Uncovering Uptown History with the Morris-Jumel Mansion

The Morris-Jumel Mansion, which the museum calls Manhattan's oldest residence, stands on the border of Sugar Hill and Washington Heights. While the house is temporarily closed for a restoration and accessibility project, its guides have taken the history outdoors. Uncovering Uptown History is a 90-minute, one-mile guided walk that starts at the mansion and ends at Trinity Cemetery on Broadway and 155th Street, connecting the Revolutionary War, the Gilded and Industrial Ages and the Harlem Renaissance to the streets you walk today.

Walks run on Saturdays and are sold through Eventbrite, where current dates and prices are posted; the route is rated easy to moderately challenging, so wear proper shoes. Before or after, climb the stairway from St. Nicholas Avenue to Sylvan Terrace, and linger in Roger Morris Park around the mansion, which stays open daily. The museum also offers free downloadable self-guided walks, including one on Black history in Sugar Hill, and a free family day on the second Sunday of each month.