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The Historic House Trust is a public-private partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to preserve and advocate for the city’s 23 historic house museums.
- Merchant's House Museum
Complete with the family's original furnishings, household...
- Van Cortlandt House Museum
At the end of the 19th century, later generations of the Van...
- Lewis Latimer House Museum
The Lewis Latimer House is a modest Queen Anne-style,...
- Gracie Mansion
Financial hardship caused by the War of 1812 forced Gracie...
- Historic Richmond Town
The Town of Richmond, established in the 1690s, became the...
- Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
In 1913, the house was saved from demolition by the New York...
- Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum
Historic Houses • Manhattan Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum...
- Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
In the garden, a fieldstone smokehouse was added and a...
- Little Red Lighthouse
Historic Houses • Manhattan Little Red Lighthouse...
- Queens County Farm Museum
A rare survivor from the county’s agricultural past, the...
- Merchant's House Museum
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2 days ago · Here, we explore 10 Gilded Age mansions (and some later mansions) that you can visit, from the former homes of Vanderbilt descendants to the private art collections of financiers and robber...
- Alice Austen House Museum. Alice Austen Park. 2 Hylan Boulevard. (718) 816-4506. The Alice Austen House Museum on Staten Island recalls the world of an exceptional woman, photographer Alice Austen.
- Conference House. Conference House Park. 7455 Hylan Boulevard. (718) 984-6046. At the southernmost tip of Staten Island—and New York State—stands the Conference House, a 17th-century stone manor.
- Historic Richmond Town. Latourette Park & Golf Course. 441 Clarke Avenue. (718) 351-1611. Historic Richmond Town, in the heart of Staten Island, is a remarkable living history village and museum complex that encompasses three hundred years of the history and culture of New York City.
- Seguine Mansion. Lemon Creek Park. 440 Seguine Avenue. Along the southern shore of Staten Island, the Seguine Mansion, a stately Greek Revival structure, faces Prince's Bay.
Complete with the family's original furnishings, household objects, personal possessions, and even their clothing, the Merchant’s House provides an intimate glimpse of domestic life during the period when New York transformed from a mercantile seaport into a thriving metropolis and the center of U.S. commerce.
4 days ago · For an alternative to the main NYC museums, check out these historic houses converted into museums in Manhattan, including The Players Club, Frick Collection.