List of museums and cultural institutions in New York City
Museums -- History
Table:
Name

Neighborhood

Borough

Type

Summary

Bartow-Pell Mansion

Pelham Bay

Bronx

Historic house

Mid-19th-century period mansion and gardens

Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House

Old Town

Staten Island

Historic house

17th-century Dutch colonial house, operated by Historic Richmond Town

Bowne House
Flushing
Queens
Historic house
Oldest house in Queens, dates back to the mid-1600s

Conference House

Tottenville

Staten Island

Historic house

Only pre-Revolutionary manor house still surviving in New York City

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum

Inwood

Manhattan

Historic house

Late 18th-century farmhouse, the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island

Edgar Allan Poe Cottage

Fordham

Bronx

Historic house

1840s house where author Edgar Allan Poe lived

Gracie Mansion

Upper East Side

Manhattan

Historic house

Official residence of the Mayor of New York City

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

Hamilton Heights

Manhattan

Historic house

Relocated early 19th-century home of Alexander Hamilton

King Manor

Jamaica

Queens

Historic house

Early 19th-century period home of Rufus King, a signer of the United States Constitution

Kingsland Homestead

Flushing

Queens

Historic house

Member of the Historic House Trust, operated by the Queens Historical Society; Victorian period house, local history exhibits

Lefferts Historic House

Park Slope

Brooklyn

Historic house

Located in Prospect Park, 1820s period house

Merchant's House Museum
Greenwich Village
Manhattan
Historic house
19th-century family town home

Morris-Jumel Mansion
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Historic house
18th-century period mansion used as headquarters for both sides in the American Revolution

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
Midtown Manhattan
Manhattan
Historic house
Early 19th period-century hotel

Seguine Mansion
South Shore
Staten Island
Historic house
Mid-19th-century mansion

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Flatiron District
Manhattan
Historic house
Recreated 1865 period brownstone home where Theodore Roosevelt lived as a child

Valentine-Varian House
Norwood
Bronx
Historic house
Houses the Museum of Bronx History, operated by the Bronx Historical Society

Van Cortlandt House Museum
Riverdale
Bronx
Historic house
18th-century period manor house

Vander Ende-Onderdonk House
Ridgewood
Queens
Historic house
Oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City, operated by the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society

Voelker Orth Museum
Flushing
Queens
Historic house
Family home dating back to 1891

