Jeremiah Lee Mansion
- 781-631-1768
- 170 Washington St, Marblehead, MA, USA
The Jeremiah Lee Mansion is a magnificent colonial Georgian home built by American craftsmen in 1768 when Lee was the wealthiest merchant and ship owner in Massachusetts. Preserved in its nearly original state, the house stands as a tribute to both colonial America's strong ties to England and its independent commercial success. Read More
- 402-873-7222
- 2nd Ave, Nebraska City, NE, USA
This beautiful estate in Nebraska City was home to J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor Day. From its beginning in 1855 as a four-room frame house, the magnificent mansion grew to 52 rooms through several remodelings. Authentic furnishings grace the rooms, and displays capture the life and times of this exceptional man. Read More
Ward Hall
- 859-396-4257
- 1782 Frankfort Road, Georgetown, KY, USA
This 1853 Greek Revival mansion features marble mantles, Corinthian columns and frescoed ceilings. Read More
Honolulu House
- 269-781-8544
- 107 N Kalamazoo Ave, Marshall, MI, USA
Built in 1860 by a chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court who later became U.S. Consul to Hawaii. The house is thought to be a duplicate of his Hawaiian home. Read More
Wade House
- 920-526-3271
- W7965 State Hwy 23, Greenbush, WI, USA
This museum includes a stagecoach inn, a residence and a collection of over 100 carriages. Read More
Dibble House Complex
- 503-765-6432
- 620 South Molalla Avenue, Molalla, OR, USA
The Molalla Area Historical Society maintains several structures on one site. The Dibble House is the oldest pioneer house in the area and one of the region's few remaining saltbox houses, which were uncommon in Oregon. It was constructed of fir and cedar in 1856, four years after Horace and Julia Ann Sturges Dibble had crossed on the Oregon… Read More
Philipsburg Manor
- 914-631-8200
- 381 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY, USA
Philipsburg Manor is a historic site of great historical importance. Once the headquarters of an enormous Hudson Valley manor, the site vividly interprets aspects of the history of colonial New York and the system of racially-based slavery which helped keep the estate running in the 18th century. The visitor center at Philipsburg, located on Rt. 9 in the village… Read More
Warner Houes
- 603-436-5909
- 150 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH, USA
Explore one of 18th-century Portsmouth’s influential families room by room. Built c.1716 for ambitious immigrant Capt. Archibald Macpheadris, the Warner House is one of the oldest urban brick residences in New England, boasting rich architectural features of early-Georgian style, including old growth-wood paneling and fine moldings. Ascending the center staircase, encounter four unique wall murals, considered the oldest extant… Read More
Winchester Mystery House
- 408-247-2000
- 525 South Winchester Boulevard, San Jose, CA, USA
If you can look past all the hype about how crazy Sarah Winchester was, and instead concentrate on what she did with the incredible wealth she inherited, what you'll see is an amazing Victorian filled with some of the finest woodwork, lincrusta, and art glass of the period. Then again some of it you won't see because Sarah built… Read More
- 920-458-1103
- 3110 Erie Avenue, Sheboygan, WI, USA
The museum is housed in the 1853 Taylor Homestead. Read More
Hower House Museum
- 330-972-6909
- 60 Fir Hill, Akron, OH, USA
The Hower House was completed in 1871 and was built by John Henry Hower, a leading Akron industrialist who was active in the milling, reaping, and cereal industries. Read More
Filoli
- 650-364-8300
- 86 Cañada Road, Redwood City, CA, USA
Recognized as one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century, Filoli welcomes the public to this remarkable 654-acre property, including the 36,000 sq. ft Georgian country house and spectacular 16-acre English Renaissance garden. Filoli is a historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Read More
The 1850 House
- 504-568-6968
- 523 St Ann St., New Orleans, LA, USA
The Upper and Lower Pontalba Buildings, which line the St. Ann and St. Peter Street sides of Jackson Square, were built in 1850 by the Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba, the daughter of Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, the Spanish colonial landowner associated with the neighboring Cabildo, Cathedral and Presbytere. Inspired by the imposing Parisian architecture the Baroness favored,… Read More
Long Branch Farm
- 540-837-1856
- Long Branch Ln, Boyce, VA 22620, USA
The circa 1811 historic house, horse retirement farm and scenic open spaces allow us to promote education and environmental preservation and to host community and private events. And our scenic Sheila McQueen Gardens are the perfect location for weddings and private events. Read More
William Cullen Bryant Homestead
