• 562-570-1755
• 4600 North Virginia Road, Long Beach, CA, USA

Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site is a public museum open for tours, programs and events. Built in 1844, the adobe home and grounds echo with the rich history of Spanish, Mexican and American California and with the families who helped transform Southern California from its ranching beginnings to a modern, urban society. The two-story Monterey-style adobe is primarily furnished… Read More

• 731-738-2240
• 200 South Church Street henning tn

Originally known as the Palmer House, this 10-room, turn-of-the-century, bungalow home was built in 1919 by Will E. Palmer, the maternal grandfather of Alex Haley (1921-92). From 1921 to 1929, and during some subsequent summers, Haley lived here with his grandparents. Read More

• 641-628-4311
• 507 Franklin St, Pella, IA, USA

The Historical Village Complex is the restoration project of the Pella Historical Society. Twenty-four buildings surround a courtyard with red brick walkways, blossoming trees, and beautiful tulip gardens. Some of the buildings have been on the site for more than 150 years; others were moved in and restored. Read More

• 573-883-3105
• 99 South Main Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO, USA

Jean Baptiste Valle became the richest man of the Illinois country and the first commandant under Spanish authority. The Spanish census for 1787 states that "Don Juan Baptiste Valle" establishment included his wife, 2 children and 37 slaves. The formal garden is likely to have been the first formal rose garden in Missouri. Mme Valle received rose cuttings from… Read More

• 530-895-3848
• 307 West 5th Street, Chico, CA, USA

Located at 5th and Salem in Chico CA, the Stansbury Home is considered one of the most well preserved buildings in California. Built in 1883 by Dr Oscar Stansbury, the home stands today as it did at the turn of the century. Read More

• 503-655-2866
• 603 6th Street, Oregon City, OR, USA

The 1908 home features exhibits of original furnishings, dresses, dolls, and china. Read More

• 260-244-6372
• 108 West Jefferson Street, Columbia City, IN, USA

This is the home of Vice-President Thomas Riley Marshall. He lived here for over 30 years, while working as a lawyer in Columbia City. He moved in 1908, as being elected Governor of Indiana. He went on to serve one term as Governor, before being elected Vice President (1913-1921). We also interpret the history of Whitley County, including the… Read More

• 6363795574
• 1000 Jessup Dr W, O'Fallon, MO 63366

At about the same time that Daniel Boone arrived, Jacob Zumwalt and his extended family settled in the O’Fallon area circa 1798, building a large log home. A few years later, when the War of 1812 set off deadly guerilla raids with Native Americans ambushing and killing American settlers, local families fled to the shelter provided by the Zumwalt’s… Read More

• 480-860-2700
• 12621 North Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Frank Lloyd Wright began building this desert masterpiece in 1937 as his personal winter home, studio, and architectural campus. Located on the beautiful Sonoran desert in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains in northeast Scottsdale, the site offers a broad range of guided public tours. Visitors experience firsthand Wright’s brilliant ability to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces. Read More

• 319-934-3572
• 2611 Quasqueton Diagonal Blvd, Independence, IA, USA

The Walter house is an example of a simplified style of house Frank Lloyd Wright developed and called "Usonian". The plan for the Walter house follows the characteristic "tadpole" form Read More

• 201-487-1739
• 1209 Main St, River Edge, NJ, USA

New Bridge served as a battleground, fort, encampment ground, military headquarters, and intelligence-gathering post in every year of the American Revolution. The Steuben House is the only extant building from the 1776 Retreat through Bergen County. For 2 weeks in 1780, the Steuben House was Washington's HQ and it has been the Bergen County Historical Society's HQ since 1939.… Read More

• 330-264-8856
• 546 E Bowman St, Wooster, OH, USA

Constructed between 1815 and 1817 by War of 1812 General Reasin Beall, the house is the oldest surviving residential structure in Wooster Read More

• 202-673-2402
• 1318 Vermont Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site commemorates the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and the organization she founded, the National Council of Negro Women. Read More

• 507-454-2723
• 160 Johnson Street, Winona, MN, USA

An outstanding example of Rural (or Steamboat) Gothic Architecture, the home is built of northern white pine and furnished with items appropriate to the mid-to-late 1800's. Knowledgeable guides walk visitors through three floors of pioneers life, encompassing the historical period during which Native American canoes gave way to steamboats and game-trails became roads and highways for Euro-Americans. Read More

