October is one of our favorite months here at HHT. The leaves are changing, there is a chill in the air, and the houses are getting in the Halloween spirit with costume parties, spooky tours, and other special seasonal programs. So dig out your favorite cozy sweater, venture to our houses, and enjoy everything that autumn has to offer. Below are just a few of our suggestions, but you can
click here
for a complete listing of all the happenings this month.
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Tag your favorite photo or video using
@hhtnyc along with the the hashtag
#autumnwithhht. We may feature your photo in next month's email!
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Instagram Pic of the Month
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A beautiful fall day in The Bronx! The leaves are turning at
The Museum of Bronx History at the Valentine-Varian House
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Experience Unparalleled Access to NYC
Do you love architecture as much as we do? Throughout October our houses will be participating in two of the best opportunities to gain access to the built environment of New York City:
Archtober
and
Open House New York Weekend
. This month is a great chance to check those houses off your "been wanting to visit" list!
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Alice Austen House
October 27th; 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Hendrick I. Lott House Museum
October 6th & 7th, 27th & 28th
11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. (1 hour long)
Van Cortlandt House Museum
October 17th;
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Gracie Mansion
October 15th;
5:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m
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October 12th-14th Weekend
Participating Houses:
Alice Austen House
Bartow-Pell Mansion
Bowne House
Dyckman Farmhouse Museum
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
King Manor Museum
Kingsland Homestead
Lewis H. Latimer House Museum
Little Red Lighthouse
Morris Jumel Mansion
Old Stone House
Swedish Cottage Marionette Theatre
Valentine-Varian House
Van Cortlandt House Museum
Wyckoff House Museum
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Get into the Halloween Spirit with HHT
Spend a stylishly ghoulish evening of costumes, cocktails, and hors d'oeuvres in the atmospheric historic parlors of the
Hendrick I. Lott House
(only open to the public a few times a year). Or bring the kids to the
Lefferts Historic House
, where your little superheroes and princesses can get spooked with readings of scary stories, take a spin on the nearby 1912 Prospect Park Carousel, and enjoy treats from the city’s top food trucks.
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Hendrick I. Lott House
October 20th
5:00 p.m.- 7:00 p.m.
(21 and over)
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Lefferts Historic House-Prospect Park
October 27th
12:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m.
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An Evening with Alice
Toast the extraordinary legacy of early American photographer Alice Austen, and support the interpretation of her life and groundbreaking work, at the
Alice Austen Annual Gala & Benefit. This year, the Friends of Alice Austen House is recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of JEB (Joan E. Biren) and Eric Marcus in documenting the history of LGBTQ people through oral history and photography.
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National Arts Club
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY 10003
October 11th
Cocktails at 6:30 p.m.
Dinner at 8:00 p.m.
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A Haunting We Will Go
Prepared to be truly frightened? Experience a chilling recreation of Seabury Tredwell's funeral (don't miss snapping a postmortem Instagram shot in their 19th century coffin), attempt to escape a corn maze with only a flashlight to guide your way, or investigate the infamous paranormal activity at the oldest house in Manhattan, so haunted that it was featured on the Travel Channel's
Ghost Adventures.
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Merchant's House Museum
October 14th
3:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m.
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Queens County Farm Museum
October 13th & 20th
4:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
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Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum
October 31st
8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.
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"Beyond Bricks & Mortar: Rethinking Sites of Cultural History"
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The Historic House Trust is an official co-sponsor of this day-long conference, which will unite preservationists with historians, artists, planners, and placemakers for a discussion on how best to protect and celebrate cultural landmarks. Among other pressing topics, Nadezhda Williams, Executive Director of the
King Manor Museum
,
will join a panel that will explore techniques to create programming that successfully engages the public at culturally significant sites.
Monday, October 1, 2018
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Riverside Church
(between W. 120 and W. 121 Streets)
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Volunteers Help Preserve, Interpret & Exhibit over 90,000 Artifacts
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This summer HHT's Roof Raisers Curatorial Brigade traversed the city, utilizing their skilled training to assist our houses in maintaining period rooms and historic collections so that future audiences may enjoy and learn from them. To date, these volunteers have provided over 2,700 cumulative hours of collections management assistance to 16 HHT member houses. Follow their journey through the
Facebook album
and give them a thumbs up for their dedication to preservation!
To learn more about the Roof Raisers Curatorial Brigade, or to place your name on the waiting list for future participation, please visit
our website
or email
roofraisers@parks.nyc.gov.
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Rediscover the delights New York City has to offer with a membership to the Historic House Trust.
Our members experience the freedom to journey across all five boroughs in search of new adventures with
unlimited free admission
to the historic house museums in our collection. Make sure to check out our new membership benefits, including special members-only tours, invitations to our 30th anniversary lecture series, and more.
New York City is ready for exploration, are you?
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Your support allows us to
advocate for, promote, and provide expertise to preserve 23 publicly owned historic sites located throughout NYC's five boroughs.
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Select Historic House Trust as your preferred non-profit on Amazon Smile and Amazon will donate 5% of your order to us at no additional cost or effort.
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We Want to Hear from You!
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What is your favorite borough?
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Brooklyn, the Borough of Trees!
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Staten Island, the Borough of Parks!
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Queens, the World's Borough!
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Photo Credits:
Top: The Bronx County Historical Society
Section 2: Archtober and Open House NY
Section 3: Hendrick I. Lott House, Prospect Park Alliance
Section 4: Merchant's House Museum, Queens County Farm Museum, and Morris-Jumel Mansion
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