Historic site
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
19 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Ashley
September 3, 2012
Bring your camera for this one, rare beautiful mansion with a garden full of the most beautiful flowers and orchids.
Yvonne
October 7, 2021
I love this Museum! Rich in history of earlier and wealthy Bronxites.
Roxanne
September 6, 2020
This sight is filled with history, being the last living mid-19th century country estate!
Yulia And Amine
October 21, 2019
The history of this beautiful estate dates back to the 17th Century, when Thomas Pell signed a treaty with the Siwanoy Indians to purchase what is now the Bronx borough. Located within today’s Pelham Bay Park, the current house was built between 1836 and 1842, and was sold to the City of New York in 1888. Re-opened as a museum in 1946, it now offers tours of its furnishings, carriage house and formal gardens.
The history of this beautiful estate dates back to the 17th Century, when Thomas Pell signed a treaty with the Siwanoy Indians to purchase what is now the Bronx borough. Located within today’s Pelham Bay Park, the current house was built between 1836 and 1842, and was sold to the City of New York in…
Jeenuh
December 20, 2016
This mansion museum is very educational. The gardens are lovely and a complete surprise when you see them. They have wonderful special events
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Location
895 Shore Rd
Bronx, NY