• 970-726-5488
• Hwy 40 W, Fraser, CO, USA

Cozens Ranch Museum brings to life pioneer times of the late 1800s at the first homestead of the Fraser Valley. Travel back to the days of stagecoach travel and pioneer ranching. See where countless visitors found shelter and food after the arduous journey over Berthoud Pass. The restored buildings at Cozens Ranch Museum are all that remain of a… Read More

• 203-488-4828
• 124 Main St, Branford, CT, USA

Built by Nathaniel Harrison in 1724 as a "two over two"" house and occupied by his family and descendants until 1800 Read More

• 740-622-7644

A restored 19th century Ohio-Erie Canal town with homes, businesses and a 51 room inn. Read More

• 740-772-1500
• 847 Adena Road, Chillicothe, OH, USA

Adena was the 2000-acre estate of Thomas Worthington (1773-1827), sixth governor of Ohio and one of the state's first United States Senators. The mansion house, completed in 1806-1807, has been restored to look much as it did when the Worthington family lived there, including many original Worthington family furnishings. Read More

• 267-502-2600
• 1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA, USA

Glencairn, built between 1928 and 1939, was the home of the Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn family for forty years. Pitcairn designed Glencairn as a Romanesque-style “castle” for his outstanding collection of medieval objects, purchased as inspirational models for the artists working on Bryn Athyn Cathedral. Read More

• 413-442-1793
• 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, USA

In 1851, Herman Melville completed "Moby Dick" while living in the house. Read More

• 314-771-5828
• 3352 Demenil Place, St. Louis, MO, USA

The Chatillon DeMenil House is a magnificent example of the late Greek Revival style in St. Louis, but its significance is more than architectural. The house embodies the stories of the families who lived here, including members of the founding families of St. Louis and Carondelet, a nationally known Western trailblazer, the family of an Oglala leader, the first… Read More

• 302-645-7670
• 536 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE, USA

The Thomas Maull House is one of the oldest houses in Lewes. It was built around 1739. In the foundation can be seen ballast stones brought to this new country in the hold of ships. Samuel Paynter, a carpenter, built the house and in 1741 sold it to Luke Shields, Sr., a Delaware Bay and River Pilot. Read More

• 213-413-1814
• 403 South Bonnie Brae Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

The Grier Musser Museum is a turn-of-the century historic Queen Anne house which displays fascinating antique collections in monthly holiday exhibits throughout the year. Read More

• 541-928-911
• 518 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Albany, OR, USA

The 1849 Monteith House was the first building built in Albany Oregon. It was built by Thomas and Walter Monteith. It was restored in 1978 and became a museum in 1983. It contains many of the items that Thomas and Cristine purchased on their honeymoon trip in 1855. Read More

• 413-532-1631
• 207 Bryant Road, Cummington, MA, USA

From 1865 until his death in 1878, Bryant summered here at his boyhood home, today a National Historic Landmark. He converted the two-story farmhouse into a rambling three-story Victorian cottage and expanded the sprawling red barn to store apples and pears from his orchards. Inside the house you’ll discover colonial and Victorian pieces from the poet’s family, as well… Read More

• 913-367-4278
• Muchnic Art Gallery, North 4th Street, Atchison, KS, USA

The Muchnic house, one of the most elegant of Atchison's stately Victorian mansions, was built in 1885. The 14-room, three story, brick residence was built by a lumber merchant, George W. Howell. Read More

• 518-392-3362
• 436 East Hill Road, Austerlitz, NY, USA

Steepletop is the former estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay. It encompasses a wonderfully preserved home with her personal artifacts, historic gardens and walking trails on 200 bucolic acres overlooking the Taconic Mountains on the eastern border of NY near the Berkshires. Read More

• 201-445-8311
• 335 Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423

The fourteen-room Gothic Revival house was built in 1847–48 from designs by William H. Ranlett for Elijah Rosencrantz, Jr.. Members of the Rosencrantz family owned The Hermitage estate from 1807 to 1970, but the property has ties to the Revolutionary War as well. General George Washington stayed on the property with his troops, as did many other historical people… Read More

• 718-543-3344
• Van Cortlandt House Museum, Broadway, Van Cortlandt Park, The Bronx, NY, USA

Van Cortlandt House in the Bronx is a fine example of an 18th-century vernacular Georgian home, set in a wide valley in the third largest park in New York City. Read More

