If you love New York townhouses or “brownstones”….if you love historic architecture of any era…you must visit the Merchant’s House Museum at 29 East 4th Street, half a block east of Lafayette Street, and a quick walk east of Washington Square. The museum is the former Seabury Tredwell residence built in 1832 and occupied by family members until 1933.

The Merchant’s House Museum is not only New York’s best-preserved early 19th-century townhouse, it is an extraordinary “time capsule” of upper class family life from the decades when New York became America’s largest, richest, and most influential city. Gaze into the stunning Greek Revival style front parlor and back dining room which are filled with the original Tredwell family furniture. Visit the basement kitchen where the servants prepared the family meals…and where the servant bells still hang on one wall.

If you have already visited the Merchant’s House Museum, come back for another visit this year. See the restoration of the original tearoom (or two-story extension at the back of the house) and the attractive back garden.

Attend one of the museum’s special events like “19th Century Valentines” from February 2 – 27, 2006.

Learn more about the Merchant’s House Museum merchantshouse.org Be sure to click the Calendar of Events tab.

Join the museum by clicking on the Support the Museum tab. Consider becoming a Volunteer.