Detail View: The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection: Fonthill, the Edwin Forrest House
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Landmark Name:
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Fonthill, the Edwin Forrest House
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LP Number:
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LP-00133
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Link to Designation Report:
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Landmark Type:
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Individual Landmark
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Designation Date:
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3/15/1966
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Image Type:
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Designation Photos
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Image Date:
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7/1/1968
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Address:
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College of Mount Saint Vincent, West 261st Street
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BIN:
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2098639
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BBL:
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2059580001
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Borough:
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The Bronx
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Block:
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5958
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Lot:
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1
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Architect or Builder:
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Thomas C. Smith (builder)
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Date of Construction:
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1848
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Owner or Developer:
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Edwin Forrest
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Style Primary:
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Gothic Revival
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Material Primary:
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Stone
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Use Original:
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Residential, single family
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Use Other:
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Institutional, school, university, administrative
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Building Type:
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Freestanding House
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Building Type Other:
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Administration Building
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Notes:
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Fonthill was erected for the famed Shakespearean tragedian Edwin Forrest and was named afor the English house Fonthill Abbe, built in 1796-1812.
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File Name:
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LP0133_1968-07_002.jpg
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