- 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
William Paca House and Garden
- 410-990-4538
- 186 Prince George Street, Annapolis, MD, USA
The William Paca House & Garden is a National Historic Landmark, restored by Historic Annapolis to its colonial-era splendor. The House is open for docent-led tours for individuals and groups. Tours take place hourly on the half-hour, last approximately 40 minutes, and encompass two floors of 18th-century history. You can take a self-paced tour of the garden at any… Read More
Homewood House Museum
- 410-516-5589
- 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
A National Historic Landmark, Homewood is one of the best-surviving examples of Federal-period Palladian architecture in the nation. Built circa 1801 for members of Maryland’s prominent Carroll family, the house also was home to at least 25 enslaved individuals, including William and Rebecca Ross and their two children and Izadod and Cis Conner and six of their 13 children.… Read More
Historic Bishop Home Museum
- 307-235-5277
- 818 East 2nd St., Casper, WY 82601
The M. L. Bishop House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its association with the development of Casper and the surrounding area from a small village to a livestock center, and eventually, to an oil town. Read More
Warden’s House Museum
- 651-439-5956
- 602 Main Street North, Stillwater, MN, USA
Warden's House Museum was built in 1853 as the residence of the Minnesota Territorial Prison warden. Over time there were thirteen wardens that lived in the house until 1914 when the prison moved to its present site in Bayport. Read More
Blanchards Colonial Tavern
Blanchard' s Tavern in Avon dates back to the Revolutionary War. It served as a tavern and general store through much of the nineteenth century . In 1937 it became the Avon Town Hall and in 1975 was restored as a colonial tavern offering drinks, snacks, and entertainment of the period . There is also he Captain Samuel Robbins… Read More
DAR John Strong Mansion Museum
- 802-759-2309
- 6656 Vermont 17, Addison, VT, USA
This two hundred year old home of a Revolutionary Patriot and his family occupies a unique position in the Lake Champlain valley - a region rich in heritage and history. It is the oldest home on the Vermont side of Lake Champlain open to the public and maintained as a museum. The home retains its original structure and contains… Read More
Travellers Rest Plantation & Museum
- 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
Montpelier
- 540-672-2728
- 11350 Constitution Highway, Montpelier Station, VA 22957, USA
Montpelier is a 2,750-acre estate that includes farmland, racecourses, a terraced two-acre formal garden, a panoramic landscape, a National Landmark Forest, active archaeological sites, and more than 130 buildings, including the main house. Read More
Jonathan Fisher House
- 207-374-2459
- 44 Mines Road, Blue Hill, ME, USA
Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847) was the first settled Congregational minister of the small village of Blue Hill, Maine. Fisher was also an artist, farmer, scientist, mathematician, surveyor, and writer of prose and poetry. Today, at the charming homestead he designed in 1814 for his growing family, you will see the life’s work of this ‘Versatile Yankee’. Read More
Timm House Historic Site
Timm House Historic Site represents a time period of from 1898 - 1905. Read More
Octagon House
- 415-441-7512
- 2645 Gough Street, San Francisco, CA, USA
Octagon House, with a view of the Golden Gate from its cupola, was built only a few years after the Gold Rush. The house was a family residence until the late 1920s, when it was acquired by a utility company. Its purchase by the California Society in 1952, for one dollar, and subsequent restoration in 1953, saved this charming… Read More
Monteith House Museum
- 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
Ralston Hall
- 650-508-3501
- 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, CA, USA
Ralston Hall Mansion was the country estate of William Chapman Ralston, a prominent and powerful San Francisco financier who founded the Bank of California. Purchasing the property from an Italian nobleman in 1864, Ralston began construction of an increasingly grand mansion, ultimately comprising over 80 rooms. He called his estate "Belmont Read More
Harrison House Museum & Barn
- 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
Mission Houses Museum
- 808-447-3910
- 553 South King Street, Honolulu, HI, USA
Consists of three mission houses that served as homes and workplaces for the first Christian missionaries who came here including the Frame House (Hale Lā‘au) (1821) which is the oldest wood frame structure still standing in the Hawaiian Islands. It was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820. It was used as a communal home by many missionary… Read More
Lummis Home and Gardens
- 323-226-1620