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The Bartow-Pell Mansion is a historic house museum located in the northern portion of Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx , New York City . A National Historic Landmark , it has one of the nation 's finest Greek Revival interiors , and is the last surviving major mid-19th century country estate house in the Pelham Bay area .
Pelham Bay is a middle class residential neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx , in New York City . It is named for Pelham Bay Park , New York City 's largest park , which lies on the neighborhood 's northeastern border ; and for Pelham Bay , a body of water in that park . The neighborhood is bounded roughly by Pelham Parkway on the north , the New England Thruway ( I-95 ) on the east , the Bruckner Expressway ( I-95 ) on the south , and the Hutchinson River Parkway on the west . Pelham Bay is part of Bronx Community District 10 , and its ZIP Code is 10461 . Pelham Bay is patrolled by the 45th Precinct of the New York City Police Department .
The Bronx ( /brɒŋks/ ) is a borough of New York City , coterminous with Bronx County , in the U.S. state of New York , the third-most densely populated county in the United States . It is south of Westchester County ; northeast and east of Manhattan , across the Harlem River ; and north of Queens , across the East River . The Bronx has a land area of 42 square miles ( 109 km2 ) and a population of 1,432,132 in 2018 . Of the five boroughs , it has the fourth-largest area , fourth-highest population , and third-highest population density . It is the only borough predominantly on the U.S. mainland . If each borough were ranked as a city , the Bronx would rank as the eighth-most populous in the U.S . The Bronx is divided by the Bronx River into a hillier section in the west , and a flatter eastern section . East and west street names are divided by Jerome Avenue . The West Bronx was annexed to New York City in 1874 , and the areas east of the Bronx River in 1895 . Bronx County was separated from New York County in 1914 . About a quarter of the Bronx 's area is open space , including Woodlawn Cemetery , Van Cortlandt Park , Pelham Bay Park , the New York Botanical Garden , and the Bronx Zoo in the borough 's north and center . These open spaces are situated primarily on land deliberately reserved in the late 19th century as urban development progressed north and east from Manhattan .
A historic house museum is a house that has been transformed into a museum . Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home . Historic house museums are held to a variety of standards , including those of the International Council of Museums . The International Council of Museums defines a museum as : A museum as a non profit-making , permanent institution in the service of society and of its development , open to the public , which acquires , conserves , researches , communicates and exhibits , for purpose of study , education and enjoyment , the tangible and intangible evidence of people and their environment . Houses are transformed into museums for a number of different reasons . For example , the homes of famous writers are frequently turned into writer 's home museums to support literary tourism .
The Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House is a Dutch Colonial structure and the oldest standing building on Staten Island , New York .
Old Town is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island , located on its East Shore . Old Town was established in August 1661 as part of New Netherland , and was the first permanent European settlement on Staten Island . Originally described as Oude Dorpe ( old village in Dutch ) , much of its original territory makes up what is present-day South Beach , with parts of Midland Beach and Dongan Hills . The area was settled by a group of Dutch , Walloon ( from what is now southern Belgium and its borders with France ) and French Protestants ( Huguenots ) led by Walloon Pierre Billiou .
Staten Island ( /ˌstætən ˈaɪlənd/ ) is a borough of New York City , coterminous with Richmond County , in the U.S. state of New York . Located in the southwest portion of the city , the borough is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull and from the rest of New York by New York Bay . With an estimated population of 476,179 in 2018 , Staten Island is the least populated of the boroughs but is the third-largest in land area at 58.5 sq mi ( 152 km2 ) . The borough also contains the southern-most point in the state , South Point . If each borough were ranked as a city , Staten Island would rank as the 39th most populous in the U.S. Staten Island joined New York City in 1898 , and was referred to as the Borough of Richmond until 1975 . Staten Island has sometimes been called the forgotten borough by inhabitants who feel neglected by the city government . The North Shore - especially the neighborhoods of St. George , Tompkinsville , Clifton and Stapleton - is the most urban part of the island ; it contains the designated St. George Historic District and the St. Paul 's Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District , which feature large Victorian houses . The East Shore is home to the 2.5-mile ( 4 km ) F.D.R . Boardwalk , the fourth-longest boardwalk in the world . The South Shore , site of the 17th-century Dutch and French Huguenot settlement , developed rapidly beginning in the 1960s and 1970s and is now mostly suburban in character . The West Shore is the least populated and most industrial part of the island . Motor traffic can reach the borough from Brooklyn via the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and from New Jersey via the Outerbridge Crossing , Goethals Bridge and Bayonne Bridge .
Historic Richmond Town is an authentic town and farm museum complex in the neighborhood of Richmondtown , Staten Island , in New York City . It is located near the geographical center of the island , at the junction of Richmond Road and Arthur Kill Road . Staten Island Historical Society and Historic Richmond Town are two different names for the same organization , reflecting its long history and evolution . The original settlement of Richmond Town was known as Cocclestown in the 1690s due to an abundance of oyster shells . The town was later named Richmond Town in the early 18th century when it was formerly a county seat and commercial center , having contained the former courthouse of Richmond County , and is coterminous with the borough of Staten Island . People who lived in Richmond Town were mostly of Dutch , English , or French descent , and the most common jobs were those of blacksmiths , shoemakers , and other craftsman types . British troops were stationed in Richmond Town during the American Revolution . Historic Richmond Town consists of more than 30 historic buildings and sites dating from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries . Decker Farm , located about one mile from the center of Historic Richmond Town , features a farm stand and seasonal activities such as pumpkin picking . The site also contains other former commercial and government buildings , as well as farm buildings and homes , some of which were relocated from other parts of Staten Island .
