COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Fonthill, the Edwin Forrest House
LP Number:
LP-00133
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Designation Date:
3/15/1966
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Date:
7/1/1968
Address:
College of Mount Saint Vincent, West 261st Street
BIN:
2098639
BBL:
2059580001
Borough:
The Bronx
Block:
5958
Lot:
1
Architect or Builder:
Thomas C. Smith (builder)
Date of Construction:
1848
Owner or Developer:
Edwin Forrest
Style Primary:
Gothic Revival
Material Primary:
Stone
Use Original:
Residential, single family
Use Other:
Institutional, school, university, administrative
Building Type:
Freestanding House
Building Type Other:
Administration Building
Notes:
Fonthill was erected for the famed Shakespearean tragedian Edwin Forrest and was named afor the English house Fonthill Abbe, built in 1796-1812.
File Name:
LP0133_1968-07_001.jpg
Fonthill, the Edwin Forrest House
