Gouverneur Playground

Gouverneur Playground [OpenStreetMap]

Gouverneur Morris Playground was constructed in 1959 as part of the Gouverneur Morris Houses, a public housing project, on land which had been part of the Morris family estate. Richard Morris began acquiring what became the two-thousand-acre Morrisania estate in the 17th century.

A very small playground at 3 Av bet. E 170 St and St Paul's Pl in the Bronx

Founded November 30, 1899 — 126 years ago

Learn More at NYC Parks Department

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