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Fort Independence Historic District:
a proposal
Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association
(FIPNA)Originally submitted December 1997,
And re-submitted March 2004
Today. . . Curved Tree-lined Streets
Slate Sidewalks . . . and Curved Streets
Proposed Fort Independence Historic District
Historic District Boundary Boundary includes both sides of the streets starting
at the most southern point of Giles Place and Fort Independence Street
northward for the entire Giles Place to Sedgwick Avenue, then
southward along Sedgwick Avenue to Fort Independence Street, then
northwest-ward until it turns to Orloff Avenue on the east, then
right from Orloff onto Cannon Place including all of Cannon Place to the intersection of Cannon Place.
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
2004 1997
Private homes . . . line both sides of the street
Different Styles . . . .
Curved streets . . .positioned high on the ridge
Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association (FIPNA)
Jenkins, The Story of the Bronx 1639-1912 p. 340
Hidden America, 1959, p. 256
Fort Independence, Alas, Became British ‘No.4’, The Bronx In History, Bronx Press Review
The Siege of Fort Independence, 1-18-96, The Bronx In History, Bronx Press Review
The Bronx as a Winter Playground, 1-25-96, The Bronx In History, Bronx Press Review
Yes, Right Here 1975 Walk through the neighborhood
The Giles Mansion at Fort Independence, William Schwab, Journal News, Do you Remember, 03-27-69
Fort Independence Didn’t Live Up to Name, 1-20-77, The Bronx in History, Bronx Press Review
Fort Independence Street Area Yielded Revolutionary War Data, 12-20-84, The Bronx In History, Bronx Press Review
Dig Up Revolutionary Fort, NY Times 7-18-58
Murray Schmack, Fort Independence Revolutionary War Data, NY Times, approx April 1958
5 Amateurs Dig Up Revolutionary Fort, NY Post, Phil Kanter, 7-18-58
The home of Revolutionary War hero Major Gen. Robert Montgomery in Jerome Park, William Schwab, Journal News, Do you Remember, 3-25-69
Invite to Mayor Beame to dedicate Montgomery Plaque, 9-16-75
Invite to owners of 3301 Sedgwick Avenue to place Plaque, 8-19-75
Rededication of Fort Independence Playground, 8-6-87
Thank you for your time and consideration