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Beautiful Riverdale “Victorian Home” To Be Torn Down–How old is it? – The Kingsbridge Historical Society

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Home › Forums › The Industrial Era › Beautiful Riverdale “Victorian Home” To Be Torn Down–How old is it? Here’s the short version: The Hebrew Home at Riverdale will tear down one of Riverdale’s oldest houses on the property that they acquired in 2011 as part of their plan to expand their facility. This is being done as a last minute modification to their plans and contrary to what was stated in both the environmental review and the zoning permit application. The Hebrew Home has no plans to build on the site of the house, but is tearing it down because, in their opinion, it has “deteriorated.” But here’s the catch: the house has a much longer history than anyone realizes due to archaeological assessments that did not dig very deep into historical records. Regardless of its history, the building is not landmarked and it seems to be within the rights of the Hebrew Home to demolish the house. But the fact that the Hebrew Home is being permitted to build large buildings in an area prot

Home › Forums › The Industrial Era › Beautiful Riverdale “Victorian Home” To Be Torn Down–How old is it? This topic has 14 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 1 year, 8 months ago by ndembowski . Viewing 14 reply threads Author Posts August 28, 2024 at 10:56 pm #4360 ndembowski [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="577"] Photo of the “Victorian Home” by Emilio Guerra: https://www.emilio.nyc/%5B/caption%5D Here’s the short version: The Hebrew Home at Riverdale will tear down one of Riverdale’s oldest houses on the property that they acqui

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