ute ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁ret iring ▁Andreas ▁Bla u ▁and ▁sharing ▁the ▁role ▁with ▁Em manuel ▁P ah ud . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : Play ers ▁of ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Phil harm onic ▁Category : F rench ▁classical ▁fla ut ists ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Paris <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Mer chant ' s ▁House ▁Museum , ▁known ▁formerly ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Mer chant ' s ▁House ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁Se ab ury ▁T red well ▁House , ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁nin ete enth - century ▁family ▁home ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁preserved ▁int act ▁— ▁both ▁inside ▁and ▁out . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁" on ▁spec ulation " ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁by ▁Joseph ▁B rew ster , ▁a ▁h atter ▁by ▁trade , ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 2 9 ▁East ▁Four th ▁Street , ▁between ▁La f ay ette ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁Bow ery ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁a ▁museum ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁founded ▁by ▁George ▁Chap man , ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁who ▁once ▁lived ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁House ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 0 ▁buildings ▁designated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁under ▁the ▁City ' s ▁new ▁land marks ▁law . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁historic ▁house ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Village / S oh o / No H o ▁neighborhood s . ▁