Sinclair House

Sinclair House was a 19th-century Manhattan hotel which stood at 754 Broadway [1] and Eighth Street.[2] The building was established by the Sinclair Realty Company.[3] It was demolished in 1908[4]

History

In November 1863 Sinclair House hosted a meeting of mayoralty convention of New York City and the County of New York. The gathering was organized by the Democratic Party general committee.[5] The same month the establishment was the location of delegate selection of several conventions pertinent to the 5th Ward Union Association.[6]

Amaziah L. Ashman was proprietor of Sinclair House in 1900. He was a native of Livingston County, New York and the director of Astor Place Bank.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ World Almanac, Facts on File, Newspaper Enterprises Association, 1901, pg. 533.
  2. ↑ Brooklyn Daily Eagle Almanac, American Almanac Collection, Library of Congress, 1901, pg. 206,.
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association, Volume 37, Boyd Printing Company, 1914, pg. 440.
  4. ↑ The greatest street in the world, Stephen Jenkins, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1911, pg. 187.
  5. ↑ C. Godfrey Gunther and the Mayoralty, New York Times, November 7, 1863, pg. 2.
  6. ↑ Political, New York Times, November 14, 1863, pg. 7.
  7. ↑ Biographical directory of the state of New York, 1900, Biographical directory co., New York, pg. 13.

Coordinates: 40°43′48″N 73°59′31″W / 40.730°N 73.992°W