The gazetteer

He kept the city
by street number.

Buried in his manuscript is a directory: house by house, who was there and in what years. 585 Broadway was John Jacob Astor's last home. 56 Beaver Street was Delmonico's. 44 Bond Street was Susan B. Anthony's.

Every entry below is his, transcribed exactly. Click one to read the section of the book it came from.