The East Bronx History Forum is pleased to announce it will be holding its 182nd meeting on Wednesday, February 21st at the historic Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum at 7:30 pm. Location is 895 Shore Road. This is the last remaining 19th country estate in Pelham Bay Park. It is operated by the Bartow-Pell Conservancy and is a proud partner member of the Historic House Trust and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Let’s time-travel into the rural Bronx when homes were illuminated by candles and oil lamps as horses galloped along country lanes. You are invited into the home of Maria and Robert Bartow. Explore their 19th century lifestyle as you enter their elegantly appointed home inspired by the popular Greek Revival style of the period. Learn how they lived and entertained their influential neighbors and learn about the fascinating historical events they witnessed while raising their seven children. Don't miss this specially curated tour led by BPC board members Carswell Rush Berlin and Joseph Cordasco.
Carswell Rush Berlin is a New York City-based private dealer of American antique furniture and decorative accessories of the Classical period 1800–1840, serving private clients, museums, and the design trade for more than thirty years.
Joseph Cordasco is a former educator with thirty-seven-years of experience in public and private education. Beginning as a teacher and then as an acting assistant principal with the New York City Department of Education, he became the principal of a large and diverse elementary school in the late 1980s. He currently enjoys volunteering in his community andchairs the Education Committee on the board of the Bartow-Pell Mansion and Museum.
As always, the EBHF meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit our website BronxNYC.com, as well as our Facebook and Instagram pages. Save the date and join us as we immerse ourselves in a bygone era.
We hope you will join us.
Dorothy A. Krynicki
Secretary, East Bronx History Forum
Photo credit: Noel Sutherland
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