- 200 East Avenue 43, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Exterior is fully of Arroyo Seco river rock, two story with a medieval touch, but primarily rustic craftsman. Read More
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion
- 215-438-1861
- 200 West Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA
This house is Phialdelphia's only authentically restored Victorian house museum and garden. The interior is interpreted to reflect the house's history during the 1860's and 1870's. Members have access to a library about Victorian topics. Victorian theater productions take place at the mansion annually. Read More
- 810-736-7100
- 6140 North Bray Road, Flint, MI, USA
The restored Genesee County community of 1860 to 1880 includes several residences and a number of craft shops. Read More
- 785-263-6700
- 200 South East 4th Street, Abilene, KS, USA
The boyhood home of President Eisenhower has been kept as it was in 1946. Read More
Heard-Craig House
- 972-569-6909
- 205 West Hunt Street, McKinney, TX, USA
The Heard-Craig House was built in 1900 by Stephen & Lillie Heard. Their gracious hospitality made this home a center of social, business, art and literary activities. The residence still contains the family's furnishings, heirlooms, art collection and personal memorabilia. Read More
John Joseph Henry House Museum
- 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
Gaineswood
- 334-289-4846
- 805 S Cedar Ave, Demopolis, AL, USA
Gaineswood, a National Historic Landmark, was constructed over an 18 year period (1843-1861). Owner and architect Nathan Bryan Whitfield produced a series of elaborate interior suites with domed ceilings. He adopted many details from popular architectural pattern books by Minard Lafever and others. Read More
Cherry Hill
- 518-434-4791
- Historic Cherry Hill, 2 S Pearl St, Albany, NY 12202, USA
Historic Cherry Hill tells a story of America through the lives and experiences of five generations of an Albany, New York family. One of Albany's most recognizable landmarks, Cherry Hill, built in 1787 for Philip and Maria Van Rensselaer, is rare among this country's house museums. Its extensive and intact collection is unique. It includes more than 70,000 items-decorative… Read More
The Battle-Friedman House and Gardens
- 205-758-2238
- 1010 Greensboro Avenue, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
This house was built in 1835 by Alfred Battle. Originally a federal style home, the second owners of the home, the Friedmans, added columns and other features of Greek revival architecture to the home. The home consists of two parlors, a dining room, and four bedrooms above. Outside the home are the oldest documented gardens in the state. They… Read More
Zimmerman House
- 503-261-8078
- 17111 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, USA
Victorian farm house, built in 1874. One of few museums to hold 3 generations of family posessions and furnishings. A heritage garden surrounds the home. Jacob and Lena Zimmerman were German immigrants, traveling over the Oregon Trail in 1851. One of 5 founding pioneer families of Fairview Oregon. Read More
Hearthside
- 401-726-597
- 677 Great Road, Lincoln, RI, USA
Located just to the north of Providence in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Hearthside is a unique stone mansion built in 1810 on pastoral Great Road, the first road through the wilderness between Providence and Mendon, Massachusetts, and one of the oldest thoroughfares in America. Read More
Bayless-Selby House Museum
- 940-349-2865
- 317 West Mulberry Street, Denton, TX, USA
Restored 1898 Queen Anne-style Victorian home completely furnished, with Victorian gardens. Shows late 19th-century Denton home and lifestyle. Read More
- 719-486-487
- 912 Harrison Ave, Leadville, CO, USA
August R. Meyer's 1878 Greek Revival clapboard house (now called Healy House) was built for his bride, Emma. The home features lavish Victorian furnishings collected in Leadville, including objects belonging to silver tycoon Horace and Augusta Tabor, along with other Leadville pioneers. Read More
C. H. Moore Homestead
- 217-935-6066
- 219 East Woodlawn Street, Clinton, IL, USA
Construction was started on the C. H. Moore Homestead by John and Minerva Moore Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a prosperous grain and lumber dealer in Clinton. Work on the C. H. Moore Homestead was completed in 1867 after the Civil War had ended and life took on a more normal pattern. Soon after this, the Bishops lost their only… Read More
Middleton Place
- 843-556-6020
- 4300 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, USA
Middleton Place is a National Historic Landmark and home to America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens. The Garden Club of America has called the 65 acres “the most important and most interesting garden in America”. Centuries-old camellias bloom in the winter months and azaleas blaze on the hillside above the Rice Mill Pond in the spring. In summer, kalmia, magnolias, crepe… Read More