The John Bowne House is a house in Flushing , Queens , New York City , that is known for its role in establishing religious tolerance in the United States . Built around 1661 , it was the location of a Quaker meeting in 1662 that resulted in the arrest of its owner , John Bowne , by Peter Stuyvesant , Dutch Director-General of New Netherland . Bowne successfully appealed his arrest to the Dutch West India Company and established a precedent for religious tolerance and freedom in the colony . His appeal helped to serve as the basis for the later guarantees of freedom of religion , speech and right of assembly in the Constitution . Many of John Bownes descendants engaged in abolitionist anti-slavery activism . For example , Johns great-grandson Robert Bowne was an early founder with Alexander Hamilton and others of the Manumission Society of New York in 1784 . Some of its residents such as Mary Bowne Parsons son William B. Parsons have also been documented as acting as conductors assisting fugitive slaves on the Underground Railroad prior to the American Civil War . The home is a wood-frame Anglo-Dutch Colonial saltbox , notable for its steeply pitched roof with three dormers . The house was altered several times over the centuries , and several generations of the Bowne family lived in the house until 1945 , when the family deeded the property to the Bowne Historical Society . The Bowne House became a museum in 1947 . The exterior has since been renovated . Archaeological investigations have been conducted by Dr. James A. Moore of Queens College , City University of New York .
Flushing is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens in the United States . Located in the north-central portion of Queens , the neighborhood is the fourth largest central business district in New York City . Flushing was established as a settlement of New Netherland on October 10 , 1645 , on the eastern bank of Flushing Creek . It was named Vlissingen , after the Dutch city of Vlissingen . The English took control of New Amsterdam in 1664 , and when Queens County was established in 1683 , the Town of Flushing was one of the original five towns of Queens . In 1898 , Flushing was consolidated into the City of New York . Development came in the early 20th century with the construction of bridges and public transportation . An immigrant population , composed mostly of Chinese and Koreans , settled in Flushing in the late 20th century . Flushing contains numerous residential subsections , and its diversity is reflected by the numerous ethnic groups that reside there . Flushing is served by several stations on the Long Island Rail Road 's Port Washington Branch , as well as the New York City Subway 's IRT Flushing Line ( 7 and < 7 > ​ trains ) , which has its terminus at Main Street . The intersection of Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue , a major commercial and retail area , is the third busiest intersection in New York City , behind Times and Herald Squares . Flushing is located in Queens Community District 7 and its ZIP Codes are 11354 , 11355 , and 11358 .
Queens is a borough of New York City , coterminous with Queens County , in the U.S. state of New York . It is the largest borough geographically and is adjacent to the borough of Brooklyn , at the western end of Long Island . To its east is Nassau County . Queens also shares water borders with the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx . The borough of Queens is the second-largest in population , the first being Brooklyn ; with an estimated population of 2,278,906 residents in 2018 , approximately 47.5 percent of them foreign-born . Queens County also is the second most populous county in the U.S. state of New York , behind Brooklyn , which is coterminous with Kings County . Queens is the fourth most densely populated county among New York City 's boroughs , as well as in the United States . If each of New York City 's boroughs were an independent city , Queens would be the nation 's fourth most populous , after Los Angeles , Chicago , and Brooklyn . Queens is one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States , as well as the most diverse among highly populated counties and the most linguistically diverse place on Earth . Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of New York . The settlement was presumably named for the English queen Catherine of Braganza ( 1638-1705 ) . From 1683 until 1899 , the County of Queens included what is now Nassau County .
Conference House ( also known as Billop House ) is a stone house in Tottenville , Staten Island , New York City built by Captain Christopher Billopp some time before 1680 . It is located in Conference House Park near Ward 's Point , the southernmost tip of New York State on Staten Island , which became known as Billop 's Point in the 18th century . The Staten Island Peace Conference , an unsuccessful attempt to find a swift negotiated end to end the American Revolutionary War , was hosted by his heir and grandson Colonel Christopher Billop , there on September 11 , 1776 . The house , a National and New York City Landmark , is located at Conference House Park overlooking Raritan Bay . The house is also located within the Ward 's Point Conservation Area , separately added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 .
Tottenville is a neighborhood on the South Shore of Staten Island , New York City . It is the southernmost settlement in both New York City and New York State . Tottenville is bounded on three sides by water : the south side abuts New York Bight while the west and north sides are bordered by Arthur Kill and the New Jersey state border . The eastern boundary is formed by Richmond Valley Road and Richard Avenue . Originally named Bentley Manor by one of its first settlers , Captain Christopher Billop ( 1638-1726 ) , after a small ship he owned named the Bentley , the district was renamed Tottenville in 1869 , apparently in honor of the locally prominent Totten family , whose name can be seen on tombstones in one of the earliest churches , Bethel Methodist Church , on Amboy Road . Tottenville is part of Staten Island Community District 3 and its ZIP Codes are 10307 and 10309 . Tottenville is patrolled by the 123rd Precinct of the New York City Police Department . Tottenville has been represented in the New York State Senate by Andrew Lanza since 2007 . It is represented in the New York State Assembly by Michael Reilly .
The Dyckman House , now the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum , is the oldest remaining farmhouse on Manhattan island , a vestige of New York City 's rural past . The Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse was built by William Dyckman , c.1785 , and was originally part of over 250 acres ( 100 ha ) of farmland owned by the family . It is now located in a small park at the corner of Broadway and 204th Street in Inwood , Manhattan .
Inwood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan , at the northern tip of Manhattan Island , in the U.S. state of New York . It is bounded by the Hudson River to the west , Spuyten Duyvil Creek and Marble Hill to the north , the Harlem River to the east , and Washington Heights to the south . Inwood is part of Manhattan Community District 12 and its primary ZIP Code is 10034 . It is patrolled by the 34th Precinct of the New York City Police Department .
