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About Tenement Museum

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is a museum and National Historic Site located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The museum's two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 1935 (97 Orchard Street) and 1888 and 2015 (103 Orchard Street). The museum, which includes a visitors' center, promotes tolerance and historical perspective on the immigrant experience.

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Founded
1988

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  1. Tenement Museum, Manhattan01Manhattanajay_suresh · CC BY 2.0
  2. New York Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s landmark tenement building at 97 Orchard Street02New York Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s landmark tenement building at 97 Orchard StreetWally Gobetz · CC BY 2.0
  3. Lower East Side Tenement Museum I03Lower East Side Tenement Museum IShelley Panzarella · CC BY 2.0
  4. 97 Orchard Street Front0497 Orchard Street FrontFletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0
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  6. Tenement Museum Orchard & Houston corner shop jeh06Orchard & Houston corner shop jehJim.henderson · CC BY 3.0

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