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May/June 1991 | Volume 42, Issue 3
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May/June 1991 | Volume 42, Issue 3
Since the houses are administered by different organizations, call them directly for more information or directions and to confirm their hours, which can change. THE PIETER CLAESEN WYCKOFF THE VAN GORTLANDT HOUSE THE MORRIS-JUMEL MANSION GRACIE MANSION RICHMONDTOWN RESTORATION THE ALICE AUSTEN HOUSE The other houses overseen by the Historic House Trust are the Bartow-Pell Mansion, Poe Cottage, and Valentine-Varian House in the Bronx; the Lefferts Homestead in Brooklyn; the Dyckman House, King Manor, the Kingsland House, and the Queens County Farm Museum in Queens; and the Conference House and the Seguine Mansion in Staten Island. The trust’s offices are at the Historic House Office, Room 203, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the Arsenal, Central Park, New York, NY 10021. A booklet on the trust and all the houses will be available from the trust this summer for three dollars.
HOUSE MUSEUM
Clarendon Road at Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203 (718-629-5400). Hours: Friday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 P.M.
Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway and 242d Street, Bronx, NY 10471 (212-543-3344). Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. ; Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
1765 Jumel Terrace, at 160th Street, New York, NY 10032 (212-923-8008). Hours: Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Eighty-ninth Street and East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028 (212-570-4747). Hours: tours by appointment Monday through Thursday.
441 Clarke Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306 (718-351-1611). Hours: Wednesday through Friday, and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 P.M.
MUSEUM AND PARK
2 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10305 (718-816-4506). Hours: Thursday through Sunday, noon to 5:00 P.M.