore Camden. [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. [53] The first floor contained the building's main dining room, as well as a smaller private dining room and a reception room. In fact, Ive been searching for Nellie Blys TEN DAYS IN A MADHOUSE for years! The opportunity to move to America. [102][103] Between 1880 and 1885, more than ninety apartment buildings were developed in the city. [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. As I dug deeper into its history, I knew it was the perfect choice for a dual-narrative historical fiction novel. 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. [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". While he was in the hospital, he had vivid hallucinations about the movie. Ruey Ervin. Her historical fiction debut, The Dollhouse, was published in 2016. [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. [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. John Pascal Camden. Maysles told The New York Times: "What's so shocking is that the building is losing its touch with interesting people. [173] The Dakota's co-op board, which decides whether to allow prospective tenants, has a reputation for selectivity. [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. [34][219] American Architect and Architecture wrote: "the court-yard is symmetrically and handsomely shaped". The hallways on the upper stories are wainscoted in wood, while the ceilings and walls are made of plaster. [17][30] There are metal gates on either end of the vestibule. [135] Through the early 20th century, the Clark family retained ownership of the Dakota. 1880 - 1968. The facade is largely composed of brick with sandstone trim and terracotta detailing. WebBaileys great-grandfather is Theodore Camden, architect of the famous apartment-hotel, The Dakota. (LogOut/ [218], Some critics also made commentary about specific architectural elements of the Dakota. [17][70][35] The servants' quarters had been converted into apartments by the 1950s. What item(s) from your own childhood do you still, even occasionally, pine for? 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. Strawberry Fields, just across the street from the Dakota, is an important location in the book as well. 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. [76] The building particularly appealed to theatrical figures because of its proximity to the Broadway Theater District, which was also on the West Side. 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. [20] The row houses were in the middle of the block, where land values were lower, whereas the Dakota was built on the more valuable site next to Central Park. [69] According to historical records collated by historian Andrew Alpern, the Dakota's earliest residents were active in a variety of industries. It's also intriguing for a few darker reasons, most notably as the backdrop to John Lennon's murder. [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. : What do you find most rewarding about writing historical fiction? Rehab has brought her back but now she must rely on others to help her through. [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. [40], Because the Dakota had fewer apartments than nearby co-ops, maintenance expenses tended to be much higher. [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. Image of The Dakota retrieved from Wikipedia, historical images of Nellie Bly (a.k.a. [30][64] The floor surfaces consist of 9in-thick (23cm) earthen subfloors above 9-inch-thick slabs of concrete. The Amphitheatre, designed by Fletcher Steele and considered the first public Modernist landscape, and the adjacent Harbor Park, designed by the Olmsted firm under the direction of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., represent a rare interface between the two designers. Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has publicly stated that her husband's ghost is at the Dakota building. The residents included lawyers, brokers, merchants, and clothiers, although they also included a cigar merchant, a coal-mine operator, and a stenographer. [35] The service elevators, among the first in the city, lead to the kitchens of the apartments. [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. In 1985, Bailey Camden is desperate for new opportunities. 1875 - 1943. [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. 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 The opportunity to move to America. 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Shes not your typical kowtowing woman of the Victorian Era. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Fiona Davis was born in Canada and raised in New Jersey, Utah, and Texas. [121] The mechanical equipment was being installed in the building by March 1884. [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] 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. [19][22], Henry Janeway Hardenbergh designed the Dakota for Edward C. Clark between 1880 and 1884. 1875 - 1942. 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[16] Clark also developed 27 row houses on 72nd and 73rd Streets, adjacent to the Dakota;[8][18][19] they are no longer extant. [150] By the mid-1960s, members of the co-op had to pay carrying charges of up to $14,400 a year, in addition to a maximum down payment of $60,000 on their apartments. [160] The LPC gave craftsmanship awards to the restoration architects, Ehrenkrantz & Eckstut Architects and Remco, in 1994. [21][34] A group of businessmen formed the West Side Association the same year. After all, everyone knows it as the place where Lennon died. In 1921 he was made a member of the American Institute of Architects. [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. He was born in Paris in 1876, and studied architecture under Stanford White, and later became a member of the firm of McKim, Mead and White. [193] Another prospective tenant sued the Dakota's board in 2015 after the board prohibited him from moving into a unit he had bought 16 years prior. Joey Harrow, a fellow musician, told people that he saw Lennon standing surrounded by light in the building's archway. Discover and add pictures, bio information and documents about the life of Theodore Camden (1918). [90][91] Some units have been substantially redesigned; for example, a four-bedroom unit was renovated in the modern style in the 2010s. The opportunity to move to America. [39], A glass breezeway ran along the western portion of the courtyard. [125], By 1992, the Dakota's facade was again being cleaned. [4][7][8] The Dakota occupies a nearly square land lot with an area of 40,866sqft (3,796.6m2). 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. L.L. WebTheodore may be an amalgamation of famous, visionary architects of the Gilded Age. Lists of spooky places around the world where you might see, here, or feel a real ghost. [42] All servants entered and exited the Dakota through this driveway. [9][122], The Dakota was completed by October 27, 1884,[107] and was fully rented upon its completion. [17][43][26] This driveway was used to deliver goods and "commodities of housekeeping", as well as remove garbage and ashes. There is also a security guard's booth to the west of the main entrance. [6] In its first two years, the Dakota was not profitable. Slide over on that silk settee and join me in conversation with Fiona Davis. [69] Parlors were generally 25 by 40ft (7.6 by 12.2m). Henry Hardenbergh? [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. 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. People still flock to the outside of the Dakota decades after John Lennon's death. Originally, arched balconies connected the gables. It was just outside the main entry doors that Mark David Chapman shot and killed one of music's most legendary and beloved figures. [155][229], The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Dakota as a New York City landmark in February 1969. 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