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2006, Friday & Saturday, October 20 & 21 and October 27 & 28. 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Merchant's House Museum, 29 East 4th Street between Lafayette and the Bowery. Take the N,R to 8th St.f, the 6 to Astor Place, or the F,B to Broadway/Lafayette
$20, $13 members.
Reservations and prepayment are required. Contact 212-777-1089 or YC1832@merchantshouse.com for more information.
The old Merchant's House in the Village was built in 1832 and has been the site of nine deaths and eight family funerals. Take a spooky candlelit tour of the old mansion and explore tableaus depicting the death rituals of the 19th century. Hear spine-tingling tales of the spirits rumored to walk the halls of the old house.