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The Fieldston Historic District “contains 257 houses and related structures set amidst a varied topography of winding tree-lined streets and dramatic rock outcroppings on a 140 acre development in the Riverdale section in the northwest Bronx."1 The plot of land on which Fieldston is today situated was purchased in 1829.

• 1. District Master Plan for the Fieldston Historic District (Accessed July 20, 2009)

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Description

Riverdale is located in the northwest portion of the Bronx. The area of what is now the Riverdale Historic District was part of a 100-acre parcel purchased in 1852 from William Ackerman for suburban development1 by wealthy businessmen. The land was initially divided up into seven estates. Five of these original homes survive, variously altered in the 19th and 20th centuries, as does much of the landscaping and topography.2

• 1. Riverdale Historic District, Current Photographs.
• 2. The Historic Districts Council. Accessed 21 July 2009.

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Description

The small wood-frame farmhouse was built in 1812, and has only five rooms: a kitchen, parlor, and bedchamber on the main floor, and two tiny rooms in the attic.1 The sparsely furnished main floor includes a 19th-century cast-iron stove, a rocking chair, a desk, and other furnishings.

• 1. The Historic House Trust, "Edgar Allan Poe Cottage," Historic House Trust (accessed June 22, 2009)

Location

Sometimes listed as Morrisania.