Fort Tryon Park
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Fort Tryon Park and the Cloisters
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| Location | from Cabrini Circle, at the intersection of Carbini Blvd. and Fort Washington Avenue in the south, to Riverside Drive in the north, and from Broadway in the east to the Henry Hudson Parkway in the west Manhattan, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′39″N 73°55′57″W / 40.86083°N 73.93250°WCoordinates: 40°51′39″N 73°55′57″W / 40.86083°N 73.93250°W |
| Area | 66.5 acres (26.9 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
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Olmsted Brothers: (Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., James W. Dawson) |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 78001870 |
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| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1978 |
| Designated NYCL |
The Cloisters: March 19, 1974 Fort Tryon Park: September 20, 1983 |
Fort Tryon Park is a public park located in the Hudson Heights and Inwood neighborhoods of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. The 67 acres (27 ha) park is situated on a ridge in Upper Manhattan, with a commanding view of the Hudson River, the George Washington Bridge, the New Jersey Palisades, Washington Heights, Inwood, The Bronx and the Harlem River. It extends from Margaret Corbin Circle in the south to Riverside Drive at Dyckman Street in the north, and from Broadway in the east to the Henry Hudson Parkway in the west. The main entrance to the park is at Margaret Corbin Circle, at the intersection of Fort Washington Avenue and Cabrini Boulevard.
The area was known by the name Chquaesgeck by the local Lenape tribe, and was called Lange Bergh (Long Hill) by Dutch settlers until late in the 17th century. It was the location where the Battle of Fort Washington was fought in the American Revolutionary War, but it was, and remained, sparsely populated. By the turn of the 20th century, it was the location of large country estates.
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