September 13, 2023

The Old Merchant's House from Weird Distractions

28 minutes

This week, Alex from Weird Distractions takes things to Manhattan, New York (USA) to discuss the reported history and haunts of the Old Merchant's House - also referred to as the Merchant's House Museum or the Seabury Tredwell House. Need a distraction? I got you. Listener discretion is advised.

Information was pulled from the following sources:

Merchants House Museum website - https://merchantshouse.org/

Wikipedia - Merchant's House Museum - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant%27s_House_Museum

AMNY website - “My Night in a Haunted (Merchant’s) House” - BY SCOTT STIFFLER - October 26th, 2010 - https://www.amny.com/news/my-night-in-a-haunted-merchants-house/

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456666/seabury-tredwell: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for Seabury Tredwell (25 Sep 1780–7 Mar 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456666, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694).

Wayback Machine website - “Old Merchant's House (Seabury Tredwell House)” - https://web.archive.org/web/20121011184806/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=394&resourceType=Building

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456767/gertrude-ellsworth-tredwell: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for Gertrude Ellsworth Tredwell (17 Sep 1840–22 Aug 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456767, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694)

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456742/sarah-kissam-tredwell: accessed 20 December 2022), memorial page for Sarah Kissam Tredwell (27 May 1835–9 Oct 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456742, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43456717/eliza-earl-tredwell: accessed 12 December 2022), memorial page for Eliza Earl Parker Tredwell (11 Feb 1797–28 Apr 1882), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43456717, citing Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA; Maintained by DMC (contributor 47184694)

Off the Grid website - How The Tredwell House Became The Merchant’s House Museum - by LANNYL STEPHENS - MAY 11, 2022 - https://www.villagepreservation.org/2022/05/11/how-the-tredwell-house-became-the-merchants-house-museum/

The New York Preservation Archive Project website - “Merchant’s House Museum - Also known as Old Merchant's House and the Seabury Tredwell House” - https://www.nypap.org/preservation-history/old-merchants-house/#:~:text=With%20the%20desire%20to%20memorialize,public%20on%20May%2011%2C%201936

Wikipedia - Hans Holzer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Holzer

Book - “Where The Ghosts Are: The Ultimate Guide to Haunted Houses” - by Hans Holzer - Citadel Press, 1995 - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/568371/where-the-ghosts-are-by-hans-holzer/9780806538778

Show - “The Holzer Files” - Season 2 Episode 2 “Tell Me No Lies” - Discovery+ - https://www.discoveryplus.com/ca/video/the-holzer-files-travel-channel-ca/tell-me-no-lies

The Clio website - Merchant's House Museum -https://www.theclio.com/entry/22166

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