Manhattan · NYC landmark
Colonial Dames Headquarters House Museum
215 East 71st Street · Manhattan, New York City
A purpose-built museum combined details from colonial houses that once stood elsewhere.
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NYFE Summary
The society commissioned a headquarters that could also teach visitors about colonial domestic design. Its front drew on the former Colonel John McEver house on Wall Street. The design shortened that house’s five-window arrangement to four to fit this lot.
Red brick, pale stone bands and a carved doorway combine Dutch and English colonial references. A steep roof carries dormer windows and a balustrade. The building also holds historical objects, a genealogical library and rooms used for educational programs.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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