• 781-545-1083
• 331 First Parish Road, Scituate, MA, USA

The Cudworth House sits on land granted to Richard Garrett before 1646. In 1728 Jael Garrett sold the dwelling house and land to James Cudworth. Ownership passed to his grandson, Zephaniah, who built the present house in 1797 around the chimney of the original structure on the site. In 1851 Israel Thorndike purchased the property from the Cudworths, and… Read More

• 781-641-747
• 611 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, USA

The restored 1832 home of Jefferson Cutter features displays the art of sculptor Cyrus E. Dallin. Read More

• 843-722-2996
• 350 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC, USA

One of Charleston's most exquisite antebellum structures, the Joseph Manigault House, built in 1803, reflects the urban lifestyle of a wealthy, rice-planting family and the enslaved African Americans who lived there. Read More

• 651-646-8629
• 2097 West Larpenteur Avenue saint

The original log cabin was constructed in 1854. The cabin offered Jane a space for a stove and dry sink. A loft for storage and later used as a sleeping loft for the children. There was room for a full sized bed and some extra room for their new daughter to play. As the family grew the log cabin… Read More

• 520-628-5774
• 151 South Granada Avenue, Tucson, AZ, USA

The historic adobe Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House was built in the 1870s. Read More

• 740-965-1154
• 45 South Columbus Street, Sunbury, OH, USA

One of the oldest structure in Sunbury, the Myers Inn faces Sunbury Square. Enclosed in this structure is the first one room house of Lawrence Myers which may date to 1816 (when he co-founded Sunbury) and the two story stage coach inn built by Lawrence Myers in 1820. Both frame structures were enclosed into this large building by Myers… Read More

• 970-350-9220
• 1324 9th St, Greeley, CO, USA

A two-story adobe house built in 1870 for Nathan C. Meeker, the founder of Greeeley. Read More

• 610-759-9029
• Schoeneck Avenue & Henry Road, Bushkill Township, PA, USA

Built by John Joseph Henry, a third generation member of the Henry family of gunsmiths, this elegant Federal style home is furnished entirely with family furnishing and remained in the family until it was bequeathed to the Jacobsburg Historical Society in 1989. The House, with accompanying summer kitchen and garden is open for tours during the summer season and… Read More

• 816-580-3387
• Northeast 161st Street & State Highway RA, Washington Township, MO, USA

Tour the Watkins family home and woolen mill for an unforgettable trip into the 1800s. This 2 ½ story Classic Revival home has been restored to its 1870s appearance. Built between 1850-1854, the home was made almost entirely from materials immediately available on the property.Highlights of the house tour include the semicircular semi-floating staircase, the formal parlor, guest rooms,… Read More

• 660-259-4654
• 1101 Delaware Street, Lexington, MO, USA

People called Oliver Anderson’s house “the best arranged dwelling house west of St. Louis.” But it became more famous as the center of a bloody three-day Civil War battle in 1861. Walk through the Anderson House at Battle of Lexington Historic Site and marvel at the bullet holes still in the walls and evidence of the cannon shots. Read More

• 512-974-1625
• 304 E. 44th St., Austin TX 78751

The house and studio of the famed sculptress contains some of her works. Read More

• 515-432-1896
• 709 Carroll St, Boone, IA, USA

Birthplace of First Lady, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States & Five Star General During World War II. Read More

• 410-837-3262
• 1500 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD, USA

Mount Clare is a 1760 colonial Georgian home built by one of Maryland’s leading patriots and one of our first state senators, Charles Carroll, Barrister. Mount Clare was the center of Georgia Plantation, a self-sufficient plantation with a diverse community. Because of its exceptional value in interpreting our rich national heritage, Mount Clare was designated a National Historic Landmark… Read More

• 207-773-7773
• 714 Congress St, Portland, ME, USA

Neal Dow was one of the great men of the reform movement of the nineteenth century. The late Federal style mansion was built in 1829 for the occupancy of Neal Dow and his bride, Maria Cornelia Durant Maynard. The residence was a center of political and humanitarian activity. From here the zealous reformer set out on countless journeys throughout… Read More

• 808-595-3167
• 2913 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI, USA

Hānaiakamālama (The Southern Cross), or Queen Emma Summer Palace, served as a summer retreat for Queen Emma of Hawaii from 1857 to 1885, as well as for her husband King Kamehameha IV, and their son, Prince Albert Edward. It is a now a historic landmark, museum, and tourist site preserved by the Daughters of Hawai‘i. Read More

