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Safe house linked to Underground Railroad discovered in Manhattan
Hidden inside a historic 19th century house on East Fourth Street in Manhattan is a secret sanctuary.
Ever since the Merchant’s House Museum opened its doors to the public in 1936, visitors have lined up to get a taste of “old New York.”
The Treadwell family lived there from 1835 until 1933. Their residence is frozen in time, from a ruby-red front parlor complete with its original piano to the kitchen with its cast-iron coal-burning stove.
But when visitors head upstairs to the bedrooms on the second floor, there’s something strategically hidden within the walls of Manhattan’s first landmarked building is a link to the Underground Railroad.
https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2026/02/10/safe-house-linked-to-the-underground-railroad-discovered-in-manhattan
Ever since the Merchant’s House Museum opened its doors to the public in 1936, visitors have lined up to get a taste of “old New York.”
The Treadwell family lived there from 1835 until 1933. Their residence is frozen in time, from a ruby-red front parlor complete with its original piano to the kitchen with its cast-iron coal-burning stove.
But when visitors head upstairs to the bedrooms on the second floor, there’s something strategically hidden within the walls of Manhattan’s first landmarked building is a link to the Underground Railroad.
https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2026/02/10/safe-house-linked-to-the-underground-railroad-discovered-in-manhattan
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