Tag Archives: Morris-Jumel Mansion

Harlem Interiors At The Morris Jumel Mansion (photos)

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Harlem’s Revolution

General Washington spent two months in the fall of 1776 at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in northern Manhattan where he and his troops were headquartered during the British retreat Morris-jumelat the Battle of Harlem Heights. Continue reading

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HHT Contemporary Art Partnerships Presents: The Loves of Aaron Burr

aaron burr at jumel mansionThe Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum
& The Historic House Trust of New York City

HW Pick: Join The Roof Raisers Curatorial Brigade At The Morris-Jumel Mansion (video)

Attend a free one-day training session! Learn important skills including: moving and storing objects, housekeeping in period rooms, exhibition support, photography, collections inventory and labeling. Continue reading

The Polo Grounds At The Foot Of Coogan’s Bluff 1889

1889-polo-groundsAn 1889 photograph showing the newly-constructed Polo Grounds with horse drawn carriages at the foot of Coogan’s Bluff or Coogan’s Hollow. Continue reading

“Coogan’s Bluff” in Harlem 1893

Merkles_Boner_game_Polo_Grounds_Sept23_1908“Coogan’s Bluff” is the name of a promontory rising abruptly from the Harlem River in upper Manhattan in New York City. Starting at 155th Street, it is regarded as the boundary between the neighborhoods of Harlem and Washington Heights. Continue reading

Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum in Harlem, NY (video)

During the decade before the Revolutionary War, the Georgian house, with its monumental portico and octagonal drawing room, was the setting for some of the colony’s most fashionable parties. Continue reading

Daniel Tisdale On Colonial House (the lost Interview)

dannytisdaleco-ho.jpgFrom Creative Helps Helpful Resources For The Creative Community, originally published March, 2003:

Daniel Tisdale was a participant in the 4-month project “Colonial House,” which aired on PBS television stations in 2004. (Didn’t watch Colonial House? Read more about it here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhouse/ . Continue reading

Commemoration of the Battle of Fort Washington

Join us for a commemoration of the 236th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington.  Be transported back in time and learn about how your local history was an important part of the making of our country. Continue reading

Manhattan Bike Tour Presented by The History Channel to Historic Harlem

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Join Historic House Trust tour on a 16-mile bike tour of Manhattan that will stop at 5 historic houses (with the Morris-Jumel Mansion in Washington Heights being one of the locales along the way). Continue reading

Harlem’s Revolutionary War History

On April 12, the Revolutionary War began with shots fired on the fort. On September 16, 1776, the Battle of Harlem Heights, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Harlem or Battle of Harlem Plain was fought in western Harlem around the Hollow Way (now West 125th St., and Lenox Avenue) with conflicts on Morningside Heights to the south and Harlem Heights to the north.

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