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History
It’s true! General Washington used Morris-Jumel Mansion (MJM) as his headquarters during the fall of 1776. It was during this period that the General’s troops forced a British retreat at the Revolutionary War Battle of Harlem Heights
The house was built eleven years before the revolution, in 1765, by British Colonel Roger Morris and his American wife, Mary Philipse. The breezy hilltop location proved an ideal location for the family’s summer home. Known as Mount Morris, this northern Manhattan estate stretched from the Harlem to the Hudson Rivers and covered more than 130 acres. Because they were loyal to the crown, the Morrises were eventually forced to return to England.
During the war, the hilltop location of the Mansion was valued for more than its cool summer breezes. With views of the Harlem River, the Bronx, and Long Island Sound to the east, New York City and the harbor to the south, and the Hudson River and Jersey Palisades to the west, Mount Morris proved to be a strategic military headquarters. Shortly after the Battle of Harlem Heights, Washington and his troops left the Mansion and, for a time, it was occupied by British and Hessian forces.
President Washington returned to the Mansion on July 10, 1790, and dined with members of his cabinet. Guests at the table included two future Presidents of the United States: Vice President John Adams and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton and Secretary of War Henry Knox also attended.
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Morris-Jumel Mansion Minute - June 2024
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This Month at the Mansion - ConEd Family and Community Day: Victorian Valentines - Virtual Parlor Chat: The Bitter History of Chocolate - Paranormal Historical Investigations at Morris-Jumel Mansion - School Programs - MJM's Exhibition: Life Below…
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December 2023 Events This Month at the Mansion December Saturdays ConEd Family and Community Day: Make Victorian Holiday Pomanders Virtual Parlor Chat: Exterior Restoration & Accessibility Project Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol as Told by…
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November 2023 Events This Month at the Mansion - ConEd Family and Community Day: Learn About Beadwork - Opening Reception for New Exhibition Life Below Stairs - Virtual Parlor Chat: Life Below Stairs - Giving Tuesday - Museum Store Sunday -…
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October 2023 Events This Month at the Mansion - ConEd Family and Community Day: Día de los Muertos - Virtual Parlor Chat: The New York Landmarks Conservancy - Paranormal Programs - School Programs - MJM's Upcoming Exhibition: Life…
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This Month at the Mansion - ConEd Family and Community Day: Make Your Own Harvest Wreath - Virtual Parlor Chat: The New York Landmarks Conservancy - Paranormal Programs - MJM's Exhibition Past/Present (Opening September 23) - MJM's…
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July 2023 Events This Month at the Mansion Movie Night in Roger Morris Park: Vivo ConEd Family and Community Day: Create a Star Banner Annual George Washington Dinner Back to the Commons: A Feminist Film Series Virtual Parlor Chat: New…
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This Month at the Mansion ConEd Family Day: Make Your Own Mandala Virtual Parlor Chat: Morris-Jumel Mansion and the Unceded Land of the Lenape It's Time for Culture: Sugar Hill's Musical Flavors at the Morris Jumel Mansion - A Jazz Lawn…
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April 2023 Events This Month at the Mansion ConEd Family Day: Make An Eco-Friendly Decorative Spring Garden Virtual Parlor Chat: Morris-Jumel Mansion and the Unceded Land of the Lenape Harlem Cultural Crawl 2023: Marjorie Eliot at Morris-Jumel…
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This Month at the Mansion -Special Mansion & Grounds Tour: Women of the House -Con Ed Family Day: Make A Self-Watering Seed Pot -Virtual Parlor Chat: Espionage and Enslavement -MJM's Exhibition Revised Histories -School Programs…
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This Month at the Mansion - ConEd Family Day: Make Your Own Victorian Valentine's Day Card - Virtual Parlor Chat: NORTHUP by Black Gotham Experience - MJM's Exhibition Revised Histories - School Programs Bookings -Paranormal Programs COVID-19…
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January 2023 Events This Month at the Mansion -ConEd Family Day: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Activity To-Go Kits -Virtual Parlor Chat: Alexander Hamilton's Life & Legacy -Paranormal Investigation for Hamilton and Burr's Birthday…
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