Kevin Brunnock identifies 5 historic houses converted into museums in NYC. Please visit KevinBrunnock.org to learn more.

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5 HISTORIC HOUSES
CONVERTED INTO
MUSEUMS IN
5 HISTORIC HOUSES
CONVERTED INTO
MUSEUMS IN
NYC

2. Morris-Jumel Mansion
Constructed in 1765 by a British loyalist, Roger Morris, it was
known as Mount Morris. Amazingly, in the Revolutionary War,
George Washington as well as Hessian and British forces
were occupants in the house.
Washington returned on July 10, 1790, and dined there along
with Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, and
others. The mansion and grounds were later purchased by
Stephen and Eliza Jumel, by the City in 1903. In 1904 it was
opened to the public as a museum.

3. Van Cortland House Museum
Located on the edge of the Van Cortland Park in what was
then Yonkers, the Georgian fieldstone house was constructed
in 1748. It is now the oldest building in the Bronx. This house
is another used by George Washington during the
Revolutionary War and was also used by the Marquis de
Lafayette, Rochambeau.
The house was converted into a museum in 1896 by the
National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York
and has been open to the public ever since that time.

4. Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
Constructed as a carriage house in 1799, in 1826, it was
converted into a hotel. The Colonial Dames of America bought
the building in 1924 and converted it into a museum, which
was known until 2000 as the Abigail Adams Smith Museum.
The name was changed as President John Adams’ daughter,
Abigail, had no connection with the structure.

5. Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
Built in 1812 in the then village of Fordham, it was typical of
the area’s working-class homes. After Poe‘s death, the house
where he had written a number of his works was sold. The
New York Shakespeare Society saved the home from
destruction in 1913 by raising funds to move it across the
street. It is a part of the Historic House Trust

6. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace
National Historic Site
This is the only presidential birthplace opened to the public
in New York City. Roosevelt was born on this site in 1858, and
the house was demolished in 1916 to become a retail building.
However, within weeks of his 1919 death, the Women’s
Roosevelt Memorial Association bought the lot and the
adjoining one and reconstructed the home to look like what
had been the interior design in the years of 1865-1872. In
1963, it was donated to the National Park Service.

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