• 770-267-5602
• 319 McDaniel Street, Monroe, GA, USA

Originally designed by Athens architect William Winstead Thomasin the then-popular Victorian Italianate Villa style, the house was extensively remodeled in the 1930s by Nashville architect, and son-in-law of Edgar and Gipsy Tichenor, Francis Boddie Warfield. Read More

• 801-240-2681
• South Temple & State Street, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

The Beehive House was built between 1853 and 1855 and served as home to Brigham Young when he was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and governor of the Utah Territory. Read More

• 417-682-2279

Visitors can view the small frame house where the future president was born, and see furnishings that reflect what a house in western Missouri would have looked like during the time Truman lived in the house. Read More

• 303-789-3568
• 3742 West Princeton Circle, Denver, CO, USA

The Field Officer's quarters is being restored to its original 1889 appearance. Read More

• 508-839-3500
• 11 Willard Street, North Grafton, MA, USA

Nestled in the rolling hills of Central Massachusetts, Willard House is Grafton's oldest building, constructed in 1718 by Joseph Willard in what was then known as the Indian settlement of Hassanamisco. Four of Joseph's grandsons - Benjamin, Simon, Ephraim and Aaron Willard - would become America's preeminent 19th century clockmakers, making their first clocks in 1766 in their small… Read More

• 313-875-2264
• 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI, USA

This old brick home is where Berry Gordy, Jr. Developed the "Motown" sound with artists such as Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross. Read More

• 908-527-8915
• 1003 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ, USA

Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University chronicles more than 200 years of American history. Built in 1772 by New Jersey’s first elected governor and signer of the Constitution, William Livingston, the Victorian-style mansion houses extensive collections of antique furniture, ceramics, textiles, toys and tools owned by seven generations of the Livingston/Kean families. The Firehouse is the latest addition to… Read More

• 914-631-8200
• 3 West Sunnyside Lane, Tarrytown, NY, USA

Sunnyside, a National Historic Landmark, is the meticulously restored and charmingly picturesque home of renowned author Washington Irving. America's first successful, internationally known author, Washington Irving's writings include numerous works of fiction, history and biography. He is best remembered for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, stories that are enduring hallmarks in American literature, culture, and… Read More

• 408-287-2290
• 1650 Senter Road, San Jose, CA, USA

With 27 original and reproduction homes, businesses and landmarks History Park highlights Santa Clara Valley's past. Complete with paved streets, running trolleys and a cafe, this 14-acre site has the charm and ambiance of times gone by. The VPA's project, the Hill House, can be toured. Read More

• 423-628-2441
• 1331 Rugby Pkwy, Rugby, TN, USA

An English Settlement dating back to the 1880s. Visitors can learn from interpretive exhibits that trace the town's history and tour Victorian buildings. The first weekend in August is the Prilgrimage of Homes when some of the private homes are also open. Read More

• 718-965-8951
• Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Built by a Dutch family in the 18th century farming village of Flatbush, Lefferts Historic House interprets the history of Brooklyn’s environment from pre-Colonial times until the present, using its working garden, historic artifacts, and documents, as well as period rooms and exhibits. Read More

• 718-629-5400
• 5816 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Once a stone's throw from salt marshes and clam beds, the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House Museum is probably the oldest home in New York City. The house, built around 1652, became the City's first landmark in 1965. Read More

• 903-785-5716
• 812 S Church St, Paris, TX, USA

Built for Sam Bell Maxey, Confederate general and U.S. Senator, in 1868, the Italianate home remained in the Maxey family for almost a century. The house was renovated in 1911 to add 20th century conveniences. The house is surrounded by beautiful grounds. Read More

• 860-247-998
• 351 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT, USA

The Mark Twain House & Museum, a National Historic Landmark in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of America’s greatest author, Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) and his family from 1874 to 1891. It is also where Twain lived when he wrote his most important works, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and The… Read More

• 815-756-4609
• Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place, DeKalb, IL, USA

The story of the Ellwood House reflects the central role of Isaac Ellwood in the development of the barbed wire industry in America. The magnificent estate is also a testimony to three generations of the Ellwood family whose tastes shaped the evolution of the house and grounds. Read More

• 815-756-7904
• 921 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL, USA

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center includes a home and brick barn built in 1861, by Joseph F. Glidden, inventor of "The Winner" barbed wire (patented Nov. 1874). The features a working Blacksmith Shop in the Old Mill House. Read More