Manhattan ( /mænˈhætən , mən-/ ) , often referred to by residents of the New York City area as the City , is the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City , and coextensive with the County of New York , one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York . Manhattan serves as the city 's economic and administrative center , cultural identifier , and historical birthplace . The borough consists mostly of Manhattan Island , bounded by the Hudson , East , and Harlem rivers ; as well as several small adjacent islands . Manhattan additionally contains Marble Hill , a small neighborhood now on the U.S. mainland , that was connected using landfill to the Bronx and separated from the rest of Manhattan by the Harlem River . Manhattan Island is divided into three informally bounded components , each aligned with the borough 's long axis : Lower , Midtown , and Upper Manhattan . Manhattan has been described as the cultural , financial , media , and entertainment capital of the world , and the borough hosts the United Nations Headquarters . Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan , New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world , and Manhattan is home to the world 's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization : the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ . Many multinational media conglomerates are based in Manhattan , and the borough has been the setting for numerous books , films , and television shows . Manhattan real estate has since become among the most expensive in the world , with the value of Manhattan Island , including real estate , estimated to exceed US $ 3 trillion in 2013 ; median residential property sale prices in Manhattan approximated US $ 1,600 per square foot ( $ 17,000/m2 ) as of 2018 , with Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan commanding the highest retail rents in the world , at US $ 3,000 per square foot ( $ 32,000/m2 ) per year in 2017 . Manhattan traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan ; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626 . Manhattan is historically documented to have been purchased by Dutch colonists from Native Americans in 1626 for 60 guilders , which equals roughly $ 1059 in current terms . The territory and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother , the Duke of York .
The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage ( or Poe Cottage ) is the former home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe . It is located on Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse in the Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx , New York , a short distance from its original location , and is now in the northern part of Poe Park . The cottage is a part of the Historic House Trust , listed on the National Register of Historic Places , has been administered by the Bronx County Historical Society since 1975 , and is believed to have been built in 1797 .
Fordham is a neighborhood located in the western Bronx , New York City . Fordham is roughly bordered by East 196th Street to the north , Webster Avenue to the east , Burnside Avenue to the south , and Jerome Avenue to the west . The neighborhood 's primary thoroughfares are Fordham Road and Grand Concourse . Fordham is located within Bronx Community Board 5 and Bronx Community Board 7 , and its ZIP Codes include 10453 , 10457 , 10458 and 10468 . Its main subway line is the IND Concourse Line ( B and ​D trains ) , operating under the Grand Concourse , with the IRT Jerome Avenue Line ( 4 train ) on its western border . The area is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 46th Precinct . New York City Housing Authority ( NYCHA ) property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A . 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue in the Melrose section of the Bronx .
Edgar Allan Poe ( /poʊ/ ; born Edgar Poe ; January 19 , 1809 - October 7 , 1849 ) was an American writer , editor , and literary critic . Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories , particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre . He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism in the United States and of American literature as a whole , and he was one of the country 's earliest practitioners of the short story . He is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre and is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction . He was the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone , resulting in a financially difficult life and career . Poe was born in Boston , the second child of actors David and Elizabeth Eliza Arnold Hopkins Poe . His father abandoned the family in 1810 , and his mother died the following year . Thus orphaned , the child was taken in by John and Frances Allan of Richmond , Virginia . They never formally adopted him , but he was with them well into young adulthood . Tension developed later as John Allan and Edgar Poe repeatedly clashed over debts , including those incurred by gambling , and the cost of Poe 's secondary education . He attended the University of Virginia but left after a year due to lack of money . Edgar Poe quarreled with John Allan over the funds for his education and enlisted in the Army in 1827 under an assumed name .
Archibald Gracie Mansion ( commonly called Gracie Mansion ) is the official residence of the Mayor of the City of New York . Built in 1799 , it is located in Carl Schurz Park , at East End Avenue and 88th Street in the Yorkville neighborhood of Manhattan . The mansion overlooks Hell Gate channel in the East River .
The Upper East Side , sometimes abbreviated UES , is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City , between Central Park/Fifth Avenue , 59th Street , the East River , and 96th Street . The area incorporates several smaller neighborhoods , including Lenox Hill , Carnegie Hill , and Yorkville . Once known as the Silk Stocking District , it is now one of the most affluent neighborhoods in New York City . The Upper East Side is part of Manhattan Community District 8 and its primary ZIP Codes are 10021 , 10028 , 10065 , 10075 , and 10128 . It is patrolled by the 19th Precinct of the New York City Police Department .
Hamilton Grange National Memorial , also known as The Grange or the Hamilton Grange Mansion , is a National Park Service site in St. Nicholas Park , Manhattan , New York City , that preserves the relocated home of U.S . Founding Father Alexander Hamilton . The mansion holds a restoration of the interior rooms and an interactive exhibit on the newly constructed ground floor for visitors . The Hamilton Heights subsection of Harlem derived its name from Hamilton 's 32-acre estate there .
Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan , which is a borough of New York City . It lies between Manhattanville to the south and Washington Heights to the north . It contains the sub-neighborhood of Sugar Hill . Hamilton Heights is bounded by 135th Street to the south , Riverside Drive to the west , 155th Street to the north , and Edgecombe Avenue to the east . The community derives its name from Founding Father Alexander Hamilton , who lived the last two years of his life in the area when it was still largely farmland ; specifically , he lived in what is now known as Hamilton Grange National Memorial . Hamilton Heights is part of Manhattan Community District 9 and its primary ZIP Codes are 10031 , 10032 , and 10039 . It is patrolled by the 30th Precinct of the New York City Police Department .
