COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
College of Mount St. Vincent, Cottage and Stable
LP Number:
LP-01085
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
7/28/1981
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Address:
6111 & 6115 Riverdale Avenue
BIN:
2098641
BBL:
2059580001
Borough:
The Bronx
Block:
5958
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
Not determined
Date of Construction:
c. 1848
Owner or Developer:
Edwin Forrest
Style Primary:
Gothic Revival
Style Secondary:
Italianate
Material Primary:
Fieldstone
Material Secondary:
Wood
Use Original:
Transportation, stable
Use Other:
College or University Building
Building Type:
Stable
Building Type Other:
College or University Building
Notes:
Possibly designed by Shakespearean tragedian Edwin Forrest and his wife with advice from Alexander Jackson Downing; the stable is believed to have been built concurrently with the cottage and was finished no later than 1856.
File Name:
LP1085_003.tif
College of Mount St. Vincent, Cottage and Stable
