"Morris" Code
Mary Phillipse Morris grew up here.
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What is Yonkers?
What is Betsey?
Stephen Jumel was born here, where he learned all his trading skills in his parents' shop.
Where is Mont de Marsan?
A decorative element of the Mansion, said to be a gift from Napoleon Bonaparte.
What are the Heraldic Wings?
This Washington Heights resident did not throw away his shot to sit on Aaron Burr's bed.
Who is Lin Manuel-Miranda?
The Morris's daughter who went to England with Roger at the outset of the Revolutionary War.
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Who is Nancy?
Eliza was never late to a fashion trend. This was her hair accessory of choice in her final years.
What are ribbons?
This was Stephen's name at birth. Oui, it was very French.
What is Etienne?
This room has a tea set, a soup tureen, and a pier table listed as part of the Charles X suite in the Silo Auction.
What is the dining room?
They may have pranked us when they said this famous visitor needed her own, never-used toilet installed on site. Yet, we did it...
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
When the Morris Family bought the land to build this house, they named the lot...
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What is Mount Morris?
This esteemed American furniture maker created a custom suite for Eliza, which can still be seen today.
Who was Duncan Pfyfe?
Stephen and Eliza most likely met while they were living on this street in the modern day Tribeca neighborhood.
Where is Reade Street?
A two player table top game located in William Chase's Bedroom.
What is a Backgammon set?
This founding father was born on the island of Nevis in the Carribean.
Who is Alexander Hamilton?
This enslaved servant of the Morris family was named in a receipt given to her by George Washington for doing his laundry while using the Morris house as his headquarters.
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Who is Martha?
Of course Eliza was popular in the French Courts. She supposedly earned the favor of this French Monarch.
Who was Charles X?
Eliza Jumel is buried in Trinity Cemetary's uptown location, but Stephen is buried here.
Where is Old St. Patrick's?
This room has a small box, engraved with it's former owners name. The former owner was a delegate to the Continental Congress and the first foreign diplomat from the United States to France.
What is George Washington's War Room?
Not quite a favorite of Washington, this aid-de-camp quit Washington's staff to join General Putnam on the battlefield. Washington never formally commended him for his heroic actions during the retreat to Harlem from lower Manhattan.
Who is Aaron Burr?
This cousin of Mary Phillipse Morris was the reason she was tried for treason and the Mansion was seized in the Act of Attainder
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Who is John Jay?
Always the businesswoman, Eliza sold a piece of her land to the city, rather than allowing them to seize it through emminent domain. The city then built this on the plot.
What is the Highbridge?
In Paris, Stephen bought a home on this fashionable street. Today, it is a Gucci store.
Where is Place Vendome?
Objects that interact with two of the five senses when in use. One is sight, with it's ornate decoration. The other is smell.
What are the perfume burners in the French Parlor?
This former book seller was became the United State's first Secretary of War and visited the Mansion in 1790.
Who is Henry Knox?