The House remains OPEN during a major restoration. Want to know more? Click here.
“The Real Thing” — The New York Times
The Merchant’s House Museum is New York City’s only family home preserved intact — inside and out — from the 19th century. Built in 1832 just steps from Washington Square, this elegant red-brick and white-marble row house on East Fourth Street was home to a prosperous merchant family and their Irish servants for almost
100 years.
Complete with the family’s original furnishings and personal possessions, the house offers a rare and intimate glimpse of domestic life in New York City from 1835-1865.
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A “Best Kept Secret in the World” (TIME Style)
“Best museum for fully immersing yourself in Old New York: The Merchant’s House”
Metro New York, BEST OF 2012
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NEW! Sundays, 1 p.m.
WALKING TOUR of 19th Century NoHo:
Glamour & Greed, Money & Murder
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An Old Merchant’s House: Life at Home in New York City, 1835-1865, by Mary L. Knapp, Museum Historian
Says one reviewer: “Well researched, Mary Knapp’s book on the day-to-day life in Antebellum New York is a juicy read! In my opinion, the best book out there on 19th century life among the upper class.”
Click here to order.
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A GRAVE THREAT TO THE MERCHANT’S HOUSE
At the second public hearing, Tuesday, March 12, the Landmarks Preservation Commission sent the developers back to the drawing board on plans for a 9-story hotel at 27 East 4th Street. Click here for more information and for updates.
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Here’s what The New York Times says:
“The distinction of the Merchant’s House — and it is a powerful one — is that it is the real thing. One simply walks through the beautiful doorway into another time and place in New York.”
“Of the estimated 300 Federal houses in Manhattan, the best preserved is the 181-year-old Merchant’s House Museum.”
And … “Manhattan’s most haunted house.” Become a believer! Ghost tours May 10, June 21.
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