Bronx · NYC landmark
Frederick and Frances Jay Van Cortlandt House
Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway at West 242nd Street · Bronx, New York City
A furnished historic house museum that connects a park outing to colonial New York, the Revolution and the history of enslavement.
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NYFE Summary
This house was the center of a plantation worked by enslaved Africans. The museum identifies people who lived and worked here, including Dinah, a domestic worker; Piero, a miller; and Levellie, a boatman. Their labor helped create roads and a millpond that shaped the surrounding landscape.
Inside, rooms are furnished to show the Van Cortlandt family’s life between 1749 and 1823. Most furnishings are period pieces rather than objects owned by the family. George Washington also stayed at the house during the Revolution and returned in 1783, as British troops prepared to leave New York.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
Plan a visit
Check the operator’s current opening, admission and access information before travelling. Historic status does not guarantee public access to every interior.
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