Morris-Jumel Mansion

This is a hidden gem in Manhattan!! Charlie, the docent, was so sweet and informative. This house has an incredible history dating back to the Revolutionary War and the story of the owner, Mrs. Eliza Jumel, is fascinating. If you have an hour to kill, highly recommend coming!

Excellent haunted tour! Gorgeous place to visit during the day as well. Beautiful grounds, like stepping back in time. Say hello to the resident feral cats!

As a photographer I like this place very much! I like to explore every historical place and this one inspired me with a bold and unique woman, who was an owner of this place! I really enjoyed and recommend to visit.

The Morris-Jumel Mansion is a beautiful gem hidden in Manhattan. The mansion may look a bit rough on the outside (it is currently being restored and they can always use donations) but the inside is a beautifully restored mid 1700s mansion that is oozing with history. My partner and I were very pleased with the quality of the museum as well as the attentiveness of the staff to making sure guests have a good experience. The museum does very well with its limited resources and the home is furnished very much to the period. I highly recommend supporting this museum so it can continue to get better and better!

Lovely grounds and a nice escape into the past. The house, which is Manhattan's oldest surviving
building, has a vibrant history, and placards outside tell the story, but tours are also offered. There's a peaceful garden and a lawn all open to the public.

What an awesome piece of history tucked away behind the hustle n bustle of the city. If you have the time and enjoy history this place is chock full of it. The staff have done alot of work to keep up with the building and to maintain the wonderful furniture. We went for an art exhibit and it was a very fun event!

Amazing, nice place, a piece of New York history, amazing staff, beautiful mansion. Amazing family tour.

Exceptional recreation of upper class life in NY 400 years ago. Be sure to visit the unique block of identical historical town houses immediately to the west

Took the self guided tour. The museum staff gave me a fantastic verbal history of the house. It gave me chills to stand in Washington’s room and see the view of the river from the window!

Beautiful and historically significant mansion in Harlem built in 1765. Includes an amazing octagonal dining room. It was used by George Washington as temporary headquarters in 1776. It was later inhabited by Eliza Jumel who married former vice president Aaron Burr.

It's beautiful part of our history right up here in Washington Heights!! It's quiet park and beautiful, in the summers we have jazz concerts and free Yoga on the lawn!! Feel free to bring you dog and enjoy the walk!!

Highly recommend taking some time to walk the Morris-Jumel property, visit the oldest residence in Manhattan (now a museum) and travel way back while taking in the view from Washington Heights.

History still stands and the cobble stone apartments leading to the mansion is so cute and these apartments are still occupied. Take a visit to Harlem for it's history and do so with a tour guide. We had one and he was fantastic, unfortunately I don't remember his name but he is in the last pic plus Marvel comics had contacted him to do a tour with them for an upcoming movie.

You can walk through this mansion yourself, but I went for the Docent Led Tour and it was really enjoyable. The tour leader, Frank, was very knowledge and took us through the main floor, the upstairs rooms and the kitchen in the basement. It's the oldest house in Manhattan and it carries a lot of history: from the original British owner to George Washington using it as a headquarters to Aaron Burr briefly loving there after he married the widow who lives in the house. The tour is 1.5 hours, check the website to see what time it will be on the day you go.

The Sylvan Terrace carriage path leads to the front of the nearby  Morris-Jumel mansion, built in 1765. The mansion was on approximately 135 acres of land that stretched from the East to Hudson rivers between what is now 140th and approximately 180th streets. It was situated on one of the highest points of Manhattan, offering clear views of New Jersey, Connecticut, and all of New York harbor. In the autumn of 1776, General George Washington and his officers moved in and made the house their headquarters. Mount Morris made the location ideal for observing troop movements and Washington used this advantage to plan his army’s first successful victory, the Battle of Harlem Heights!

My Fiancé and I went on the ghost tour last night. The blending of history into the ghost tour was excellent..... Just the right amount of spooky. The flickering of the candle was my favorite part. (Someone wanted to say hello). All three ladies went way beyond the average to show us a good time and to give us some solid information about both families that lived in the mansion. We highly recommend this tour. You will not be disappointed.

Book a guided tour for $17.95 and you’ll learn a lot about the mansion’s story and the life of all its residents

This is a nice mansion to visit and learn about the early settlement in uptown Manhattan

Phenomenal space with a fascinating history! They also offer 'ghost tours' more themed around history. Had a wonderful time checking this place out and the staff was very knowledgeable.

Really cool hidden gem that could go unnoticed in Washington Heights. The Queen chose this as her place to visit when touring NYC! So many historical people are associated with this house and it is definitely worth the tour!