RowHouse Magazine Event Calendar

Tour the Newly-Opened Servants' Quarters at the Merchant's House Museum

Dates: December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25
Location: Merchant's House Museum, New York City
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Thanks to the Irish maids who slept and did some of their work there, the fourth floor servant bedroom now on view at the Merchant's House Museum is "arguably the oldest intact site of Irish habitation in Manhattan" according to Time Out New York. Every Saturday and Sunday, you're invited to come climb the narrow staircase and see where the wealthy Tredwell family's staff of four domestic servants lived and did some of their work. By opening this rarely seen space, the Museum can begin to tell the story of the courageous Irish women who fled poverty and starvation at home to find a better life for themselves and their family in mid-19th century New York.
Please visit www.historichousetrust.org for more information.

Guided Tour of the Merchant's House Museum

Dates: December 2, 5, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 29, and 30
Location: Merchant's House Museum, New York City
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Tel: 212.777.1089

Explore Manhattan's "best-preserved" (The New York Times) 19th-century home and learn about the domestic life of a prosperous merchant family from 1835 to 1865, as New York City transformed from seaport to thriving metropolis. You'll visit four floors (including the newly opened Servants Quarters) of this Federal and Greek Revival style row house — virtually complete with the family's original furnishings and decorative arts.
Please visit www.historichousetrust.org for more information.

NYC Adventure Tours Presents: The Haunted Manhattan Tour

Dates: December 7, 14, 21, and 28
Location: Chess Area (in Bryant Park)
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Tel: 718.847.7121

Led by NYC licensed tour guide Andy Sydor, the comfortable two-hour ride (in a luxurious 14-passenger Mercedes Sprinter) stops at the house where Edgar Allen Poe penned some of his most chilling tales; a pair of firehouses haunted by tragic love affairs; the Dakota Building of John Lennon, Boris Karloff, and Rosemary's Baby fame; McSorley's Old Ale House, where Harry Houdini still makes occasional appearances; and much more!

The tour winds up with a private visit inside the Merchant's House Museum, where paranormal activity has been well documented for more than 75 years. Each guest will be provided with ghost hunting equipment, an EMF detector and temperature gauge. Photography (without flash) and digital video is welcome.
Please visit www.historichousetrust.org for more information.

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