Home of the Van Cortlandt family, important in NY society and politics in the 18th and 19th centuries. Once the center of a busy farmstead, the mansion, built in 1748, sits alone in Van Cortlandt Park. Excavations in 1990-92, 2003 and 2005 produced a large number of 18th century artifacts, including pottery and objects of daily use, as well as uncovering architectural features which gave a better picture of the construction, history and use of the house and grounds. The collection is within the NYC Archaeological Repository and has not been fully inventoried.
Van Cortlandt House
Bronx, Van Cordlandt House, 525 S Riverside Ave
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Van Cortlandt House, Bronx, NY
June 1990
Home of the Van Cortlandt family, important in NY society and politics in the 18th and 19th centuries. Once the center of a busy farmstead, the mansion, built in 1748, sits alone in Van Cortlandt Park. Excavations in 1990-92, 2003 ...
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Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx, NY
June 1992
Brooklyn College completed three seasons of excavations from 1990-1992 at the Van Cortlandt Mansion in Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx and uncovered an intact prehistoric shell midden and two large deposits of 17th-19th century artifacts. The mansion was built in 1748-49. ...
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Ironstone Ointment Pot with Lid
(Mid to late-19th Century)
Printed Whiteware Mug
(1843 - 1869)
Undecorated Whiteware Ointment Pot with Lid
(Mid to late-19th Century)
Undecorated Whiteware Ointment Pot with lid
(Mid to late-19th Century)
Ceramic saucer
(1770 - 1820)
Printed "Ontario Lake Scenery" Patterned Whiteware Teacup
(Circa 1841 - 1853)
White Granite Saucer
(1850 - 1865)
Plain White Granite Saucer
(1855 - 1889)
Paneled and Painted Ironstone Chamber Pot
(Mid- to Late-19th Century)