Eighteenth-century manor house museum featuring period furnishings, decorative arts collections, historic gardens, and exhibits that interpret colonial life, politics, and culture in early New York.
Guided tours offered during operating hours
Closed Monday and Tuesday
Seniors and Students: $3
Children ages 12 and under: Free
How to Get There
From Bronx, New York (2 mi): Take Broadway north through Riverdale, enter Van Cortlandt Park, and follow signs to the museum near the intersection of 246th Street and Broadway.
Overview
Van Cortlandt House Museum in the Bronx's Van Cortlandt Park is the oldest surviving building in the Bronx and a fine Georgian house, built in 1748 by Frederick Van Cortlandt at the center of a large farm estate. It was associated with military operations in the Revolution. Guided tours explore the family, the enslaved people who lived and worked here, and New York's political and social history, with park trails nearby.
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