Alexander Hamilton ( January 11 , 1755 or 1757 - July 12 , 1804 ) was an American statesman , politician , legal scholar , military commander , lawyer , banker , and economist . He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States . He was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution , as well as the founder of the nation 's financial system , the Federalist Party , the United States Coast Guard , and the New York Post newspaper . As the first Secretary of the Treasury , Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of George Washington 's administration . He took the lead in the Federal government 's funding of the states ' debts , as well as establishing a national bank , a system of tariffs , and friendly trade relations with Britain . His vision included a strong central government led by a vigorous executive branch , a strong commercial economy , a national bank and support for manufacturing , and a strong military . Hamilton was born out of wedlock in Charlestown , Nevis . He was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous merchant . When he reached his teens , he was sent to New York to pursue his education . He took an early role in the militia as the American Revolutionary War began . In 1777 , he became a senior aide to General Washington in running the new Continental Army . After the war , he was elected as a representative from New York to the Congress of the Confederation .
King Manor , also known as the Rufus King House , is in Jamaica , Queens . It was the home of Rufus King , a signer of the United States Constitution , a Senator from New York , and Ambassador to Great Britain immediately after the American Revolution . It is located at 150th Street and Jamaica Avenue . Descendants of King 's family lived in the house until 1896 when Rufus ' granddaughter Cornelia King died and sold the house to the Village of Jamaica . When Jamaica , along with the western half of Queens County was annexed by New York City in 1898 , the house and the property were turned over to the New York City Parks Department which re-designated the land as Rufus King Park . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 .
Jamaica is a middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens . It is mainly composed of a large commercial and retail area , though part of the neighborhood is also residential . Jamaica is bordered by Hollis to the east ; St. Albans , Springfield Gardens , Rochdale Village to the southeast ; and South Jamaica to the south ; Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park to the west ; Briarwood to the northwest ; and Kew Gardens Hills , Jamaica Hills , and Jamaica Estates to the north . Jamaica was settled under Dutch rule in 1656 in New Netherland as Rustdorp . Under British rule , Jamaica became the center of the Town of Jamaica . Jamaica was the first county seat of Queens County , holding that title from 1683 to 1788 , and was also the first incorporated village on Long Island . When Queens was incorporated into the City of Greater New York in 1898 , both the Town of Jamaica and the Village of Jamaica were dissolved , but the neighborhood of Jamaica regained its role as county seat . Today , some locals group Jamaica 's surrounding neighborhoods into an unofficial Greater Jamaica , roughly corresponding to the former Town of Jamaica . Jamaica is the location of several government buildings including Queens Civil Court , the civil branch of the Queens County Supreme Court , the Queens County Family Court and the Joseph P. Addabbo Federal Building , home to the Social Security Administration 's Northeastern Program Service Center . The U.S. Food and Drug Administration 's Northeast Regional Laboratory as well as the New York District Office are also located in Jamaica . Jamaica Center , the area around Jamaica Avenue , is a major commercial center . The New York Racing Association , based at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park , lists its official address as Jamaica ( Central Jamaica once housed NYRA 's Jamaica Racetrack , now the massive Rochdale Village housing development ) .
Rufus King ( March 24 , 1755 - April 29 , 1827 ) was an American lawyer , politician , and diplomat . He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787 . After formation of the new Congress he represented New York in the United States Senate . He emerged as a leading member of the Federalist Party , serving as the party 's last presidential nominee in the 1816 presidential election . The son of a prosperous Massachusetts merchant , King studied law before volunteering for the militia in the American Revolutionary War . He won election to the Massachusetts General Court in 1783 and to the Congress of the Confederation the following year . At the 1787 Philadelphia Convention , he emerged as a leading nationalist , calling for increased powers for the federal government . After the convention , King returned to Massachusetts , where he used his influence to help win ratification of the new Constitution . At the urging of Alexander Hamilton , he then abandoned his law practice and moved to New York City . He won election to represent New York in the United States Senate in 1789 , remaining in office until 1796 . That year , he accepted President George Washington 's appointment to the position of Minister to Britain . Though King aligned with Hamilton 's Federalists , Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson retained his services after Jefferson 's victory in the 1800 presidential election .
Kingsland Homestead is an 18th-century house located in Flushing , Queens , New York City . It is the home of the remains of The Weeping Beech , a landmark weeping beech tree , believed to have been planted in 1847 . The homestead is also close to the 17th-century Bowne House , the location of the first Quaker meeting place in New Amsterdam . The homestead houses and is operated by the Queens Historical Society and is open to the public as a museum . The Kingsland Homestead is a member of the Historic House Trust , and is both a New York City designated landmark and a National Register of Historic Places listing .
The Historic House Trust of New York City was formed in 1989 as a public-private partnership with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to preserve the historic houses located within New York City parks , although most of the houses were not originally city-owned . The Trust works with the individual houses to restore and promote the houses as a means of educating residents and visitors about the social , economic and political history of New York City and cast urban history in a new light . The Trust includes 23 historic sites , with 18 operating as museums and attracting 729,000 annual visitors .
The Queens Historical Society , which was founded in 1968 after a merger with the Kingsland Preservation Commission , is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Queens , New York and interpreting the history of the borough as it relates to various historical periods . The historical society is the only museum about Queens ' history within the borough and is located in Kingsland Homestead , which is a historic house museum within Weeping Beech Park . Among the historical society 's main projects is assisting in the preservation and designation of the borough 's landmarks , the preservation of the Brinckerhoff Family Cemetery , as well as several other cemeteries in the borough .
The Lefferts Historic House is a historic house located within Prospect Park in Brooklyn , New York City . It is the former home of Continental Army Lieutenant Pieter Lefferts built circa 1783 . It currently operates as a museum of family life in Brooklyn in the 19th century . The museum is part of the Historic House Trust , owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and operated by the Prospect Park Alliance . It is a New York City designated landmark .
