Franz Sigel Park

613 Grand Concourse | Concourse Village | built 1931

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

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1902
The park is renamed for Union general Franz Sigel, who died that year
In 1902 Cedar Park was renamed for Franz Sigel (1824-1902), a German-born educator, soldier, journalist and Bronx resident. Sigel left for America in the wake of Germany's 1848 revolution and later served as a major general in the Union Army. He died that year at his home on Mott Avenue, the street now called the Grand Concourse.
“In 1902, the park was named for German native Franz Sigel (1824-1902), an educator, soldier, journalist, public official, and Bronx resident.”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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