▁New ▁York ▁City ▁interior ▁land mark ▁ ▁Several ▁doors ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁at ▁ 3 7 ▁East ▁ 4 th ▁Street ▁is ▁the ▁Samuel ▁T red well ▁Sk id more ▁House , ▁a ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁house ▁built ▁for ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Se ab ury ▁T red well . ▁ ▁That ▁building ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Land mark ▁( design ated ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁but ▁is ▁in ▁dis rep air ▁and ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁rest oration . ▁ ▁Museum ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁magnific ent ▁period ▁rooms , ▁the ▁museum ▁presents ▁many ▁performances , ▁present ations , ▁lect ures , ▁exhib its ▁and ▁special ▁events ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁O ng o ing ▁research ▁and ▁state - of - the - art ▁documentation ▁and ▁conservation ▁techniques ▁ass ure ▁that ▁more ▁is ▁constantly ▁being ▁learned ▁about ▁the ▁house , ▁its ▁furn ish ings ▁and ▁out standing ▁text ile ▁collections , ▁and ▁“ what ▁life ▁was ▁really ▁like ” ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁New ▁York ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁effort ▁with ▁the ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁Society ▁for ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation , ▁the ▁Mer chant ' s ▁House ▁Museum ▁launched ▁the ▁educational ▁program , ▁" Green wich ▁Village : ▁History ▁and ▁Historic ▁Pres ervation ". ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁teach ▁students ▁local ▁history , ▁architect ural ▁voc ab ul ary , ▁and ▁the ▁fund ament als ▁of ▁historic ▁pres ervation . ▁The ▁program ▁ran ▁through ▁the