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Seton Park

W 232 St , Independence Av , W 235 St ,

Bronx

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This text is part of Parks’ Historical Signs Project and can be found posted within the park.

What was here before? 
This was the site of Seton Hospital, a tuberculosis hospital, which was opened in 1895 by the Sisters of Charity. Tuberculosis, a highly contagious disease, peaked in the 1800s. After World War II vaccination reduced its death rates by 90%. The need for such hospitals declined and Seton closed in 1955.

How did this site become a park? 
This property was vacant until 1958, when the Department of Hospitals relinquished jurisdiction of the land to the Board of Estimate, which conveyed it to Parks a year later in 1959. In the late 1960s, Parks drew up plans for a substantial recreational facility on the property. Constructed by the Whitler Contracting Company, Seton Park opened in the mid-1970s.

In 2019 the baseball fields were renovated and in 2024, a skate park and adult fitness area were added to the park along with tennis and basketball courts, soccer fields, and playground.

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