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Riverdale Monument

Historic site · Riverdale, New York

Riverdale Monument bell tower

The Riverdale–Spuyten Duyvil–Kingsbridge Memorial Bell Tower, commonly known as the Riverdale Monument, in Bell Tower Park, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. Its plaque lists World War I servicemembers from Riverdale and neighboring areas.

History

The monument was built by the architect Dwight James Baum and is dated September 17, 1930. It was moved 700 feet south from its original site in 1936 to make room for the Henry Hudson Parkway, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 2012.

Visit

Riverdale Avenue at W. 239th St. & Henry Hudson Pkwy., Bronx, NY

Photo "Riverdale Monument bell tower": Jim.henderson, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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