LET'S GO ON A GROUP TOUR OF THE MERCHANT HOUSE MUSEUM

Let's go on a group tour to the Merchant House Museum on Saturday August 2nd from 1:30pm - 3pm. This will be a special tour of this historical museum for just 15 Members who will have the chance to see a part of New York City history that is nearly 200 years old, right in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan!

COST: $20 per person. This includes admission to the Museum, and the cost of the Group Tour.

THE EVENT: We will step back in time and take a guided tour through fully furnished period rooms and their beautiful garden. We will discover what daily life was really like for a wealthy merchant-class family and their Irish servants in the mid-19th century, when New York City evolved from a seaport to a thriving metropolis. The tour covers four floors of period rooms and the secret 19th century rear garden in this landmark late-Federal and Greek revival style rowhouse.

HISTORY
The Merchant's House Museum, also known as the Old Merchant's House and the Seabury Tredwell House, is a historic house museum at 29 East Fourth Street in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is the only 19th century historical building with its original exterior and interiors still intact. Built by the hatter Joseph Brewster in 1831 and 1832, the edifice is a four-story building with a Federal-style brick facade and a Greek Revival interior. It was the Tredwell family's residence for almost a century before becoming a museum in 1936. Brewster built the house as a speculative development, selling it in 1835 to the merchant Seabury Tredwell, who lived there with his family and servants. The structure remained in the family until the death of the youngest child, Gertrude, in 1933. George Chapman, a distant relative, purchased the building and transformed it into a museum. Over the next three decades, the museum's operators struggled to obtain funds to restore the deteriorating house. The architect Joseph Roberto completely renovated the building from 1970 to 1980, and the museum underwent further restoration in the early 1990s after the demolition of nearby buildings damaged it. During the 2010s and 2020s, museum officials protested the construction of a nearby hotel because of concerns that the project would further damage the house. The Merchant's House Museum has a raised basement, a front doorway accessed by a stoop, a slate roof, and a rear garden. The interior consists of a family room and kitchen in the basement; two parlors on the first floor; and bedrooms on the upper floors. The museum's collection has over 4,500 items owned by the Tredwell family, including pieces of furniture, clothing, household items, and personal items. The museum also hosts various performances and events, and it operates tours and educational programs. Reviewers have praised both the museum's exhibits and the architecture. The building's facade and interior are New York City designated landmarks, and the building is a National Historic Landmark.

SAVE THIS HISTORICAL MUSEUM FROM DESTRUCTION
Our Social Club is NOT a political organization. Our purpose is to enjoy our events together, and learn about the Arts, Films, Museums, of New York City and surrounding areas. This is the first time that our Social Club will have an event at a historical place where there is a threat of it being destroyed by "the progression of time and modernity". Therefore, I placed a link below to all who may be interested in learning about why this is happening, and who may be interested in trying to help save this historical establishment. Thank you.

https://merchantshouse.org/calltoarms/