Park Slope is a neighborhood in northwestern Brooklyn , New York City , within the area once known as South Brooklyn . Park Slope is roughly bounded by Prospect Park and Prospect Park West to the east , Fourth Avenue to the west , Flatbush Avenue to the north , and Prospect Expressway to the south . Generally , the section from Flatbush Avenue to Garfield Place ( the named streets ) is considered the North Slope , the section from 1st through 9th Streets is considered the Center Slope , and south of 10th Street , the South Slope . The neighborhood takes its name from its location on the western slope of neighboring Prospect Park . Fifth Avenue and Seventh Avenue are its primary commercial streets , while its east-west side streets are lined with brownstones and apartment buildings . Park Slope features historic buildings , top-rated restaurants , bars , and shops , as well as proximity to Prospect Park , the Brooklyn Academy of Music , the Brooklyn Botanic Garden , the Brooklyn Museum , the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music , and the Central Library as well as the Park Slope branch of the Brooklyn Public Library system . The neighborhood had a population of about 62,200 as of the 2000 census , resulting in a population density of approximately 68,000/square mile , or approximately 26,000/square kilometer . Park Slope is considered one of New York City 's most desirable neighborhoods . In 2010 , it was ranked number 1 in New York by New York Magazine , citing its quality public schools , dining , nightlife , shopping , access to public transit , green space , safety , and creative capital , among other aspects . It was named one of the Greatest Neighborhoods in America by the American Planning Association in 2007 , for its architectural and historical features and its diverse mix of residents and businesses , all of which are supported and preserved by its active and involved citizenry . In December 2006 , Natural Home magazine named Park Slope one of America 's ten best neighborhoods based on criteria including parks , green spaces and neighborhood gathering spaces ; farmers ' markets and community gardens ; public transportation and locally owned businesses ; and environmental and social policy . Park Slope is part of Brooklyn Community District 6 , and its primary ZIP Codes are 11215 and 11217 .
Brooklyn ( /ˈbrʊklɪn/ ) is a borough of New York City , coterminous with Kings County , located in the U.S. state of New York , the most populous county in the state , and the second-most densely populated county in the United States . It is New York City 's most populous borough , with an estimated 2,504,700 residents in 2010 . Named after the Dutch village of Breukelen , it shares a land border with the borough of Queens at the western end of Long Island . Brooklyn has several bridge and tunnel connections to the borough of Manhattan across the East River , and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connects it with Staten Island . With a land area of 70.82 square miles ( 183.4 km2 ) and water area of 26 square miles ( 67 km2 ) , Kings County is New York state 's fourth-smallest county by land area and third-smallest by total area , though it is the second-largest among the city 's five boroughs . If each borough were ranked as a city , Brooklyn would rank as the third-most populous in the U.S. , after Los Angeles and Chicago . Brooklyn was an independent incorporated city ( and previously an authorized village and town within the provisions of the New York State Constitution ) until January 1 , 1898 , when , after a long political campaign and public relations battle during the 1890s , according to the new Municipal Charter of Greater New York , Brooklyn was consolidated with the other cities , boroughs , and counties to form the modern City of New York , surrounding the Upper New York Bay with five constituent boroughs . The borough continues , however , to maintain a distinct culture . Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves . Brooklyn 's official motto , displayed on the Borough seal and flag , is Eendraght Maeckt Maght , which translates from early modern Dutch as Unity makes strength . In the first decades of the 21st century , Brooklyn has experienced a renaissance as an avant-garde destination for hipsters , with concomitant gentrification , dramatic house price increases and a decrease in housing affordability . Since the 2010s , Brooklyn has evolved into a thriving hub of entrepreneurship , high technology startup firms , postmodern art and design .
Prospect Park is an urban park in Brooklyn , New York City . The park is situated between the neighborhoods of Park Slope , Prospect Heights , Prospect Lefferts Gardens , Flatbush , and Windsor Terrace , and is adjacent to the Brooklyn Museum , Grand Army Plaza , and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden . With an area of 526 acres ( 213 ha ) , Prospect Park is the second largest public park in Brooklyn , behind Marine Park . First proposed in legislation passed in 1859 , Prospect Park was laid out by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux , who also helped design Manhattan 's Central Park , following various changes to its design . Prospect Park opened in 1867 , though it was not substantially complete until 1873 . The park subsequently underwent numerous modifications and expansions to its facilities . Several additions to the park were completed in the 1890s , in the City Beautiful architectural movement . In the early 20th century , New York City Department of Parks and Recreation ( NYC Parks ) commissioner Robert Moses started a program to clean up Prospect Park . A period of decline in the late 20th century spurred the creation of the Prospect Park Alliance , which refurbished many parts of the park starting in the late 1980s . Main attractions of the park include the 90-acre ( 36 ha ) Long Meadow ; the Picnic House ; Litchfield Villa ; Prospect Park Zoo ; the Boathouse ; Concert Grove ; Brooklyn 's only lake , covering 60 acres ( 24 ha ) ; and the Prospect Park Bandshell that hosts free outdoor concerts in the summertime . The park also has sports facilities , including the Prospect Park Tennis Center , basketball courts , baseball fields , soccer fields , and the New York Pétanque Club in the Parade Ground . There is also a private Society of Friends ( Quaker ) cemetery on Quaker Hill near the ball fields .
The Merchant 's House Museum , known formerly as the Old Merchant 's House and as the Seabury Tredwell House , is the only nineteenth-century family home in New York City preserved intact - both inside and out . Built on speculation in 1832 by Joseph Brewster , a hatter by trade , it is located at 29 East Fourth Street , between Lafayette Street and the Bowery in Manhattan . It became a museum in 1936 , founded by George Chapman , a cousin of the family who once lived there . The House was among the first 20 buildings designated in 1965 under the City 's new landmarks law . It is the only historic house museum in the Greenwich Village/Soho/NoHo neighborhoods .
