MHM Photo Gallery - Merchant's House Museum

Photo Gallery

: photo by Max Touhey

: photo by Max Touhey

: photo by Max Touhey

: photo by Max Touhey

: A 4,000-gallon cistern, located in the garden, provided water for bathing & laundry. (Photo by Annie Schlechter.)

: For drinking and cooking, the family purchased bottled springwater. (Photo by Max Touhey)

: Garden

: Garden

: Vestibule Ceiling (photo by Max Touhey)

: Front Parlor (photo by Denis Vlasov)

: Front Parlor (photo by Denis Vlasov)

: Music was an important part of social life, and this rosewood pianoforte reflected high social standing. (photo by A. Schlechter)

: Front Parlor Cornice

: Front Parlor Cornice (photo by Max Touhey)

: Column Capital in Front Parlor

: Front Parlor Cornice (photo by Max Touhey)

: Front Parlor Cornice (photo by Max Touhey)

: The decorative plasterwork in these rooms is considered the finest example extant. (Photo by Max Touhey.)

: The Tredwells installed gas lighting in the 1850s (photo by Max Touhey)

: Front Parlor (photo by Denis Vlasov)

: The rear parlor was used as a dining room for formal dinner parties. (photo by Denis Vlasov)

: This set of 12 mahogany balloon-back chairs, ca. 1835, are attributed to the workshop of Duncan Phyfe.

: The mahogany sideboard, ca. 1825, was used to store linens and dishes.

: This Grecian Plain Style sofa, ca. 1835, was likely purchased for this house. (photo by Annie Schlechter)

: Newel Post (photo by Max Touhey)

: Bedroom Floor Stairs (photo by Max Touhey)

: Front Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Front Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Armoire Detail

: Rear Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Rear Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Rear Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Study (photo by Max Touhey)

: Servant Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Servant Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Servant Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

: Servant Bedroom (photo by Max Touhey)

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Ann Haddad has been the Museum Historian at the Merchant’s House Museum since 2018. She is also a volunteer docent. She has an MLS from the University of Pittsburgh and is former Curator of Special Collections at the New York Academy of Medicine Library.
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* “Raise a Glass with Edgar” reception available

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* Fri., March 27 — 7 p.m.
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* Sat., March 28 — 9:30 p.m.
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* “A Christmas Reception with Mr. Dickens” available

Tues., Nov. 24 — 7 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 25 — 7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27 — 7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 28 — 6 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 28 — 8 p.m.
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* Thurs., Dec. 3 — 7 p.m.
* Fri., Dec. 4 — 7 p.m.
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* Sat., Dec. 5 — 8:30 p.m.
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*Sat., Dec. 12 — 8:30 p.m.
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* Fri., Dec. 18 — 7 p.m.
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* Sat., Dec. 19 — 8:30 p.m.
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* Tues., Dec. 22 — 7 p.m.
* Wed., Dec. 23 — 7 p.m.
* Thurs., Dec. 24 — 4 p.m.
* Thurs., Dec. 24 — 6:30 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 26 — 6 p.m.
*Sat., Dec. 26 — 8:30 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 27 — 6 p.m.

Tues., Dec. 29 — 7 p.m.
Wed., Dec. 30 — 7 p.m.
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* Thurs., Dec 31 — 8:30 p.m.
* Fri., Jan. 1 — 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan 2 — 7 p.m.
Sun., Jan 3 — 6 p.m.
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John Kevin Jones
Kevin is a member of Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, and the Dramatists Guild of America.

New York: A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House, Killing an Evening with Edgar Allen Poe (Summoners Ensemble), Nothing But Trash (TFTNC), Jeffrey (Lincoln Center), The Winter’s Tale and The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Hipgnosis Theatre).

Regional: The Pavilion (American Stage), Othello (Arkansas Rep), The Rivals, All My Sons (Kentucky Rep), Angels in America, Gross Indecency (Playhouse on the Square).

BA in Theatre Performance from the University of South Florida and MFA in Theatre Directing from the University of Memphis.