An Elegant Prewar Building with Classic Art Deco Features, on a Quiet, Tree-Lined Street in the Hudson Heights Section of Washington Heights Art | Community Websites | Events Fitness | Food Shopping | Libraries | Movie Theaters Museums | Parks & Gardens | Parent's Resources | Parking Real Estate Brokers | Restaurants | Subway & Buses __________________________________________ Cloisters Fort Tryon Park (Margaret Corbin Drive), New York, NY 10040. Tel: 212-923-3700. Fax: 212-795-3640. Located on four acres in Fort Tryon Park, overlooking the Hudson River, the building incorporates elements from five medieval French cloisters and from other monastic sites in southern France. The Cloisters is a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art that boasts a splendid collection of medieval artifacts, paintings and architecture. Hispanic Society of America 613 West 155th Street, New York, NY 10032. Tel: 212-926-2234. Fax: 212-690-0743. Email: info@hispanicsociety.org. Founded in 1904, the HSA is dedicated to the art and culture of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula. In addition to permanent collection displays that include paintings by El Greco, Velásquez, Goya and Sorilla, the museum offers many exhibitions and lectures on a variety of topics. Morris-Jumel Mansion This is Manhattan's oldest house. It was headquarters to General Washington in September and October of 1776 and is currently a museum. Through architecture and a diverse collection of decorative arts objects, each room of the Morris-Jumel Mansion reveals a specific aspect of its colorful history from the 18th through the 19th centuries.