Andrew Freedman Home
Historic site · Concourse, New York
A four-story building at 1125 Grand Concourse, in the Concourse neighborhood, in the French and Italian Renaissance style with soft gray and yellow limestone. Joseph H. Friedlander and Harry Allan Jacobs filed plans in 1922; construction started in 1924 and the home opened that year, with two wings added between 1928 and 1931. It was designated a New York City Landmark on June 2, 1992.
History
Andrew Freedman was a self-made millionaire who feared losing his fortune in the Panic of 1907. He died in 1915 leaving a $4 million estate, which funded a home for aged and indigent persons of both sexes who had formerly been in good circumstances. Residents originally lived rent-free and with free servants.
The trust was depleted by the 1960s. The Mid Bronx Senior Citizens Council purchased the home in 1982 and relocated the remaining 30 residents, then reopened it in 1983 as a residence for the elderly and the poor. The building functions as a daycare center, an event space, and an artists' hub with residency programs, workshops and exhibitions.
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1125 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY
Photo "The Andrew Freedman Home from its front lawn": Jim.henderson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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