Mount Vernon Hotel Museum
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| Mount Vernon Hotel Museum | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Built/Founded: | 1799 |
| Architectural style(s): | American Colonial |
| Added to NRHP: | January 12, 1973 |
Mount Vernon Hotel Museum is a former carriage house located at 421 East 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Built in 1799, it was turned into a day hotel in 1826. Formerly known as the Abigail Adams Smith Museum, it has been run as a museum by the Colonial Dames organization since 1939[1].
Smith and her husband William Stephens Smith never lived here, though they did own the land.
It is open to the public for tours with 8 restored rooms. The museum focuses on a time when the hotel's location offered a respite from the dirt, noise and bustle of city life. In the early part of the 19th century, New York City extended only as far as 14th Street and it was common for members of the upper- and middle-classes to take day trips to "the country"--that is, the rural setting of what is now Midtown Manhattan. At such day hotels, guests would enjoy boating trips, carriage rides, social events such as balls, and other leisure activities.
The Museum also features a children's show every spring, Fare for All at the Mount Vernon Hotel, that depicts the concerns and lifestyle of the actual family who lived here and operated the hotel, the Woodhulls. The show's composer is Tony Award winner Mark Hollman.
The Hotel is featured in the Woody Allen movie Hannah and Her Sisters as one of the characters' favorite examples of historical New York City architecture.
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