The Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden (MVHM) preserves and interprets travel, leisure, work and play in diverse antebellum New York.

The Museum shares and promotes historical knowledge for the education and enjoyment of the public through engaging interpretation and programs. The Museum presents its 1799 building and grounds as the Mount Vernon Hotel, which served day customers and travelers from 1826 to 1833. [The Board of Managers of The Colonial Dames of America formally approved this revised Mission Statement on September 16, 2010.