Take a look inside Morris-Jumel Mansion, a picturesque 18th-century estate in New York City once home to Aaron Burr

The mansion was built in 1765 by Colonel Roger Morris, a Loyalist who returned to England when the Revolutionary War broke out.

During the war, George Washington used the home as his military headquarters during the Battle of Harlem Heights. It was then purchased by Stephen Jumel, a wealthy French merchant, in 1810.

After Jumel died in 1835, his widow Eliza married former vice president Aaron Burr, though the couple divorced a few months later.

Today, the mansion is located just off of 162nd Street in Manhattan.

The cobblestone street outside the Morris-Jumel Mansion was originally built for horse-drawn carriages entering and exiting the home. Now called Sylvan Terrace, the street's wooden townhouses were built in 1862.

The City of New York purchased the Morris-Jumel Mansion in 1903 and turned it into a restored museum.

While I was amused to find that the entrance to the historic home featured a Ring doorbell, I immediately forgot about the building's modern touches when I stepped through the threshold. I was greeted by a grand entryway with floor-to-ceiling portraits, historic furniture, and fine architecture.

The parlor also hosted Eliza Jumel and Aaron Burr's wedding in 1833.

The Jumels were rumored to have known Napoleon Bonaparte while residing in France.

The portrait was painted by Alcide Carlo Ercole in 1854.

The "Draped Cone" pattern was produced by the French wallpaper firm Zuber beginning in 1797.

Designed by the home's first owner, Roger Morris, it is thought to be the first octagon-shaped room built in the American Colonies. The shape was common in British garden structures because it allowed for breezes to cool off the room.

The room's original cloud wallpaper was custom-made by Atelier D'Offard. The reproduced version in the present-day museum is based on an 1815 pattern from the Musée des Artes Décoratifs in Paris.

An exposed beam uncovered during a 2001 restoration project featured individual notch marks that indicated skilled labor done by hand — likely by enslaved individuals.

The basement used to also feature wine and food cellars, and possibly housing for the staff and enslaved people who worked there.

The cannonballs were excavated from upper Manhattan.

The room's elevated location and many windows proved a helpful military advantage. It was in this room that Washington strategized for the Battle of Harlem Heights, which helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War.

Burr didn't live at the mansion for long — Eliza Jumel filed for divorce from Burr after four months. Burr died the day the divorce was finalized in 1836.

Eliza used to claim that her sleigh bed was once owned by Josephine Bonaparte, though that has since proven false.

The grounds are open to the public even when the mansion itself is closed. There were a few people there walking their dogs, and a few benches that would make great spots to sit and read.

The Morris-Jumel Mansion is definitely worth a visit to see some incredible architecture and transport yourself back to the early years of the United States.