Spring 2020 NYC Official Visitor Guide

152 NYC & Company | Official Visitor Guide Museums & Galleries King Manor Museum kingmanor. org  Home of Rufus King—one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, an outspoken opponent of slavery and a senator fromNew York. Site on the Underground Railroad. Guided tours. Admission; children 16 and under free. Open Thu.–Fri., 12–2pm; Sat.–Sun., 1-5pm. 718 206 0545 | King Park, 150-03 Jamaica Ave. (150th St.), Jamaica, Queens 11432  Kingsland Homestead queenshistoricalsociety.org  A Long Island–style half-house (c. 1785). Today, the former farmhouse is home of the Queens Historical Society, with exhibits on the City’s largest borough. Open Tue., Sat., Sun., and by appointment. 718 939 0647 x17 143-35 37th Ave. (Parsons Blvd.–Bowne St.), Flushing, Queens 11354  Lefferts Historic House prospectpark .org  Built c. 1783. Programs, events and exhibits focus on African, European and Native American lives in19th-centuryBrooklyn.OpenThu.– Sun. (summer), Sat.–Sun. (winter– spring) or by appointment. 718 789 2822 | Prospect Park (on Flatbush Ave. near Empire Blvd.), Brooklyn 11215  Lewis H. Latimer House Museum historichousetrust.org  Home of the African-American inventor. Self- taught and working with Edison and Bell, Latimer invented and patented the carbon filament in light bulbs. Call for public hours and events. 718 961 8585 | 34-41 137th St. (Leavitt St.), Flushing, Queens 11354 Louis Armstrong House Museum louisarmstronghouse.org  The life and music of jazz legend Louis Armstrong is presented through guided house tours. Gift shop. Admission. ClosedMon. 718 478 8274 | 34-56 107th St. (37th Ave.), Corona, Queens 11368  Merchant’s House Museum merchantshouse.org  NYC’s only family home preserved intact— inside and out—from the 19th century (1832) offers intimate glimpses into domestic life of a wealthy merchant household. Gift shop. Admission. Open Thu.–Mon., noon–5pm. 212 777 1089 | 29 E. 4th St. (Bowery–Lafayette St.), NYC 10003  Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum morrisjumel.org  Unique Palladian structure. Manhattan’s oldest resi- dence (1765) andWashington’s head- quarters. Features 18th- and 19th- century artifacts. Gift shop. Student discount. OpenWed.–Sun. (Mon., Tue., by appt.). 212 923 8008 | Roger Morris Park, 65 Jumel Terr. (160th–162nd Sts. off St. Nicholas Ave.), NYC 10032  Mount Vernon Hotel Museum& Garden mvhm.org  A 1799 carriage house converted to a 19th century–style country hotel. Federal/Empire fur- niture, eight period rooms and garden. Admission. Gift shop. Open Tues.–Sun., 11am–4pm. 212 838 6878 421 E. 61st St. (York–First Aves.), NYC 10021  Old Stone House theoldstonehouse .org  Reconstructed 1699 farmhouse was a key battle site during the American Revolution, and later, headquarters to what became base- ball’s legendary Brooklyn Dodgers. Suggested admission. Open Sat., Sun. 11am–4pm. 718 768 3195 | Washington Park, 5th Ave. at 3rd St., Brooklyn 11215  Sandy Ground Historical Museum statenislandusa.com/pages/sandy _ground.html  The oldest commu- nity established by free slaves in North America, an important stop in the Underground Railroad. Letters, photos, rare books, quilts, artifacts. Open Tues.–Sun. 1–4pm (closed Fri., Sat. in winter). 718 317 5796 | 1538 Woodrow Rd. (Dexter–Lynbrook Aves.), Rossville, Staten Island 10309  Seguine Mansion historichousetrust .org  Grand 1838 home of Seguine family who owned local oyster har- vesting, established the Staten Island Railroad Company and founded Staten Island Oil and Candlemaking Company. Tours by Urban Park Rangers; call for hours. 718 667 6042 440 Seguine Ave. (Hylan Blvd.), Lemon Creek Park, Staten Island 10309  Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site nps.gov/thrb Recreated brownstone on the site where the 26th President of the United States was born on Oct. 27, 1858. Period rooms furnished like the original house (demolished 1919). Gallery. Admission. Ranger-led tours required to see period rooms. Closed Sun., Mon. 212 260 1616 | 28 E. 20th St. (Park Ave. South–Broadway), NYC 10003 