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Late Federal, Early Greek revival period rooms, furnishings, clothing, textiles, paintings, and memorabilia of family home from 1832
Built in 1832, the Merchant's House Museum is New York City's ONLY family home preserved intact - inside and out - from the 19th century.
The House itself is just one part of our collection. Architecturally, the Merchant's House is considered one of the finest surviving examples of the period. The exterior façade is late-Federal, with dormer windows and a fanlight above the front door. Inside, one of the most exquisite Greek Revival interiors can be found. The formal parlors feature identical black-and-gold marble mantelpieces, a stunning Ionic double-column screen, and mahogany pocket doors separating the rooms. The matching plaster ceiling medallions are among the finest such designs extant. When built in 1832, the house included all of the modern technological conveniences of the era, including piping for illuminating gas, a 4000-gallon cistern, and a bell system that summoned the four live-in servants. Three floors of this New York City and National Historic Landmark house are available for viewing.Built in 1832, the Merchant's House Museum is a unique survivor of old New York. It is New York City's only family home preserved intact - inside and out - from the 19th century. Home to a prosperous merchant family for almost 100 years, it is complete with its original furniture, decorative arts, clothing, and personal memorabilia.
The interior is filled with the family's furniture and belongings, including pieces from New York's finest cabinetmakers, such as Duncan Phyfe and Joseph Meeks, along with opulent decorative accessories. Personal possessions - unfinished needlework, family photographs, a shaving mirror, and sewing boxes - leave the impression that the family has just stepped out for a minute. Dresses belonging to the Tredwell women along with gloves, hats, shoes, parasols, shawls, and undergarments are displayed on a rotating basis.
The interior is filled with the family's furniture and belongings, including pieces from New York's finest cabinetmakers, such as Duncan Phyfe and Joseph Meeks, along with opulent decorative accessories. Personal possessions - unfinished needlework, family photographs, a shaving mirror, and sewing boxes - leave the impression that the family has just stepped out for a minute. Dresses belonging to the Tredwell women along with gloves, hats, shoes, parasols, shawls, and undergarments are displayed on a rotating basis.
Merchant's House Museum www.merchantshouse.com the most outstanding example of Greek Revival architecture in the nation
The House, furniture, memorabilia, costumes are in the same place they sat in 1832.
Thursday thru Monday, 1-5pm
$5 adults, Seniors and students: $3.00, children under 12 free
HOW TO GET TO THE MERCHANT'S HOUSE MUSEUM
By Subway #6 to Astor Place. Walk South on Lafayette Street to 4th Street. Turn left and walk East 1/2 block. R or N to 8th Street. Walk South on Broadway to 4th Street and turn left. Walk East 1 1/2 blocks. D or F to Broadway/Lafayette. Walk North on Lafayette to 4th Street. Turn right and walk East 1/2 block.
By Bus #M5 or #M6 to Broadway and 4th Street. Walk East 1 1/2 blocks. #M102 to 4th Street. Walk West 1/2 block. #M1 to Broadway and 8th Street. Walk South on Broadway to 4th Street. Turn left and walk East 1 1/2 blocks.
Margaret Halsey Gardiner, Executive Director
Mary Anne Caton, Curator
Mary Knapp, Director of Education
Joseph
N. Esposito II, Program Director
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