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The stone wall separating the Moller Mansion from the sidewalk lining Godwin Terrace makes it hard for many to see the 150-year-old structure. Still, surrounded by more modern brick apartment buildings, this relic of the past has certainly looked out of place.

The historical impact of the three-story mansion at 3029 Godwin Terrace is much quieter than mankind’s ascent into the skies and the heavens, but it has influence nonetheless. It seems almost out of place in its Kingsbridge neighborhood, facing P.S. 207 and surrounded by apartment buildings. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 9/19/20

If home ownership is thriving anywhere in the Bronx, it’s in the privately owned enclave of Fieldston. Even so, the borough has the lowest rates of homeownership in all five boroughs, according to a report released by Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr.

Homeownership is not popular in the Bronx

Owning a home has obvious benefits: You can renovate, repaint, have loud friends over, and always have available to you in-building laundry more

By KIRSTYN BRENDLEN | 2/23/20

A portion of a map shows the location of Fort No. 2 that was in use during the Revolutionary War. The site of the fort is believed to be an empty lot at the corner of West 230th Street and Fairfield Avenue. Kingsbridge Historical Society president Nick Dembowski is in negotiations with property owner Martin Zelnik to conduct an archaeological dig on the site.

Historians hope to find Revolutionary War artifacts at Spuyten Duyvil site

Ruins of a Revolutionary War history may be buried beneath the vacant lots on Fairfield Avenue at West 230th Street. But a disagreement over terms for the Kingsbridge Historical Society to perform an archeological dig on the site means what lies there could remain a mystery. more

By HEATHER J. SMITH | 6/9/19

Nick Dembowski, the new president of the Kingsbridge Historical Society, gives a tour of the Van Cortlandt House Museum on Oct. 14.

History made with new historical society king crowned

After 30 years, Peter Ostrander is hanging up his presidential panama, but not without first passing it on to Nick Dembowski to lead the Kingsbridge Historical Society into the future. more

By SIMONE JOHNSON | 11/4/18

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