Once one of dozens of sprawling 19th century mansions dotting the shore of the Long Island Sound in the Bronx, the Bartow Pell mansion is the last one standing. Admittedly more austere than the other interiors we've shown, this federal-style mansion, filled with Greek-revival interior touches, was built in 1842. Following a rather brief run as a private home—the Bartow family gave it to the city in 1888—the mansion became headquarters of the International Garden Club. In 1946, it became a museum.