Adaland
- 304-457-1587
- 324 Mansion Drive, Philippi, WV, USA
This stately brick mansion was built in 1870 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The land was settled in 1807 by the Modisett family. The historic barn was built in 1850 by Uriah Modisett. Adaland is located near several Civil War sites. Read More
Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
- 202-686-5807
- 4155 Linnean Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887-1973), heir to the Post cereal fortune, was the founder of Hillwood Museum and Gardens, her former twenty-five acre estate in Washington, DC. Read More
Fonthill Castle
- 215-348-9461
- 525 East Court Street, Doylestown, PA, USA
Built between 1908-1912, Fonthill was the home of Henry Chapman Mercer (1856-1930). Archaeologist, anthropologist, ceramist, scholar and antiquarian, Mercer built Fonthill both as his home and as a showplace for his collection of tiles and prints. The first of three Mercer buildings in Doylestown, Fonthill served as a showplace for Mercer’s famed Moravian tiles that were produced during the… Read More
Joseph F. Glidden Homestead & Historical Center
- 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
The Cobblestone Society Museum
- 585-589-9013
- 14389 Ridge Road, Albion, NY, USA
The Cobblestone Museum is an open-air museum that promotes the study and exploration of cobblestone construction methods from 1825 to 1860, offering visitors the opportunity to explore three period cobblestone structures set in Victorian appearance and four wood structures highlighting 19th century agricultural implements and skilled trades. Read More
Castle Tucker
- 207-882-7169
- 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset, ME, USA
Built in 1807 and in need of updating at the time the Tuckers moved in, the house was redecorated and furnished to satisfy modern Victorian taste and sensibilities. With a reversal of fortune that came at the end of the nineteenth century, the family was forced to take in summer boarders in order to survive. Due to limited financial… Read More
McWilliams House
- 408-867-4311
- 20460 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road, Saratoga, CA, USA
This pioneer cottage was built in the 1850's and is one of the oldest homes in Saratoga. Built by blacksmith Henry Jarboe, the house was sold to another blacksmith, James McWilliams in 1864. The house is made of local redwood using single-wall construction; there are no studs. Read More
Van Cortlandt Manor
- 914-631-8200
- Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 South Riverside Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA
At Van Cortlandt Manor, explore the stone manor house and brick ferry house, wander through the heritage gardens, and stroll down a quiet country road along the Croton River. Read More
Blithewold
- 401-253-2707
- 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, RI, USA
Ranked by Yankee Magazine as one of the five best public gardens in New England, Blithewold, formerly home to the Van Wickle family, is a 45-room English-style manor mansion filled with family heirlooms, framed by a series of lovely gardens and arboretum on Narragansett Bay. Read More
Oswego Heritage House
- 503-635-6373
- 398 10th Street, Lake Oswego, OR, USA
The Murphy Company Building is a good example of the Colonial Revival style. Completed in c. 1920, the building displays many of the most defining characteristics of the style in its massing, bilateral symmetrical façade, its temple like, full story pedimented portico with columns and decorative pilasters, multi-light windows with shutters, and its paired multi-light front doors Read More
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
- 845-889-8851
- Old Post Road, Staatsburg, NY, USA
Staatsburgh State Historic Site is the elegant country home of Ogden Mills and his wife Ruth Livingston Mills. Sitting atop a grassy hill overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains, their house is a fine example of a great estate built by America's financial and industrial leaders during the Gilded Age (1876 - 1917). Read More
Grinter Place
- 913-299-373
- 1420 South 78th Street, Kansas City, KS, USA
Overlooking the historic Delaware Crossing on the Kansas River, Grinter Place was the home to Annie and Moses Grinter. Annie, a Lenape (Delaware), helped to farm, raise poultry and livestock, and planted an apple orchard. Moses operated a ferry and a trading post, where he traded with the Lenape Indians. Read More
Lotz House
- 615-790-7190
- 1111 Columbia Avenue, Franklin, TN, USA
The land on which the house was constructed was purchased from the Carter family by German emigrants Johan Albert Lotz and Margaretha Lotz. Johann, a very talented woodworker, constructed such things as pianos and much of the house itself. Inside the home were plentiful examples of intricate details which showcased his skill. Some of these details include three fireplaces… Read More
