Highbridge in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Former American Female Guardian Society’s Home for the Friendless
New York City Designated Landmark
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 4, 2019
1. Former American Female Guardian Society’s Home for the Friendless Marker
Inscription.
Former American Female Guardian Society’s Home for the Friendless. New York City Designated Landmark. The Home for the Friendless, also known as the Woody Crest Home, was constructed in 1901-02 to the design of prominent architect William B. Tuthill. Built for abandoned and needy children, the home was established by the American Female Guardian Society, which was founded in 1834 to aid impoverished women and children. The Woody Crest Home is one of the few remaining grand turn-of-the-century institutional buildings in The Bronx. Skillfully massed and terraced to disguise its size and richly decorated in the fashionable Beaux Arts style, the building appears to be a large mansion rather than an institution. The building was restored in 1991 by Housing and Services, Inc. and serves the community as a long term health care facility. , New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation , 2000
The Home for the Friendless, also known as the Woody Crest Home, was constructed in 1901-02 to the design of prominent architect William B. Tuthill. Built for abandoned and needy children, the home was established by the American Female Guardian Society, which was founded in 1834 to aid impoverished women and children. The Woody Crest Home is one of the few remaining grand turn-of-the-century institutional buildings in The Bronx. Skillfully massed and terraced to disguise its size and richly decorated in the fashionable Beaux Arts style, the building appears to be a large mansion rather than an institution. The building was restored in 1991 by Housing & Services, Inc. and serves the community as a long term health care facility.
New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation
2000
Erected 2000 by New York Landmarks Preservation Foundation.
Location. 40° 49.841′ N, 73° 55.769′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Highbridge. Marker is on Woodycrest Avenue near Jerome Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is
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at or near this postal address: 936 Woodycrest Avenue, Bronx NY 10452, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Former American Female Guardian Society’s Home for the Friendless and Marker
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 4, 2019
3. Ironwork and current branding
Geo. P. Hall (photo courtesy of the New York Historical Society), circa 1910
4. American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless Woodycrest Home
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 1,000 times since then and 140 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on May 5, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.