Morris-Jumel Mansion

Manhattan, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Opening hours: Th 13:00-16:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-16:00
Admission: Ticketed
Wheelchair access: Partly accessible

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The Morris–Jumel Mansion, located in Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, is the oldest surviving house in Manhattan, built in 1765 by British military officer Roger Morris for himself and his wife Mary Philipse Morris. Designed in Federal, Georgian, and Palladian styles, the three-story house features a raised basement, wooden facade, double-height portico facing south, and an octagonal annex in the rear. Though Morris occupied it only until 1775, the mansion gained prominence as General George Washington's temporary Revolutionary War headquarters in late 1776, and subsequently housed British and Hessian officers until 1783. The Jumel family acquired the house in 1810 and occupied it intermittently through the 1830s; their descendants remained until 1887. The city purchased the property in 1903, and it opened as a museum in 1907, operated by the Washington Historic Association. The interior preserves period rooms including a basement kitchen, parlor, library, and dining room, along with period furnishings and household collections.

Movement

Palladian architecture

Built: 1765
Type: house
Heritage: New York State Register of Historic Places listed place, New York City Landmark
Place: Manhattan, United States

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