National Historic Landmark - Morris-Jumel Mansion

National Historic Landmark - Morris-Jumel Mansion

The major surviving landmark of the Battle of Harlem Heights (September 16, 1776).

Briefly served as General Washington's headquarters.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks

Morris-Jumel Mansion

Roger Morris Park, 1,524 acres

Manhattan’s oldest surviving house, Morris-Jumel Mansion, is a monument to colonial grandeur. Built in 1765 as a summer retreat for British colonel Roger Morris and his American wife Mary Philipse, this house is the only ...

Morris-Jumel Mansion

This Georgian country seat was built by Colonel Roger Morris in 1765. Colonel Morris, a Loyalist, left the house when he returned to England at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. From September 14 through October 18, 1776, the ...