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Hilton White Playground

Cauldwell Ave bet. E. 161 St and E. 163 St.

Bronx

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What was here before?
Originally inhabited by the Lenape, this parcel was later part of Welsh merchant Richard Morris’s property. Morris purchased the land in 1670 from Samuel Edsall, who came to possess it after the death of the borough’s namesake, Jonas Bronck. The property was inherited by Gouverneur Morris, a founding father of the United States, in the late 18th century. His son ultimately divided the property for residential and commercial development, and this plot ended up as part of the estate of Henry P. De Graaf, founder of a furniture company. By the late 1800s the surrounding area was built up and a series of three- and four-story residences lined this block. 

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