Kym T.
6/15/2025
Let me begin by saying if you haven't been to the Merchant's House Museum, and you are a lover of period homes, you are missing out. Here's why. The Merchant's House was purchased by Seabury...
Merchant's House Museum
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29 E 4th St
New York, NY 10003
The Merchant's House Museum is New York City's only 19th century home preserved intact, with original family furnishings and personal belongings.A unique survivor of Old New York, the House offers a rare and intimate glimpse of how a prosperous merchant family and their Irish servants lived from 1835 to 1865, when New York grew from seaport to thriving metropolis."The distinction of the Merchant's House -- and it is a powerful one -- is that it is the real thing. One simply walks through the beautiful doorway into another time and place in New York."The New York Times
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4.5100 reviewsJennifer O.
10/2/2025
Absolutely recommend this for anyone who loves historical homes, ones preserved this well in NYC are rare and need our support. Truly felt transported back in time and the book they give you for...
Kat C.
11/25/2025
This is a fantastic and unique house museum with such a fascinating history. I highly recommend a guided tour (our tour guide Roland was a superstar - so knowledgeable, interesting, engaging!) I'm...
Sarah M.
2/10/2025
A charming little gem of a museum. Both the house and contents are amazingly preserved, so you feel like you have stepped into the past for a bit while here. As a small museum, it will not take...
Sharon B.
8/3/2023
This I would like to call a hidden Gem in NYC. It's a 19th century house that is still fully in place and looks completely original so I can't imagine how it was all preserved so well. As I walked...
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