| Bronx Borough Hall | |
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| Former names | The Bronx Municipal Building; Old Bronx Borough Hall |
| General information | |
| Type | Municipal Building |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Location | Tremont Park in East Tremont, Bronx, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°50′46″N 73°53′44″W / 40.845975°N 73.895506°W |
| Completed | 1897 |
| Demolished | 1969 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | George B. Post |
| Designations | New York City Landmark (1965–1966) |
The Bronx Municipal Building, later known as Bronx Borough Hall and eventually as Old Bronx Borough Hall (1897–1969),[1][2][3] was the original administrative headquarters of the Bronx Borough President and other local civic leaders. It was located in the East Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.[4]
Considered an architectural accomplishment of its era, it was located atop the rocky plateau of the northwest section of present-day Tremont Park, which was originally an extension of Crotona Park, southeast of the intersection of East Tremont Avenue and Third Avenue. The elevation of the building allowed for exceptional views from distances at many angles, and it was the converging point for civic affairs. The New York City Subway's IRT Third Avenue Line, the first elevated railway line in the borough, strategically ran along the bustling neighborhoods and stopped in front of the building at the Tremont Avenue–177th Street station, where a hub of trolley lines met.
- ^ Jenkins, Stephen (1912). The story of the Bronx, from the purchase made by the Dutch from the Indians in 1639 to the present day (1912). New York, G.P. Putnam. p. 318; 376; 377.
- ^ Comfort, Randall; Steurer, Charles David; Meyerhoff, Charles A. D. (1906). History of Bronx borough, city of New York. History of Bronx borough, city of New York. p. 273.
- ^ Cook, Harry Tecumseh; Kaplan, Nathan Julius (1913). The borough of the Bronx, 1639–1913: its marvelous development and historical surroundings (1913). (Nathan Julius), 1887-. p. 68.
- ^ The American Almanac, Year-book, Cyclopaedia and Atlas, Volume 1. Hearst's Chicago American and San Francisco Examiner. 1903. p. 848.
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