Greenwich Village ( /ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ/ GREN-itch , /ˈɡrɪn-/ GRIN- , /-ɪdʒ/ -⁠ij ) , often referred to by locals as simply the Village , is a neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan , New York City , within Lower Manhattan . Broadly , Greenwich Village is bounded by 14th Street to the north , Broadway to the east , Houston Street to the south , and the Hudson River to the west . Greenwich Village also contains several subsections , including the West Village west of Seventh Avenue and the Meatpacking District in the northwest corner of Greenwich Village . The neighborhood 's name comes from Groenwijck , one of the Dutch names for the village ( meaning Green District ) , which was Anglicized to Greenwich . [ a ] In the 20th century , Greenwich Village was known as an artists ' haven , the Bohemian capital , the cradle of the modern LGBT movement , and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements . Greenwich Village contains Washington Square Park , as well as two of New York 's private colleges , New York University ( NYU ) and the New School . Greenwich Village is part of Manhattan Community District 2 and is patrolled by the 6th Precinct of the New York City Police Department . Greenwich Village has undergone extensive gentrification and commercialization ; the four ZIP codes that constitute the Village - 10011 , 10012 , 10003 , and 10014 - were all ranked among the ten most expensive in the United States by median housing price in 2014 , according to Forbes , with residential property sale prices in the West Village neighborhood typically exceeding US $ 2,100 per square foot ( $ 23,000/m2 ) in 2017 .
The Morris-Jumel Mansion or Morris House ( also known as the Roger and Mary Philipse Morris House , Mount Morris and other similar names ) is a Federal style museum home in northern Manhattan with mid-eighteenth century roots . It was built in 1765 by Roger Morris , a British military officer , and served as a headquarters for both sides in the American Revolution . Located at 65 Jumel Terrace , in Roger Morris Park in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City , it is the oldest house in the borough . The home and grounds were purchased as a museum home in 1903 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 . The exterior was designated a New York City Landmark in 1967 , with the interior following in 1975 .
Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan . The area is named for Fort Washington , a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on the island of Manhattan by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War , to defend the area from the British forces . Washington Heights is bordered by Harlem to the south , along 155th Street ; Inwood to the north along Dyckman Street or Hillside Avenue ; the Hudson River to the west , and the Harlem River and Coogan 's Bluff to the east . As of 2016 [ update ] , it has 200,000 inhabitants . Washington Heights is part of Manhattan Community District 12 and its primary ZIP Codes are 10032 , 10033 , and 10040 . It is patrolled by the 34th and 33rd Precincts of the New York City Police Department .
The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden , formerly the Abigail Adams Smith Museum , is a historic antebellum residential building at 421 East 61st Street , near the East River , in New York City . It is open to the public as a museum .
Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan . Midtown is home to some of the city 's most iconic buildings , including the Empire State Building , the Chrysler Building , the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project , the headquarters of the United Nations , Grand Central Terminal , and Rockefeller Center , as well as Broadway and Times Square . Midtown Manhattan is the largest central business district in the world and ranks among the most expensive pieces of real estate ; Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan commands the world 's highest retail rents , with average annual rents at US $ 3,000 per square foot ( $ 32,000/m2 ) in 2017 . However , due to the high price of retail spaces in Midtown , there are also many vacant storefronts in the neighborhood . Midtown is the country 's largest commercial , entertainment , and media center , and also a growing financial center . The majority of New York City 's skyscrapers , including its tallest hotels and apartment towers , are in Midtown . The area hosts commuters and residents working in its offices , hotels , and retail establishments , tourists and students . Times Square , the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District , is a major center of the world 's entertainment industry . Sixth Avenue also has the headquarters of three of the four major U.S. television networks . Midtown is part of Manhattan Community District 5 . It is patrolled by the 14th and 18th Precincts of the New York City Police Department .
The Seguine Mansion , also known as The Seguine-Burke Mansion , is located on Lemon Creek near the southern shore of Staten Island . The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a member of the Historic House Trust . James Seguine is believed to have purchased property near Lemon Creek between 1780 and 1786 , and his grandson Joseph H. Seguine built the house on the property in 1838 . At the time , he added a hay barn , carriage house and stables . Joseph was a prominent businessman in the area , founding several companies including the Staten Island Railroad company . He died in 1856 . In 1868 , the family was forced to sell the house and land . In 1916 , descendants were able to repurchase the house and it remained in the family until 1981 . In 1981 the house was in serious need of repair , and was sold to George Burke , who had previously restored other historic buildings in the community . Burke not only saved the building but also ensured that the property would not be subdivided . The renovation of the outside of the house took more than five years and sixty gallons of paint .
The South Shore is a geographical term applied to the area in the New York City borough of Staten Island , south and east of the island 's ridge of hills ( and Richmond Creek and Fresh Kills south of Historic Richmond Town ) along the waterfront and adjacent areas from the Narrows to the mouth of the Arthur Kill . Many observers prefer to restrict its scope to the neighborhoods located between the shoreline of Raritan Bay on one side and Richmond Creek and Fresh Kills on the other , thus encompassing the neighborhoods of Great Kills to Tottenville only . Those who use this narrower definition of the South Shore prefer the term East Shore for the communities that lie along Lower New York Bay , and inland for approximately 2 to 2½ miles , from Bay Terrace and Richmondtown to as far north as Grasmere and Concord . The South Shore ( under the narrower definition ) is represented in the New York City Council by Joe Borelli .
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a recreated brownstone at 28 East 20th Street , between Broadway and Park Avenue South , in the Flatiron District of Manhattan , New York City . It is the birthplace and childhood home of 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt .
The Flatiron District is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan , named after the Flatiron Building at 23rd Street , Broadway and Fifth Avenue . Generally the Flatiron District is bounded by 14th Street , Union Square and Greenwich Village to the south ; the Avenue of the Americas ( Sixth Avenue ) and Chelsea to the west ; 23rd Street and Madison Square ( or NoMad ) to the north ; and Park Avenue South and Gramercy Park to the east . Broadway cuts through the middle of the district , and Madison Avenue begins at 23rd Street and runs north . At the north ( uptown ) end of the district is Madison Square Park , which was completely renovated in 2001 . The Flatiron District encompasses within its boundaries the Ladies ' Mile Historic District and the birthplace of Theodore Roosevelt , a National Historic Site . The Flatiron District was also the birthplace of Silicon Alley , a metonym for New York 's high technology sector , which has since spread beyond the area . The Flatiron District is part of Manhattan Community District 5 . Residents are represented by the Flatiron Alliance neighborhood association and nearby businesses by the Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership business improvement district , though the two have different ( partially overlapping ) boundaries .