• 502-452-9920
• 3033 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY, USA

Farmington was built between 1815 and 1816 for John (1772-1840) and Lucy Fry (1788-1874) Speed. Both of them came from wealthy Virginia families that moved to Kentucky in the last decades of the 1700s. John Speed's father, Captain James Speed, fought in the Revolutionary War and was badly injured. Like many others, he sought to make his fortune in… Read More

• 937-372-4606
• 74 West Church Street, Xenia, OH, USA

The museum is in a restored Victorian. Next to the museum is the James Galloway Log House, built in 1799. It has survived a dismantling and re-creation in 1936, and the tornado of 1974. Read More

• 605-352-2528
• 376 Idaho Ave SE, Huron, SD, USA

The home of Gladys Pyle, the first elected woman U.S. senator, is a well preserved example of Queen Anne architecture. Built in 1894, the home has original oak woodwork, fixtures and leaded and stained glass windows. Read More

• 518-537-6622
• 87 Clermont Avenue, Germantown, NY, USA

Clermont was built between 1740 and 1750, by Robert Livingston, Jr., on land acquired in 1686 by his father, just a dozen years after New Netherland finally became British New York. A royal patent secured by Robert Livingston, Sr. granted him the privileges of a manor lord and 160,000 acres, stretching all the way from the Hudson River’s east… Read More

• 718-442-1608
• 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island, NY, USA

This historic house is preserved as a memorial to the lives of Antonio Meucci and Giuseppe Garibaldi. Antonio Meucci, a native of Florence, Italy, lived here until his death in 1889. In 1849, while experimenting with the new phenomenon of electricity, he discovered that sound could be transmitted by electric wires. Alexander Graham Bell was then two years old. Read More

• 903-465-8908
• 609 S Lamar Ave, Denison, TX, USA

The President's birthplace has been restored to its 1890s appearance. Read More

• 978-546-9533
• 40 King Street, Rockport, MA, USA

The house displays a variety of historical artifacts from the Rockport area. Read More

• 317-776-6006
• 13400 Allisonville Rd, Fishers, IN, USA

Conner Prairie is an open-air living history museum. It serves as a local, regional, and national center for research and education about the lives, times, attitudes, and values of early 19th-century settlers in the Old Northwest Territory, based upon the Indiana experience. Conner Prairie features a modern Museum Center, special facilities, and three historic areas: the historic 1836 village… Read More

• 740-323-2355
• Daweswood House Museum

On the grounds of the Dawes Arboretum, the house was the home of the founders Beman and Bertie Dawes. It contains original furnishings. Read More

• 707-745-3385
• 137 West G Street, Benicia, CA, USA

Located next door to the Benicia Capitol State Historic Park is the Fischer-Hanlon House. This house had once been part of a fire-damaged, gold-rush-era hotel. Joseph Fischer, a prominent businessman in Benicia, purchased a salvageable portion of the hotel and moved it to its current location at 135 West G Street. The hotel was converted to a home for… Read More

• 406-782-7580
• 219 West Granite Street, Butte, MT, USA

A 34 room Victorian mansion built by William Andrews Clark, now open for tours as well as serving as a Bed and Breakfast type of lodging. In 2002 it was designated as one of a dozen of the most distinctive destinations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It is located in the center of the largest Historic Landmark… Read More

• 607-722-4872
• 191 Court Street, Binghamton, NY, USA

The Phelps Mansion Museum was built in 1870 for Sherman D. Phelps, a local Binghamton businessman, by architect, Isaac G. Perry. The "Gem" is an exceptional example of the outstanding ability of Perry to coordinate into the design, beautiful rare woods, metal, and glass in the interior of the house. A beautiful Baccarat crystal chandelier from 1890 adorns the… Read More

• 615-832-8197
• 636 Farrell Parkway, Nashville, TN, USA

Saved from demolition in 1954 by the Tennessee Society of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, the historic house, built originally in 1799, was restored to interpret the early 19th century life of Judge John Overton, one of the state's first Supreme Court Justices, the founder of Memphis, and a close personal friend of Andrew Jackson. Read More

• 515-332-5280
• Humboldt County Historical Association, 1st Ave N, Dakota City, IA, USA

