Morris-Jumel Mansion – Harlem Travel Guide – Sutro Media
Privileged living in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Morris-Jumel Mansion, Manhattan’s oldest house (built in 1765 by British Army Colonel Roger Morris), was headquarters to General George Washington in September and October of 1776 during the Battle of Harlem Heights. After Washington’s departure, the mansion played host to a succession of British and Hessian military leaders, served briefly as an inn for weary travelers, and finally returned to its role as country house. In 1819 the mansion was purchased and restored by French wine merchant Stephen Jumel and his wife, Eliza. When Stephen Jumel died in 1832, his wife later married Aaron Burr, but the marriage only lasted two years. Eliza owned the house until her death in 1865, and after a twenty-year court battle, the 130-acre property was divided and sold. In 1903 owners General Ferdinand P. and L illie Earle persuaded the city to purchase the house and preserve its rich history. Today, the house is a museum that features twelve period rooms from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with furniture and decorations from the various owners and guests who lived there. They have workshops, lectures, exhibitions, a classical music series with the Brooklyn Baroque in autumn and spring, and a jazz series with Marjorie Elliot and Parlor Entertainment in the summer.
Guided tours and a gift shop.
Stop by the Museum of Art and Origins and checkout their vast collection of African masks and figures. Then go by Coral they serve up breakfast wraps, salads, paninis. It’s a neighborhood favorite for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Transportation: Bus—M2, M3, M100, M101. Subway—C to 163rd St.
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Posted by A Texas Titan on 1st Jan 2012
Greetings WTH,
We loved the art galleries tours throughout Central Harlem, thank you for making our visit to NYC merry and bright!
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