Michael Henry Adams Has Saved It

Design editor Wendy Goodman takes you inside the city’s most exciting homes and design studios. [Design Hunting]( A visual diary by Design Editor Wendy Goodman [His Gilded Age]( Preservationist Michael Henry Adams has filled his apartment with the history of Harlem. He found some of it on the street. Photo: Annie Schlechter Author, architectural historian, and Harlem preservation activist Michael Henry Adams has lived in his one-bedroom rental near St. Nicholas Park since 2007. It’s lit by candlelight and filled to the brim with furniture and art, family and neighborhood history, things inherited and thrifted and even found on the street. It’s a throwback to a genteel and slower-paced era when tea was served in the afternoon — as he served it to me when I visited. — Wendy Goodman [TAKE A TOUR]( Want more on design, real estate, and city life? [Subscribe now]( to save over 60% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. This Week in Design 1. [Sofia Coppola’s Bedrooms The director’s new book, Archive, is a showcase for the little temples, or little cells, she creates for her characters.]( 2. [Georgina Bloomberg’s Listing Her Apartment for Less Than What She Paid in 2010 Uptown co-ops are a tough sell right now.]( 3. [Maybe Manhattan Needed a Beach The Gansevoort Peninsula is a sweet, sandy little respite.]( 4. [Sphere Is an Unnatural Wonder It’s a giant orb in Sin City. Is it also the future of live entertainment?]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More on Curbed]( Introducing [My Week in New York](: a brand-new newsletter from the editors. [Sign up]( to get the next edition this Saturday. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved