Moses Myers House

Built 1792 by Moses Myers, a prosperous Jewish merchant who arrived in Norfolk after the Revolution, the house is the oldest surviving private residence in downtown Norfolk and one of the best-preserved Federal-period houses in America. Myers was one of the first Jewish residents of Norfolk, and the house illuminates the post-Revolutionary mercantile community that rebuilt the city after the catastrophic January 1, 1776 burning. The Chrysler Museum manages the house as a museum with original furnishings including a Houdon bust of Napoleon and portraits by Gilbert Stuart and Thomas Sully.