Morris-Jumel Mansion

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The Morris-Jumel Mansion is a historic 18th-century house in New York City that served as George Washington’s headquarters during the Revolutionary War and is now preserved as a museum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
house museum
landmark
museum
architect Roger Morris
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
Palladian architecture
builder Roger Morris
builtIn 1765
category Georgian architecture in New York City
Historic house museums in New York City
Houses completed in 1765
Museums in Manhattan
National Historic Landmarks in New York
surface form: National Historic Landmarks in Manhattan
completionDate 1765
constructionMaterial wood
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designation National Historic Landmark
New York City Landmark
features carriage house
garden
octagonal drawing room
hasBasement yes
hasCollectionType decorative arts
fine art
furniture
historic documents
hasColumns yes
hasFunction historic house museum
hasNumberOfStories 2
hasPeriodRooms yes
hasPorch yes
isOldestHouseIn Manhattan
laterUse boarding house
museum
tavern
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Manhattan
New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

Washington Heights
surface form: Washington Heights, Manhattan
namedAfter Eliza Jumel
Roger Morris
neighborhood Sugar Hill, Manhattan
surface form: Sugar Hill
NHLDesignationYear 1961
NRHPListingYear 1966
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000540
NYCLandmarkDesignationYear 1967
openedAsMuseum 1904
openToPublic yes
operatedBy Morris-Jumel Mansion museum organization
originalUse country house
private residence
overlooks The Bronx
surface form: Bronx

Harlem River
Palisades
owner Eliza Burr
surface form: Eliza Jumel

Mary Philipse
surface form: Mary Philipse Morris

Roger Morris
Stephen Jumel
roofType hipped roof
servedAsHeadquartersDuringEvent Battle of Harlem Heights
servedAsHeadquartersFor George Washington
servedAsHeadquartersInYear 1776
streetAddress 65 Jumel Terrace
usedAs George Washington's headquarters
usedDuringConflict American Revolutionary War

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Washington Heights contains Morris-Jumel Mansion
Eliza Jumel owned Morris-Jumel Mansion
Eliza Jumel notableResidence Morris-Jumel Mansion
Mary Philipse residence Morris-Jumel Mansion