Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Photos

The Mount Vernon Hotel (421 East 61st St.) sits at what used to be a ferry pier on the East River. At the time of its founding in 1826, the hotel was in the countryside of Manhattan & became a place of escape from the heat & noise of New York. Today the Mount Vernon Hotel is a museum restored to its earliest period.

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Mount Vernon Hotel Museum (1826) (421 East 61st St.). On National Register.	Painting showing Mount Vernon Hotel at landing (now 61st St.) on East River in early 1800s when hotel was a Manhattan Island country retreat for New York City dwellers.	Porcelain bowl in reception area of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Parlour fireplace of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.

Parlor with carpet design of period at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Mahoganny center table (c1820) by Joseph Meeks & side chairs (c1810-20) in parlor of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Antique rectangular piano-forte at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Barrel organ (c1820) from France in parlor of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.

Hand-written playlist of French & American tunes on barrel organ at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Federal-style fireplace in Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Tea service as would have been set for guests of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Staffordshire pearlware teapot (1815-29) with print of New York City Hall, attributed to Joseph Stubbs at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.

Second Empire setee at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Sitting area for long-gone guests at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Recreated guest bedroom (c1830s) at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Details of furnishings of guest bedroom (c1830s) at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.

Card room & bar as would have been in (1830s) at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Fireplace in card room & bar at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Portrait of George Washington in card room & bar at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Table set with desserts typical of 1830s at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.

Dishes & desserts typical of 1830s at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Kitchen fireplace of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Antique China serving dishes at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Multilayer gelatin dessert typical of period of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.

Dessert of cake, icing, walnuts as typical of period of Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.	Blown-glass decanter (c1810) & glass tumblers (c1825-40) at Mount Vernon Hotel Museum.