Bartow-Pell:
A Family Legacy
Link to High School U.S. History and Government

Through an investigation of the long history of the Bartow-Pell estate, students discover the far-reaching influence of this family in American history throughout their long occupation of this property. Students will be able to imagine the great events of American history through the lens of a family local to the Bronx.

Gould Memorial Library: Building on the Past
Link to High School Global History and Geography

Students compare the architectural sites of the Gould Memorial Library with its inspiration, the Pantheon in Rome, in order to gain insight into the civilizations in which these structures were built.

New York’s Crystal Palace: Enid A. Haupt Conservatory
Link to High School Global History and Geography

Students study the social, cultural, and political conditions within which the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Gardens was built. They will look at its inspiration and precedents from England by studying the Crystal Palace—the first glass house of its kind, built by Joseph Paxton and Richard Turner, and Decimus Burton’s Palm house at Kew, in England.


A Look into the Bronx County Hall of Justice
Link to High School Participation in Government Core Curriculum

In this lesson, students compare the architectural implications of the newly built Bronx County Hall of Justice with the Bronx County Criminal Court that it replaced.


Drama at the Van Cortlandt
House
Link to High School U.S. History and Government



Students study the architectural and historical site of the Van Cortlandt House, the oldest building in the Bronx, home of the prominent Van Cortlandt family, and strategic location for the Revolutionary War.