St. Margaret of Cortona School

452 West 260th Street | also 5940 Riverdale Avenue | Riverdale | built 1911

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The lot about 1940
About 1940. Via 1940s.nyc
The lot about 1985
About 1985. Via 80s.nyc

The city photographed every building for its tax records around 1940 and again in the 1980s. NYC Municipal Archives.

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  1. 1911

    The Sisters of Charity and St. Margaret of Cortona parish open a Catholic school

    St. Margaret of Cortona School, known as SMS, was established in 1911 by the Sisters of Charity together with the parish of St. Margaret of Cortona. The coed elementary school at 452 West 260th Street teaches pre-kindergarten through eighth grade and gives admission priority to children registered in the parish.

    “It was founded in 1911 by the Sisters of Charity and the parish of St. Margaret of Cortona.”

    Source: Wikipedia

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