— newspaper titles
— digitized titles
91 historic places
— earliest paper
1912 formed
1,472,654 pop. 2020
8 cemeteries
— CW battlefields
At a glance Summary
The National Register of Historic Places includes 91 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1967; 7 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Bronx, New York, Kingsbridge.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
National Register of Historic Places NPS NRHP
52 of 91 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
91 listed properties Property City Type Listed 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT) Bronx Structure 2005 48th Police Precinct Station New York Building 1983 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable New York Building 1982 Bailey Avenue-West 193rd Street Houses Bronx Building 2026 Bartow-Pell Mansion and Carriage House NHL New York Building 1974 Boston Road Plaza Bronx Building 2024 Boston-Secor Houses Bronx District 2024 Bronx Borough Courthouse New York Building 1982 Bronx Central Annex-U.S. Post Office New York Building 1980 Bronx County Courthouse New York Building 1983 Casa Amadeo, antigua Casa Hernandez Bronx Building 2001 Casita Rincón Criollo Bronx Building 2024 Chevra Linas Hazedek Synagogue of Harlem and the Bronx Bronx Building 2014 Christ Church Complex New York Building 1983 Colgate, Robert, House New York Building 1983 Concourse Yard Entry Buildings Bronx Structure 2006 Concourse Yard Substation Bronx Structure 2006 Crotona Play Center Bronx Building 2015 Dodge, William E., House New York Building 1977 Dollar Savings Bank Bronx Building 2011 Dollar Savings Bank Bronx Building 2024 E. Robert Moore Houses Bronx Building 2025 East 152nd Street-Courtlandt Avenue Houses Bronx Building 2026 East 180th Street-Monterey Avenue Houses Bronx Building 2026 Eastchester Houses Bronx District 2025 Edenwald Houses Bronx District 2024 Edgehill Church of Spuyten Duyvil New York Building 1982 Eighth Regiment Armory New York Building 1982 Farragut, Admiral David Glasgow, Gravesite NHL Bronx Site 2012 Fonthill Castle and the Administration Building of the College of Mount St. Vincent New York Building 1980 Fort Independence Historic District Kingsbridge District 2016 Fort Independence Street-Heath Avenue Houses Bronx Building 2026 Fort Schuyler New York District 1976 Grace Episcopal Church Bronx Building 2006 Grand Concourse Historic District New York District 1987 Hall of Fame Complex New York Building 1979 Hertlein and Schlatter Silk Trimmings Factory Building 2001 High Pumping Station New York Building 1983 House at 175 Belden Street New York Building 1982 Hunts Point Rail Station Bronx Building 2022 Jackson Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Bronx Structure 2004 Jerome Park Reservoir Bronx District 2000 Joseph Rodman Drake Park and Enslaved People’s Burial Ground Bronx Site 2025 Keeper's House at Williamsbridge Reservoir Bronx Building 1999 Lisanti Chapel Bronx Building 2002 Longwood Historic District New York District 1983 Lorillard Snuff Mill NHL New York Building 1977 Middletown Plaza Bronx Building 2024 Morris High School Historic District New York District 1983 Morris Park Station Bronx Structure 2005 Mott Avenue Control House New York Building 1980 Mott Haven Health Center Bronx Building 2026 Mott Haven Historic District New York District 1980 New York Botanical Gardens NHL New York District 1967 New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building New York Building 1980 Park Plaza Apartments New York Building 1982 Pelham Parkway Station (Dual System IRT) Bronx Structure 2005 Poe Cottage New York Building 1980 Port Morris Ferry Bridges Bronx Structure 2014 Prospect Avenue Subway Station (IRT) Bronx Structure 2004 Public School 11 New York Building 1983 Public School 15 New York Building 1981 Public School 17 New York Building 1984 Rainey Memorial Gates New York Structure 1972 Reformed Church of Melrose Bronx Building 2017 Rieger's, C., Sons Factory Bronx Building 2004 Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex New York Building 1982 Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil-Kingsbridge Memorial Bell Tower Bronx Structure 2012 Saxe Embroidery Company Building Bronx Building 2018 Simpson Street Subway Station and Substation #18 (IRT) Bronx Structure 2004 Spaulding, Henry F., Coachman's House New York Building 1982 St. Ann's Church Complex New York Building 1980 St. Anselm's Roman Catholic Church and School Bronx Building 2014 St. James' Episcopal Church and Parish House New York Building 1982 St. Peter's Church, Chapel and Cemetery Complex New York Building 1983 St. Stephen's Methodist Church Bronx Building 2012 St. Stephen’s Mission Church Complex Bronx District 2021 Sunnyslope New York Building 1983 Tremont Baptist Church Bronx Building 2009 US Post Office-Morrisania New York Building 1988 United Workers Cooperatives New York Building 1986 University Heights Campus (Bronx Community College of The City University of New York) NHL Bronx District 2012 V. Santini, Inc. Warehouse Bronx Building 2020 Valentine-Varian House New York Building 1978 Van Cortlandt, Frederick, House NHL New York Building 1967 Washington Bridge New York Structure 1983 Wave Hill New York Building 1983 Westchester Square Station (Dual System IRT) Bronx Structure 2005 Williamsbridge Oval Park Bronx District 2015 Woodlawan Station (Dual System IRT) Bronx Structure 2005 Woodlawn Cemetery NHL Bronx District 2011
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
Population by decade Census Bronx County population from 1920 to 2020 (Census historical series).
1.5M 1.1M 732k 1920 1960 1970 2000 2020 1920 1940 1950 1960 1980 2000 2020 732,016 1,394,711 1,451,277 1,424,815 1,168,972 1,332,650 1,472,654
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby NPS Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs . The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places USGS GNIS 8 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 8 of 8 listed Name Lat Lon Old Saint Raymond's Cemetery 40.83405 -73.83362 Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery 40.8436 -73.87944 Pelham Cemetery 40.84926 -73.7843 Potters Field Burial Ground 40.85828 -73.7702 Saint Anns Cemetery 40.8087 -73.91736 Saint Peter's Cemetery 40.83805 -73.84444 Saint Raymond Cemetery 40.82414 -73.83327 Woodlawn Cemetery 40.88968 -73.8727
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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