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. 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.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 40° 49.841′ N, 73° 55.769′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Highbridge.

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It is on Woodycrest Avenue near Jerome Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 936 Woodycrest Avenue, Bronx NY 10452, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Highbridge Doughboy Statue (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Highbridge World War I Memorial (about 500 feet away); MVP Award Winners (about 700 feet away); "Pete" Sheehy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rev. T. Wendell Foster Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Nelson Mandela (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackie Robinson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Paul O'Neill (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.

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Former American Female Guardian Society’s Home for the Friendless and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 4, 2019

2. Former American Female Guardian Society’s Home for the Friendless and Marker

Ironwork and current branding image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Larry Gertner, May 4, 2019

3. Ironwork and current branding

<i>American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Friendless Woodycrest Home</i> image. Click for full size.

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 2,458 times since then and 142 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.