Valentine-Varian House

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location= 3266 Bainbridge Avenue, Norwood, Bronx, New York, USA
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 52
lat_seconds = 38
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73
long_minutes = 52
long_seconds = 47
long_direction = W
locmapin = New York
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built =1758
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added = March 21, 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum=78001841cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Valentine-Varian House, built in 1758 by Isaac Valentine and located in the Norwood section of The Bronx is the borough's second oldest house and oldest remaining farmhouse.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE5D91139F934A3575AC0A960948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2|title=If You're Thinking of Living In; Norwood|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=1986-09-07|author=Eric Messinger|work=The New York Times] The house remained in the Varian family, which included Isaac Varian, New York's 63rd Mayor until 1905, when it was sold. It is currently a part of the Historic House TrustCite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE7D8143CF933A15755C0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2|title=A Trust for New York's Old Houses|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=1989-06-20|author=David W. Dunlap|work=The New York Times] and houses the Museum of Bronx History.

During the Revolutionary War, the House was occupied by Hessian, British and American troops and survived the war despite a series of battles fought nearby.Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/sub_about/parks_divisions/historic_houses/hh_valentine_varian.html|title=Valentine-Varian House, Varian House Park|accessdate=2008-03-18|publisher=New York City Department of Parks & Recreation] The House's role in the Revolutionary war was documented in a book published in 1983.cite book | title=Legacy of the Revolution: The Valentine - Varian House| last=Ultan| first=Lloyd| date=1983| pages=130| publisher=Bronx Historical Society| location=The Bronx, New York| id=ISBN 094198012X] The house withstood significant vandalism in the 1960s when it was being converted for use into a museum.Cite web|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B15F73C55167A93C0AB1783D85F478685F9|title=Vandals Battering 1775 House Planned for Museum in Bronx|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=1963-08-22|work=The New York Times] Since its conversion to a museum it has held a number of exhibits about The Bronx and the borough's history.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE2DE113AF936A35757C0A964958260&sec=&spon=|title=In Historic Structures; A Cornucopia of Events|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=1992-04-05|work=The New York Times]

The Bronx River Soldier, sometimes called Bronx River Sentry statue is located on the grounds of the House.Cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B06E3D71430F930A3575AC0A9669C8B63|title=Bronx River Sentry|accessdate=2008-03-18|year=2000-09-03|work=The New York Times]

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External links

* [http://www.historichousetrust.org/item.php?i_id=29 The Historic House Trust of New York City :: Valentine-Varian House]