The museum complex contains the Mill Farm House, a barn, log cabin,schoolhouse and other small buildings. The 13 room farm house was built in 1879 and is decorated with Victorian furnishings. Read More

• 845-229-9115
• 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY, USA

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site contains "Springwood", the lifelong home of America's only 4-term President. Also on the site is the Presidential Library and Museum, operated by the National Archives. Visitors may enjoy a guided tour of FDR's home, take a self-guided tour of the Museum and stroll the grounds, gardens, and trails of this… Read More

• 914-631-4481
• 635 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY, USA

Overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown NY is Lyndhurst, one of America's finest Gothic Revival mansions. The architectural brilliance of the residence, designed in 1838 by Alexander Jackson Davis, is complemented by a park-like landscape and a comprehensive collection of original decorative arts. Read More

• 803-252-7742
• 1403 Richland Street, Columbia, SC, USA

Although only one house stands today, the Mann-Simons Site was a collection of commercial and domestic spaces owned and operated by the same African-American family from at least 1843 until 1970. The property and its multiple buildings changed considerably over time to better accommodate the needs, tastes, and aspirations of this remarkable family. In 1970, through eminent domain, the… Read More

• 215-629-4026
• 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA

The 1937 Philadelphia Guide noted that, after the current Betsy Ross House was selected as the Flag House, the adjacent building where Ross may have indeed lived "was torn down to lessen the hazards of fire, perhaps adding a touch of irony to what may well have been an error in research." Although the house is one of the… Read More

• 512-837-1215
• 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, Austin, TX, USA

A 90-acre living history park featuring four restored, operating historic sites and farmsteads from the 1800s, plus an entrance village dated to 1899. Costumed interpreters and period craftsmen and artisans. Read More

• 877-924-7126
• 3060 State Highway A, Mansfield, MO, USA

As visitors make their trek to the historic Rocky Ridge Farm, the first sight they’ll see is Laura’s and Almanzo’s beloved farmhouse. It remains as it was in 1957 and stands as an official project of the Save America’s Treasures National Trust for Historical Preservation. Read More

• 423-267-968
• 10 Bluff View Avenue, Chattanooga, TN, USA

This Neoclassical-style brick building was designed by the Cincinnati architectural firm of Mead and Garfield. Due to the varying architectural features, the mansion encompasses classical revival styles that contain both Georgian and Federal style elements. Read More

• 870-836-9243
• 926 West Washington Street, Camden, AR, USA

Peter McCollum built the McCollum-Chidester House in Camden, Arkansas in 1847. It was one of the first homes in the area to be built with plastered walls, carpeting, wallpaper, and an iron cook-stove. It was also the first planned lumber home in the area. McCollum sold the house to John and Leah Chidester after living in it for twelve… Read More

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• 122 Lower Main St, Morristown, VT, USA

Located in the historic village of Morrisville, the Noyes House Museum presents within its seventeen rooms and barn exhibits focusing on nineteenth-century life in Morristown, Vermont. The museum’s collection includes furniture, textiles, military objects, clothing, photographs, pottery, folk and fine art, and many of the tools and objects of daily life. Read More

• 215-788-9432
• 610 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA, USA

When the Grundy family purchased this home in 1884, they set about turning the existing structure into a fashionable, modern house. The home was remodeled in the Queen-Anne-style that combined modern conveniences and technological innovations of the day with a nostalgic styling that recalled an earlier, less industrial time. The home's location along the banks of the scenic Delaware… Read More

• 517-448-8125
• William G Thompson House Museum & Gardens, 101, Summit Street, Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan, 49247, United States

The William G. Thompson House Museum was built in 1890 in the Queen Anne style in Hudson, Michigan.  It was home to three generations of the Thompson Family and features collections from each generation. Read More

• 309-674-1921
• 1212 West Moss Avenue, Peoria, IL, USA

This eleven room historical home museum contains a unique collection of objects from several Peoria families. Upon the death of the final resident, Miss Jean McLean Morron, her family donated the home and all of its contents to the Peoria Historical Society. The home was placed in the National Register of Historic Sites in 1976 and is recognized as… Read More

• 607-642-9516
• 9241 State Route 38, Newark Valley, NY, USA

The Bement-Billings Farmstead features the Federal style house built in 1794 by Revolutionary War veteran Asa Bement, on land that was part of the Boston Purchase. This living history museum is staffed on summer weekends by costumed volunteers who cook on the open hearth and give tours. Asa’s son added a formal Greek Revival parlor, additional bedrooms, and a… Read More

