I just finished and enjoyed "The Girl on the Red Velvet Swing" I asked my husband if he had heard the story, and he said "wasn't Harry Thaw the one who looked at Philadelphia's City Hall and said "My God, I shot the wrong architect!" Google says he "said" this about Mar-a-Lago, unspecified construction in Dallas and in Miami, and the Roxy Theater in NYC. Is there any basis to the belief he said this, and about what?

Simon Baatz Dear Cindy,
Thank you for your comment on the book. It is always good to get positive feedback about my writing.
I have heard this story about Thaw's comment several times but I don't think I have previously heard it said about the City Hall (a building that I know well, having lived in Philadelpia for many years).
In all my research for the book, I never came across a reliable source for the quote. Thaw may well have said it. He had houses in many different places so I wouldn't discount him having said it about Mar-a-Lago or the Roxy Theater or even about City Hall!
My best wishes,
Simon

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