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Van Cortlandt mansion, New York, N.Y. – Antique Print

Van Cortlandt mansion, New York, N.Y., c[1906] — historic photograph
Van Cortlandt mansion, New York, N.Y., c[1906]. Historic photograph from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Van Cortlandt mansion, New York, N.Y. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Built in 1748 on the Bronx estate of the Van Cortlandt family, this Georgian-style house was already more than 150 years old when the Detroit Publishing Company made this negative around 1906. George Washington stayed there during the Revolutionary War, and the house remains one of the oldest surviving buildings in New York City. By this time the Bronx had been part of the city for about eight years, and the surrounding land was becoming Van Cortlandt Park, so the photograph shows the mansion as it moved from private home toward public landmark.

Created / publishedc[1906]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 019784. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsDwellings.United States--New York (State)--New York.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 793 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-63120

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