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middle of the park there is an athletic field ; tennis-courts are 

 also at the service of the public. 



Saint Mary's Park comprises 28.7 acres lying between 

 St. Ann's and Robbins avenues and between East 149th 

 Street and St. Mary's Avenue, not far from old St. Ann's 

 Church. The park formerly possessed a small lake fed by 

 natural springs, which has been filled up. From the highest 

 point in the park, before the neighborhood was built up, fine 

 views were to be had of both the Harlem and East rivers. 

 The park is on land formerly belonging to Gouverneur 

 Morris. 



Claremont Park contains thirty-eight acres, and is triangu- 

 lar in shape, its base, or northern boundary, being Belmont 

 Street, and its sides being on the east Clay Avenue, and on 

 the west Teller Avenue. It touches both Webster Avenue 

 and East 170th Street. The park is on a commanding 

 position to the west of the ancient Mill Brook, and is on prop- 

 erty formerly belonging to the Zboroski family, which was 

 obtained from the Morrisania estate by the marriage of 

 Martin Zboroski with Anna Morris. The Zboroski mansion, 

 built in 1859, is a fine stone mansion near the northern end of 

 the park and is used for the office of the Park Department of 

 The Bronx. Upon the west side of the house is the date 1859, 

 and upon the south gable there is the date 1676, the year in 

 which Lewis Morris received his patent to the land from Gover- 

 nor Andros. The house contains some fine marble mantels; 

 and on each side of the east entrance, let into the stonework, 

 are three fine alto-relievos in white marble of scenes from Greek 

 mythology. The views from the mansion to the south and 

 west are particularly fine, as the site is a high one. There are 

 tennis-courts and a base-ball field. The park is connected with 

 Crotona Park bv means of Wendover Avenue. It also con- 



