Fort Independence Historic District: a proposal Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association (FIPNA) Originally submitted December 1997, And re-submitted.

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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

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 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, , The Bronx In History, Bronx Press Review

The Bronx as a Winter Playground, , 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,

Fort Independence Didn’t Live Up to Name, , The Bronx in History, Bronx Press Review

Fort Independence Street Area Yielded Revolutionary War Data, , The Bronx In History, Bronx Press Review

Dig Up Revolutionary Fort, NY Times

Murray Schmack, Fort Independence Revolutionary War Data, NY Times, approx April 1958

5 Amateurs Dig Up Revolutionary Fort, NY Post, Phil Kanter,

The home of Revolutionary War hero Major Gen. Robert Montgomery in Jerome Park, William Schwab, Journal News, Do you Remember,

Invite to Mayor Beame to dedicate Montgomery Plaque,

Invite to owners of 3301 Sedgwick Avenue to place Plaque,

Rededication of Fort Independence Playground,

Thank you for your time and consideration