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Van Cortlandt House

The Van Cortlandt House, also known as the Van Cortlandt Mansion, is the oldest known surviving house in in . It is located in the southwestern portion of .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic house in the Bronx, New York
  • Also known as: “Van Cortlandt House Museum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station and Van Cortlandt Park.

Metro station
Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is the northern terminal station of the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. Located at the intersection of 242nd Street and Broadway in the neighborhood of , it is served by the 1 train at all times. is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Van Cortlandt House.

Park
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is a 1,146-acre located in the borough of in . Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Alliance.

Sports venue
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is a 2,345-seat multi-purpose arena in the Bronx, New York. It is located on the campus of Manhattan University and is the home of the Manhattan Jaspers athletic teams including men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball. is situated 1,500 feet west of Van Cortlandt House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fieldston and Riverdale.

Neighborhood
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is a privately owned affluent neighborhood in the section of the northwestern part of the borough of . It is bounded by Manhattan College Parkway to the south, Henry Hudson Parkway to the west, 250th Street to the north, and Broadway to the east.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the borough of . , which had a population of 47,850 as of the 2000 United States Census, contains the city's northernmost point at the University of Mount Saint Vincent.

Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of , . 's boundaries are Manhattan College Parkway to the north, the Major Deegan Expressway or Bailey Avenue to the east, West 230th Street to the south, and Irwin Avenue to the west.

Van Cortlandt House

Latitude
40.89113° or 40° 53′ 28″ north
Longitude
-73.89487° or 73° 53′ 42″ west
Height
40 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87G8V4R4+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 276512435
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q7913249
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Van Cortlandt House” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Van Cortlandt Pool and Enslaved African and Kingsbridge Burial Grounds.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Van Cortlandt House”. Photo: Dmadeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.