Van Cortlandt House Museum

Van Cortlandt House is a mid-18th century Georgian dwelling that once served as the focal point of a large and prosperous grain plantation and milling operation. At the peak of its productivity, the plantation contained a variety of livestock, farm buildings, and two mills on Tippett's Brook. It is likely that smaller dwelling houses for farm workers or slaves stood on the property though, to date, none of these buildings has been found.

The Van Cortlandt House Museum is a private, non-profit institution founded in 1896 by the National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York, a licensee of the City of New York. Van Cortlandt House was built in 1748 for Frederick Van Cortlandt and was the focal point of an expansive and prosperous wheat plantation. The interpretive period of the Museum House is from 1748 - 1823 when Frederick and his two eldest sons, James and Augustus, owned the property. The Museum collection contains Van Cortlandt family materials and furnishings appropriate to this interpretive period.

Van Cortlandt House Museum strives to be a vital member of The Bronx Cultural community and the larger region by preserving, researching and interpreting the Van Cortlandt House, its grounds, and historical collection for a wide audience for the purpose of growing meaningful connections between the past and the present. The Museum's research and interpretation focuses on the Van Cortlandt family; the social history of those who lived and worked on the property; the study of decorative arts; and the impact of the American Colonial Revival on the development of the Van Cortlandt House as a public museum.

Directions

Train - IRT Subway Line #1 to 242 Street - Van Cortlandt Park

Leave the subway platform and cross over to the park side of Broadway. Keeping the park on your right, walk away from the subway up Broadway to the driveway into Van Cortlandt Park flanked by planter boxes. Enter the park and follow this driveway to Van Cortlandt House Museum.

Bus - Bx9 to 244 Street
Liberty Lines Express Bus BxM3 to 244 Street
Westchester Bee-Line Bus 1,2,3 to 242 Street

These bus stops are located adjacent to the park driveway leading to Van Cortlandt House Museum. Walk into the park at this driveway and follow it to the Museum.

Contact Info

Van Cortlandt Park
Broadway at West 246th Street
Bronx, NY 10471

Phone - 718-543-3344
Fax - 718-543-3315
E-mail - queries @vancortlandthouse.org (leave out the space)
Web - www.vancortlandthouse.org

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