In this final chapter of Crispin’s Crispian, I’ll tell the fascinating story of what happened to the old New York farmhouse where his famous pet mom, Margaret Wise Brown, wrote her final children’s book, Mister Dog
Posts Tagged ‘Crispin’s Crispian’
1940s: Crispin’s Crispian, the Terrier of Cobble Court in NYC’s Lenox Hill, Part III
Posted: 27th November 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Dog TailsTags: 121 Charles Street, Crispin's Crispian, Margaret Glass Healy, Margaret Wise Brown, Mister Dog, New York City History, Old New York
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1940s: Crispin’s Crispian, the Terrier of Cobble Court in NYC’s Lenox Hill, Part II
Posted: 25th November 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Dog TailsTags: 1335 York Avenue, Cobble Court, Crispin's Crispian, Louvre Farm, Margaret Glass Healy, Margaret Wise Brown, Mister Dog, Old New York, Upper East Side
In the 1940s, author Margaret Wise Brown rented a tiny frame house on East 71st Street. The house, where she wrote her final book, has a fascinating history.
1940s: Crispin’s Crispian, the Terrier of Cobble Court in NYC’s Lenox Hill, Part I
Posted: 18th November 2016 by The Hatching Cat in Animal Stories, Dog TailsTags: Crispin's Crispian, David Provost, Lenox Hill, Louvre Farm, Margaret Wise Brown, Mister Dog, New York History
In February 1966, the demolition of several old buildings on York Avenue between East 71st Street and East 72nd Street revealed a very tiny frame house where a dog once inspired author Margaret Wise Brown.