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( /ˈroʊzəvɛlt/ ROH-zə-velt ; [ b ] October 27 , 1858 - January 6 , 1919 ) was an American statesman , politician , conservationist , naturalist , and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909 . He served as the 25th vice president from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900 . Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and became a driving force for the anti-trust policy while supporting Progressive Era policies in the United States in the early 20th century . His face is depicted on Mount Rushmore alongside George Washington , Thomas Jefferson , and Abraham Lincoln . He is generally ranked in polls of historians and political scientists as one of the five best presidents . Roosevelt was a sickly child with debilitating asthma , but he overcame his health problems by embracing a strenuous lifestyle , as well as growing out of his asthma naturally in his young adult years . He integrated his exuberant personality , vast range of interests , and world-famous achievements into a cowboy persona defined by robust masculinity . He was home-schooled , and he began a lifelong naturalist avocation before attending Harvard College . His book The Naval War of 1812 ( 1882 ) established his reputation as a learned historian and as a popular writer . Upon entering politics , he became the leader of the reform faction of Republicans in New York 's state legislature . His wife and his mother both died in rapid succession , and he escaped to a cattle ranch in the Dakotas . He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President William McKinley , but he resigned from that post to lead the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War , returning a war hero .
The Valentine-Varian House is a historic house located in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx , New York City . Built in 1758 by Isaac Valentine , it is the Bronx 's second oldest house and oldest remaining farmhouse . The house remained in the Varian family , which included Isaac Varian , New York 's 63rd Mayor of New York City until 1905 , when it was sold . It is currently a part of the Historic House Trust and houses the Museum of Bronx History and the offices of the Bronx County Historical Society . It is a two-story , five bay fieldstone residence with a gable roof . It was moved to its present site in 1965 and restored between July 1965 and May 1968 .
Norwood , also known as Bainbridge , is a working-class residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx , New York City . It is bounded by Van Cortlandt Park and Woodlawn Cemetery to the north , the Bronx River to the east , and Mosholu Parkway to the southwest . The area is dominated topographically by what was once known as Valentine 's Hill , the highest point being near the intersection of 210th Street and Bainbridge Avenue , where Gun Hill Road intersects , and around the Montefiore Medical Center , the largest landowner and employer of the neighborhood . Norwood 's main commercial arteries are Gun Hill Road , Jerome Avenue , Webster Avenue , and Bainbridge Avenue . The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community District 7 and is patrolled by the NYPD 's 52nd Precinct . As of the 2000 United States Census , the seven census tracts that make up the neighborhood have a population of 40,748 .
The Van Cortlandt House Museum , also known as the Frederick Van Cortlandt House or simply the Van Cortlandt House , is the oldest building in the borough of the Bronx in New York City .
Riverdale is a residential neighborhood in the northwest portion of the Bronx , a borough in New York City . Riverdale , which has a population of 47,850 as of the 2000 United States Census , contains the northernmost point in New York City . Riverdale 's boundaries are disputed , but it is commonly agreed to be bordered by Yonkers to the north , Van Cortlandt Park and Broadway to the east , the Kingsbridge neighborhood to the southeast , the Harlem River or the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood to the south , and the Hudson River to the west . Riverdale Avenue is the primary thoroughfare through Riverdale . The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community District 8 , and its ZIP Codes include 10463 and 10471 . The area is patrolled by the 50th Precinct of the New York City Police Department .
Vander Ende-Onderdonk House ( Van Anda House ; Van Enden House ) is a historic house at 18-20 Flushing Avenue in Ridgewood , Queens . It is the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City . The original house on the site was built in 1661 by Hendrick Barents Smidt , from land that was granted to him by Peter Stuyvesant . Another part of the structure , expanding from the original house , was built in 1709 by Paulus Vander Ende . The house was mentioned in a 1769 survey that established the boundary between Kings and Queens counties and may have been largely constructed around this time . The Onderdonk family acquired the property in 1821 . In 1975 the house suffered a serious fire that destroyed many of its wooden elements . It was rebuilt in the early 1980s . The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 . It was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1995 .
Ridgewood is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens . It borders the neighborhoods of Maspeth , Middle Village and Glendale , as well as the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick and East Williamsburg . Historically , the neighborhood straddled the Queens-Brooklyn boundary . The etymology of Ridgewood 's name is disputed , but may have referred to Ridgewood Reservoir , the local geography , or a road . Ridgewood was settled in the 17th century by the British , while nearby Bushwick was settled by the Dutch . The presence of the adjacent settlements led to decades of disputes over the boundary , which later became the border between Queens and Brooklyn . While Bushwick was developed rapidly in the 19th century , Ridgewood remained sparsely populated until the early 20th century , when rowhouses were built for the area 's rapidly growing , predominantly German population . Ridgewood has become more ethnically diverse since the mid-20th century . Today , large parts of the neighborhood are national and city historic districts . Ridgewood is patrolled by the New York City Police Department 's 104th Precinct . Politically , Ridgewood is represented by the New York City Council 's 30th District .
The Voelker Orth Museum , Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden is a museum located in Murray Hill , Queens , New York City . In addition to preserving a German immigrant family 's 1890s home and garden , the Voelker Orth Museum engages audiences through the arts , education , nature , horticulture and local history by offering house tours , temporary exhibitions , concerts , lectures and workshops , cultural festivals , and family and school programs . Its mission is to preserve and interpret the cultural and horticultural heritage of Flushing , Queens and adjacent communities to engage their ever-changing populations , through the experience of an immigrant familys 1890s home .