Friday, September 18, 2020

The Merchant’s House Museum reopen to visitors on Saturday (tomorrow!)

 

The Merchant's House on Fourth Street reopens to visitors — by appointment only — tomorrow (Sept. 19!).

This will be the first time that visitor have been allowed inside the landmarked building since mid-March. For now, the four-floor house will only be available for guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tour capacity is limited to five guests from the same household group/bubble/etc. Check out this link for more details.
 
The Merchant’s House, between the Bowery and Lafayette, is the only 19-century family home in New York City preserved intact on the inside and out. 

More history: "Built in 1832 and home to a prosperous merchant family, the Tredwells, and their Irish servants for almost 100 years, it remains complete with the family’s original furnishings, household objects, clothing, and personal memorabilia."
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2020 at 9:22 AM

    The Merchant House is a city (and national) treasure! If you've never been, it's well worth a visit. It's so much more than a preserved house - there is so much history here and the story if the Treadwell family is fascinating. They always do something special for Halloween as well.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2020 at 10:07 AM

    No thanks. That house is haunted and scary AF.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 22, 2020 at 2:34 AM

    i always walked by there hoping to hear the piano being played (by the ghost), but it never happened.

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