• 212-570-4751
• East End Ave & East 88th Street, New York, NY, USA

Gracie Mansion stands in Carl Schurz Park above Hell Gate, a roaring stretch of water where the Harlem and East Rivers meet. The 18th-century house, built by a man who made and lost his fortune at sea, is now the official residence of the Mayor of the City of New York. Read More

• 320-616-5421
• 1620 Lindbergh Drive South, Little Falls, MN, USA

Charles Lindbergh's 1927 flight from New York to Paris launched an aviation revolution. Tour his boyhood home, explore the visitor center exhibits, including a "Spirit of St. Louis" flight simulator, and walk an interpretive trail along the river. Additional trails are located in the adjacent Charles A. Lindbergh State Park. Read More

• 216-721-5722
• 10825 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH, USA

Built between 1908-1911, this Italian Renaissance Revival home sits proudly in University Circle as a part of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Tours of the interior rooms, including both family and staff areas are available as well as the garden during the warmer months. Though the home has many beautiful qualities, one of its highlights is the breathtaking hand-carved… Read More

• 330-666-3711
• 2686 Oak Hill Road, Akron, Bath, OH, USA

An outdoor living history museum featuring life and crafts from the mid-1800s. It includes farm animals, pastures, gardens, and historic houses with historical interpreters dressed in period costume. Read More

• 937-278-2609
• 7800 Shull Road, Dayton, OH, USA

Farm life in the 1880s comes alive at Carriage Hill MetroPark. Visitor Center exhibits start the journey back in time while demonstrations, reconstructed and historical buildings, and even period farm animals paint the picture. There are also acres of natural beauty to enjoy and a horseback riding center. Read More

• 410-651-2238
• 11736 Mansion St, Princess Anne, MD, USA

The 10,000 square foot American villa style house exhibits a grandiose plan that included decorative plaster finishes, an indoor bath, steam operated kitchen equipment and a wide range of furnishings. Read More

• 828-225-1333

A working estate that would sustain itself and benefit the community. America's largest home. Acres of gardens, parklands, and managed forests. A country retreat for friends and family. This was George Vanderbilt's vision for Biltmore Estate more than 100 years ago, and it lives to this day. Read More

• 508-746-12
• 27 North Street, Plymouth, MA, USA

Built circa 1749 for the widow Hannah Jackson, the Spooner House is one of the oldest structures on Plymouth's picturesque North Street. It was home to one Plymouth family, the Spooners, for over two hundred years. The first Spooner to occupy the house was Deacon Ephraim Spooner, a successful local merchant and patriot during the American Revolution. Read More

• 618-283-4866
• 621 W St Clair St, Vandalia, IL, USA

Josephine Burtschi, local artist and historian, was born in this house. In 1956 she purchased the house and started restoring it to its original appearance. Over the years, the Little Brick House has been renovated and furnished with period pieces, antiques, and early Vandalia artifacts. Contained within the six rooms are furniture, china, engravings and books acquired from descendants… Read More

• 859-272-3611
• 225 Waveland Museum Ln, Lexington, KY, USA

Antebellum house with three original outbuildings - slave quarters, smokehouse and ice house. Guided tours focus on the everyday lives of family and slaves who lived and worked at Waveland. Read More

• 970-453-9767

Visit this 1882 Victorian home in downtown Breckenridge. It was recently restored as a tribute to Barney L. Ford who was the son of a Virginia slave. Barney Ford escaped slavery via the Underground Railroad and achieved success in Breckenridge and throughout the west as a prominent businessman, civic leader, black rights advocate, and mine owner. Read More

• 401-884-1776
• 57 Peirce St, East Greenwich, RI, USA

The two-storied frame house being built just above the Kent Country Court House was the new home of a young lawyer, James Mitchell Varnum, and his bride, Martha. Built in keeping with the best architectural standards of the day, the new mansion had a hipped roof, modillioned cornices, heavily moulded caps, and a central pedimented doorway with columned porch.… Read More

• 510-444-2187
• 672 11th Street, Oakland, CA, USA

Oakland's Pardee Home is one of the greatest architectural and historical treasures of Northern California. First-time visitors might initially be attracted by the exterior beauty of the house and its gardens, but after entering the house they learn of its outstanding historical importance and of its unique interiors and artifacts from throughout the world Read More