New York City

In 1832, Joseph Brewster built a row house on Fourth Street in what was then a quiet, exclusive suburb of New York City. Just three years later, it was purchased by prosperous hardware merchant, Seabury Tredwell. The Tredwell family continued to live in the house for almost 100 years. Some say they never left. Many believe it is the ghost of Gertrude Tredwell, in particular, who is watching over her family home.

Born in an upstairs bedroom in 1840, the youngest of the Tredwells’ eight children, Gertrude never married and lived her entire life in the house until she died, at the age of 93, in 1933. She was the last member of the family to occupy the house. Since the 1930s, when the house opened to the public as a museum, strange and inexplicable happenings have been reported—sounds, sightings, smells—by staff, volunteers, visitors, neighbors, even passersby.

We will venture into the shadows of history on this candlelit tour to see the house where eight family members died and hear true tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them.

Please note: The Museum is not wheelchair accessible. During the tour, visitors will need to climb at least three flights of stairs.