Enslaved Africans with dreams of being free found safety in the heart of NYC. To the naked eye, the 4-story brick row house ...

Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts say ...

The 2-by-2-foot unique space hidden under the floorboards of the Merchant House Museum in the East Village was recognized for years. What wasn’t known was that ...

“It’s a critical piece of the overall struggle for freedom and justice,” said one city councilmember ...

A museum that bills itself as a time capsule of old New York just turned up a hidden chapter of American history under a ...

A hidden passageway linked to the Underground Railroad was discovered at the Merchant's House Museum in Manhattan.

A hidden passage in Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum confirms its role in the Underground Railroad, the first such find in over 100 years. Learn more inside.

The passageway was found in the Merchant’s House Museum, formerly the home of Joseph Brewster, after drawers from a built-in dresser were removed to reveal a concealed shaft behind it.

A concealed architectural feature inside Manhattan’s Merchant’s House Museum is shedding new light on the city’s past. The 19th century townhouse in NoHo has been identified as a potential Underground ...