Well, this is obviously a hotel made out of some old historic site..
Let us see what Yelp reveals... Gist: It is not really a hotel proper at all and, it is a museum...yes, Abigail WAS in this place's past..
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
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Roosevelt Island (F)Lexington Av/59 St (N, Q, R)Lexington Av/63 St (F)
- Hours:
- Tue-Sun 11 am - 4 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
4 reviews for Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden
4 reviews in English
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Review from Richard D.
New York, NYYou really don't feel like you're in NYC when you're here. If you've run out of stuff to see in the city, or looking for something off the beaten path, head over here.
There's a tour you can take and check out the garden. We got some nice history of the island and the nearby Roosevelt Island across the river. Fun fact, people used to vacation across at Roosevelt Island to get away from it all. -
Review from Stacy S.
Manhattan, NYThis was a really charming way to spend an afternoon! We arrived forty minutes before the museum closed, but they were happy to have us and even offered us a private tour of the museum.
Our guide was cheerful, informative, and super friendly with us throughout the tour, answering any questions we had as best as she could. I had never heard of a "day hotel" before this experience, and the history behind this type of business was really fascinating to me!
The gardens were beautiful, and the price to see the place with a tour is very reasonable at $8 ($7 for students). -
Review from Diana B.
New York, NYDelightful oasis in Manhattan (formerly Abigail Adams Museum). Talk of not knowing you're in NYC...
http://www.mvhm.org/ -
Review from Lili K.
What a hidden gem in the UES! I've decided I like house museums, haha.
This place is normally $8, but we came here for the free Smithsonian day. We luckily came at a good time (3pm), when the last tour was. Apparently, you need a tour, you can't just breeze through the rooms like I usually do, with my short attention span for museums.
We had a very quick, ~25 min tour of the place. I liked how our tour guide was super quick with talking, and didn't drag anything out. She answered all of our questions as well. We saw how a turtle's shell was used as a baking dish, ways people kept their feet warm, I also liked seeing how people used a toaster back in the day (you turn it around by kicking it with your feet), the old playing cards, etc.
The outside garden was small but pretty nice as well. She did, however, turn away people who came in at 3:30-she said they were done with tours, even though this place is supposed to be closed at 4pm. When we left at 3:35pm, she already put the "closed" sign on the window.
Specialties
This historic house museum transports
visitors back to a 19th-century country resort for New Yorkers escaping
the crowded city below 14th Street. Learn about the history of New York
City while taking a guided tour through eight furnished period rooms.
Afterward, browse in the gift shop or relax in the tranquil museum
garden.
History
Established in 1799
Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house and converted into a "day hotel" in 1826, this stone building sits on land originally owned by Colonel William Stephens Smith, and his wife Abigail Adams Smith, daughter of John Adams. In 1833, the house became the home for three generations of a New York City family. In 1905, as the area became more industrialized, the building was purchased by Standard Gas & Light Company (today's Con Edison). The Colonial Dames of America, a woman's patriotic society, purchased the building in 1924. After extensive restoration to the structure, the Colonial Dames opened the site to the public as a museum in 1939.
Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house and converted into a "day hotel" in 1826, this stone building sits on land originally owned by Colonel William Stephens Smith, and his wife Abigail Adams Smith, daughter of John Adams. In 1833, the house became the home for three generations of a New York City family. In 1905, as the area became more industrialized, the building was purchased by Standard Gas & Light Company (today's Con Edison). The Colonial Dames of America, a woman's patriotic society, purchased the building in 1924. After extensive restoration to the structure, the Colonial Dames opened the site to the public as a museum in 1939.
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