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Mount Saint Vincent, the college built around an actor's castle
1847
University of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, Bronx, New York
The Sisters of Charity of New York founded the college in 1847 and later moved it onto a Riverdale estate whose centrepiece was Fonthill, a battlemented stone castle the tragedian Edwin Forrest had built for himself. Forrest sold up after his marriage ended in one of the loudest divorce trials of the century. The castle now holds college offices, and the order still traces its line back to Elizabeth Ann Seton.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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