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Historic House Trust

22 historic houses in New York City parks

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In celebration of the Historic House Trust’s 20th Anniversary and the Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial celebration, the 2nd annual Historic House Festival will feature history-related events, exclusive tours, performances, lectures, workshops and more that explore the city’s rich heritage and roots as a Dutch settlement. From modest farmers’ cottages to grand mansions, the 22 sites in the Trust’s collection are located in parks across the five boroughs and chronicle New York City history, culture and architecture. The Historic House Festival will include annual favorites like Historic Richmond Town’s County Fair, an apple harvest at Lefferts Historic House, and an antique motorcycle show at the Queens County Farm Museum, as well as new special events including Colonial Dutch storytelling, archaeology lessons, vintage baseball games, a lecture on the Irish immigrant experience, and much more. The Festival will also provide a unique opportunity to tour sites that usually have limited access to visitors such as Gracie Mansion, Hendrick I. Lott House, the Little Red Lighthouse, and Seguine Mansion. For a complete calendar of events, visit www.historichousetrust.org.

The Historic House Trust is a not-for-profit organization operating in tandem with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation to help preserve the 22 historic house museums in city parks. The Trust works with Parks and the nonprofit boards of each house to restore, interpret, and promote the sites, which span 350 years of New York City life. The Historic House Trust collection includes: Bronx: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, Valentine-Varian House, Van Cortlandt House Museum; Brooklyn: Lefferts Historic House Museum, Hendrick I. Lott House, Old Stone House, Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum & Education Center; Manhattan: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Gracie Mansion, Little Red Lighthouse, Merchant’s House Museum, Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum, Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre; Queens: King Manor Museum, Kingsland Homestead, Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, Queens County Farm Museum; Staten Island: Alice Austen House Museum, Conference House, Historic Richmond Town, Seguine Mansion.