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William E. Dodge House

William E. Dodge House
William E Dodge House, Bronx NY.JPG
William E. Dodge House, June 2013
William E. Dodge House is located in New York City
William E. Dodge House
William E. Dodge House is located in New York
William E. Dodge House
William E. Dodge House is located in the US
William E. Dodge House
Location 690 W. 247th St., Bronx, New York
Coordinates 40°53′41″N 73°54′47″W / 40.894787°N 73.913162°W / 40.894787; -73.913162Coordinates: 40°53′41″N 73°54′47″W / 40.894787°N 73.913162°W / 40.894787; -73.913162
Area less than one acre
Built 1863
Architect Renwick, James
Architectural style Gothic, Tudor Gothic
NRHP Reference # 77000934
Added to NRHP August 28, 1977

William E. Dodge House, also known as Greyston Conference Center, is a historic home located in the Hudson Hill section of Riverdale in the Bronx in New York City. It was built in 1863 and designed by noted architect James Renwick, Jr. It is a 2 12-story masonry structure in the Gothic Revival style. It was built for copper tycoon William E. Dodge, Jr. (1832–1903) as a summer residence and expanded in 1892 as a year-round suburban home. It was formally dedicated on May 27, 1963, as the Greyston Conference Center, of Teachers College, Columbia University.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.



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