Morris-Jumel Mansion

Introduction

The Morris-Jumel Mansion in Manhattan's Washington Heights is New York City's oldest house, built in 1765, eleven years before the Declaration of Independence. This Georgian-style mansion was built by British officer Roger Morris and served as General George Washington's temporary headquarters during the Revolutionary War. In September 1776, Washington commanded the Battle of Harlem Heights from here and invited future presidents John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton to discuss strategy. In 1810, French wine merchant Stephen Jumel purchased the estate, adding French elegance, hence the name Morris-Jumel. Today, the mansion operates as a history museum, preserving over 250 years of original architectural details, Washington's office bedroom, and Jumel family furnishings. The garden features an 1804 octagonal room, the oldest surviving such structure in America. Wandering through feels like traveling back to America's founding era.

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