SATURDAY: Westchester Sketchers at the Bartow-Pell Mansion in the Bronx

 

Terraced Garden 

Located in the Bronx, just ten miles from Manhattan, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, with its splendid late Federal style exterior and Greek Revival period rooms, is a hidden gem set within New York City’s largest park – Pelham Bay.  As the only grand 19th-century country house still in existence overlooking the bay, the Museum provides an important link to the social and architectural history of New York City.

The Bartow-Pell Museum is situated within a 60-acre New York City Landmark Historic District and is surrounded by a “forever wild” zone.  The six-acre site boasts a formal, terraced garden, designed by Delano & Aldrich in 1916, a circa 1840 Carriage House, a Children’s Organic Garden, and the Pell Memorial Gravesite.

Carriage House

DETAILS:

Where: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum 895 Shore Rd, Bronx, NY 10464 Phone: (718) 885-1461

When: Saturday, August 13, 2022.  (Rain Date: Sunday, August 14)

Start time: 10:00 AM.

Directions: https://www.bartowpellmansionmuseum.org/visit/plan-your-visit/

Transportation from NYC: Take the Metro-North Harlem line from Grand Central Terminal to the Brewster Station. Take a short taxi ride to the farm.

Lunch: 1 PM. Bring your own food and beverage.  Location to be determined.

Show and Tell: Following lunch, we will share drawings and tell stories. This social part of our day is not to be missed.

Garden Gates

NOTES:

- Guided tours are held 15 minutes after the hour beginning at 12:15 p.m.

- Tour cost: Adults: $10; Seniors (65+) and Students: $8.
- There is no fee to visit the gardens and grounds.

- Restrooms are located in the Mansion.

- Bring a stool if you have one.  It gives you more options.
- Dress for sunshine. Bring a hat and sunscreen.

Please R.S.V.P. to Cathy Gutterman at cathygutterman@verizon.net

If you can’t find us call: Cathy at (914) 625-0766 or Marianne at (914) 355-6507

There are no fees.  All drawing skill levels are welcome.