Tenement Museum, Immigration history museum in Lower East Side, Manhattan, United States
The Tenement Museum occupies two restored buildings at 97 and 103 Orchard Street, featuring preserved apartments that show immigrant life from 1863 to 1980s.
The museum's main building at 97 Orchard Street, constructed in 1863 by Prussian immigrant Lukas Glockner, contained 22 apartments and housed approximately 7,000 residents.
Through guided tours of reconstructed apartments, visitors learn about families from different nationalities who established their first American homes in these tenement buildings.
The museum requires advance reservations for its guided tours, which are available in multiple languages and include access to restored apartments and neighborhood walks.
After the 1935 housing law changes, the landlord sealed off the upper floors of 97 Orchard Street, preserving the apartments in their original state for decades.
Location: Manhattan
Address: 103 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002
Phone: +(877)9753786
Website: https://tenement.org
GPS coordinates: 40.71882,-73.99009
Latest update: March 3, 2025 03:24
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