Description: Bronx, NEW YORK CITY - Van Cortlandt Park - Van Cortlandt Mansion: Van Cortlandt Park is a 1,146-acre (464 ha) park located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance. The park, the city's third-largest, was named for the Van Cortlandt family, which was prominent in the area during the Dutch and English colonial periods. The Van Cortlandt House, also known as the Van Cortlandt Mansion, is the oldest known surviving house in the Bronx in New York City. It is located in the southwestern portion of Van Cortlandt Park. The house is operated as a historic house museum known as the Van Cortlandt House Museum. Built by Frederick Van Cortlandt and completed in 1749, the house is a 2+1⁄2-story Georgian building with a rubblestone facade and Georgian-style interiors. It served as a residence of one branch of the Van Cortlandt family for 140 years before it reopened as a museum in 1897. The house is built on an estate that Jacobus Van Cortlandt acquired in the 1690s. Frederick began constructing the building in 1748, although he did not live to see its completion, and Frederick's son James inherited the house. During the American Revolutionary War, both British and American troops variously occupied the house; the structure was passed down to various members of the Van Cortlandt family through the 19th century. The city government acquired the house in 1888 as part of the construction of Van Cortlandt Park and initially used the building as a police barracks. The Society of Colonial Dames of the State of New York leased the house in 1896 and opened it to the public on May 28, 1897. Various modifications were made to the grounds over the subsequent decades, and a caretaker's house was built in the 1910s. The house underwent renovations in the 1960s and 1980s. This Undivided Back Era (1901-07) postcard is in good condition but shows some edge and corner wear. Platinachrome Co. N. Y.
Price: 9.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-02-06T01:39:16.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: Frederick Van Cortlandt
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Bronx
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Platinachrome Co.
Subject: University of Washington
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Undivided Back (1901-1907)
Theme: Universities, New York City, Van Cortlandt Park
Country: United States
Region: Van Cortlandt Mansion
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
