Valentine-Varian House

The Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine-Varian House is the only museum in The Bronx that is dedicated to its rich historic heritage.

The Valentine-Varian House is the home of the Museum of Bronx History. Two rooms contain changing exhibitions, while the front parlor has a permanent display about the development of the area, from the Indian and Dutch periods through the Revolution. Plantings, an herb garden, an outdoor seating area and the Bronx River Soldier monument occupy the gardens surrounding the house.

The four level...

The second oldest known house in The Bronx, the Valentine-Varian House was built by blacksmith and farmer Isaac Valentine in 1758, a time when carriages traveled the Boston Post Road past the house, then located in lower Westchester County. The house saw military action during the Revolutionary War, but miraculously survived. In 1965, the house was donated to The Bronx County Historical Society...

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. 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 Trust and houses the Museum of Bronx History and the...