Kingsland Homestead
- 718-939-647
- 143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing, NY, USA
Built between 1774 and 1785, the Kingsland Homestead is one of the earliest surviving examples of residential style construction common throughout Long Island, specifically Queens, in the late 18th and 19th centuries. A Long Island half-house, it is characterized by a wide side hall and double parlors off to one side. Other features include a central chimney between the… Read More
Tudor Place
- 202-965-400
- 1644 31st Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
Tudor Place Historic House & Garden preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of Martha Washington, and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked at this Georgetown landmark for nearly two centuries. Read More
The Wadsworth–Longfellow House
- 207-774-1822
- 489 Congress Street, Portland, ME, USA
Within its walls lived three generations of one remarkable family that made significant contributions to the political, literary, and cultural life of New England and the United States. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882), grew up in the house and went on to become one of the most famous men of his time. Read More
Rose Hill Manor
- 301-600-1650
- 1611 North Market Street, Frederick, MD, USA
Rose Hill Manor was built in 1790s by John & Ann Grahame. The home was the last home in which Gov. Thomas Johnson, Maryland's First Governor resided. Today it is preserved as part of one of Rose Hill Manor Park and houses a hands-on history museum. Read More
Sherwood Heritage Center
- 503-625-1236
- 22552 Southwest Park Street, Sherwood, OR, USA
The Sherwood Heritage Center is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of Sherwood and Oregon. They offer monthly workshops and exhibits that allow visitors to understand Oregon history in an educational format. Read More
Pawnee Bill Ranch
- 918-762-2513
- 1141 Pawnee Bill Road, Pawnee, OK, USA
The Pawnee Bill Ranch was once the showplace of the world renowned Wild West Show entertainer, Gordon W. "Pawnee Bill"Lillie. Read More
Shaw Mansion
- 860-443-1209
- 11 Blinman Street, New London, CT, USA
The wealthy merchant, Captain Nathaniel Shaw, began building the granite mansion in the 1750s with the help of French refugees being dispersed from Nova Scotia, the Acadians, during the time of the French and Indian War. Read More
The Hermitage
- 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
Liberty Hall Museum
- 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
Humphrey Memorial Park & Museum
- 303-674-5429
- 620 South Soda Creek Drive, Evergreen, CO, USA
The Humphrey Museum and ranch was started by J.J. Clarke in the 1870s as a cattle ranch. Mr. Clarke built a small log cabin where he lived during the summers. After Mr. Clarke's death, the family sold more than 350 acres to the Humphreys in the 1920s. For the remainder of the 20th Century, the Humphreys lived and ranched… 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
Heritage House
- 435-644-3966
- 100 S Main St, Kanab, UT, USA
Built in 1894 by Henry Bowman using stone, lumber, and bricks from local sources. Read More
Heyward House
- 843-757-6293
- 70 Boundary Street, Bluffton, SC, USA
The Cole-Heyward House, built as a summer home for a local plantation owner, was constructed circa 1841 and is one of only eight antebellum homes remaining in the Lowcountry coastal town of Bluffton. Located in the heart of Bluffton’s National Register Historic District, next to the breezy bluffs overlooking the May River, this simple timber framed home is an… Read More
Valentine – Varian House
- 718-881-8900
- The Museum of Bronx History (MBH) at the Valentine-Varian House, 3266 Bainbridge Avenue, New York, NY, USA
Blacksmith Isaac Valentine built this four-level fieldstone farm house in 1758 near the Boston Post Road. His property included a blacksmith shop, outhouses, farmland, and a number of slaves. His homestead was later the site of six skirmishes between American troops and British forces, who occupied the house for most of the Revolutionary War. After the Revolution, the Valentines… Read More
The Emily Dickinson Museum
- 413-542-8161
- 280 Main Street, Amherst, MA, USA
The Emily Dickinson Museum includes The Homestead, where poet Emily Dickinson was born and lived most of her life, and The Evergreens, home of the poet’s brother and his family. The two houses share three acres of the original Dickinson property in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts. Read More
The Gaar House Museum
- 765-966-1262
- 2593 Pleasant View Rd, Richmond, IN, USA
Jonas Gaar and his sons, Abram and John Milton Gaar, and Jonas' son-in-law, William G. Scott were founders of Gaar-Scott and Company, the leading manufacturer of threshing machines and steam engines from 1842 to 1911. Read More
Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion
- 585-394-4922
- 151 Charlotte Street, Canandaigua, NY, USA
A beautiful Victorian mansion and gardens, located at the north end of Canandaigua Lake was ormerly the summer home of Canandaigua benefactors Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson. Read More
Irvinton House Museum
- 859-623-8753
- 345 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY, USA
The historic Irvinton House Museum is Richmond's only local museum. Exhibits include items from the Irvine family, the community, and Eastern Kentucky University's J.T. Dorris Collection that illustrate the vibrant history of Richmond, Kentucky. The museum features many unique and interesting items, including one of very few remaining Revolutionary War uniforms. Read More
Captain Avery Museum
- 410-867-4486
- 1418 E West Shady Side Rd, Shady Side, MD, USA
The Captain Salem Avery House was built c. 1860 on the Banks of the West River in Shady Side, Maryland. Captain Avery, a Long Island fisherman, came to the area to make his living from the abundant waters of the Chesapeake Bay. He married Lucretia Weedon of Mayo, Maryland, and they lived in the house for thirty years raising… Read More
Lawnfield
- 440-255-8722
- 8095 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, OH, USA
The restored home of James Garfield, 20th president of the United States. The 30 room house contains original furnishings and many of Garfield's belongings. A small building at the corner of the house was used as his campaign headquarters. A carriage house contains five period carriages. Read More
Robidoux Row
- 816-232-5861
- North 3rd Street & East Poulin Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA
This row of buildings was built by city founder Joseph Robidoux as temporary housing for newly arrived settlers. Four restored units remain of the building's original seven connected houses, and they are furnished with original and period pieces. Read More
Cuneo Mansion and Gardens
- 847-362-3042
- 1350 North Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills, IL, USA
Construction on the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens began in 1908 and stopped during World War I. It was completed in 1918 as the home of Samuel Insull, an original founder of the General Electric Company, and designed by Chicago architect Benjamin Marshall in the Italianate style. Its gardens and landscaping were designed by world-renowned landscape architect Jens Jensen. In… Read More
Pasadena Museum of History
- 626-577-1660
- 470 West Walnut Street, Pasadena, CA, USA
With its original furnishings and art collection, the Fenyes Mansion offers a unique glimpse into life on Pasadena’s Millionaire’s Row. Family heirlooms and a unique California plein air art collection enhance the Beaux Arts-style home of Dr. Adalbert and Eva Fenyes. Read More
Gunston Hall
- 703-550-9920
- George Mason's Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston Road, Lorton, VA, USA
George and Ann Mason’s stylish home showcased the Masons’ wealth and prominence. Explore the complexities of Col. Mason’s life as a family man, community leader, and founding father. Discover the lives of all the people who lived at Gunston Hall, from the framer of American rights to the hundreds of people kept in slavery there. Read More
The Bailey House Museum
- 808-244-3326
- Maui Historical Society, Main Street, Wailuku, HI, USA
Built in 1833, the Bailey House is now a museum of Maui history showcasing Hawaiian culture and artifacts, as well as paintings and furnishings from nineteenth-century Maui. Located in historic Wailuku and built on the site of the Royal compound of Kahekili, last ruling chief of Maui, the house served as the Wailuku Female Seminary for Hawaiian girls until… Read More
Edwin Carter Museum
- 970-453-9767
- 111 N Ridge St, Breckenridge, CO, USA
Edwin Carter came to Breckenridge in 1868 seeking gold and fortune, but his goals changed when he saw the devastation mining had on the environment and local wildlife. Carter became a taxidermist and collected thousands of Rocky Mountain animal specimens in his museum, which doubled as his home. Scientists from all over the world came to Breckenridge to see… Read More
Schoenbrunn Village
- 330-663-6610
- 1984 East High Avenue, New Philadelphia, OH, USA
The Moravian church founded Schoenbrunn ("beautiful spring") in 1772 as a mission to the Delaware Indians. The settlement grew to include sixty dwellings and more than 300 inhabitants who drew up Ohio's first civil code and built its first Christian church and schoolhouse. Read More
David Davis Mansion
- 308-828-1084
- 1000 Monroe Dr, Bloomington, IL, USA
On a flat stretch of Illinois prairie—where Yankee pioneers forged their frontier fortunes and Route 66 later carved a path across the rural landscape—stands an elegant Victorian mansion and garden, completed in 1872 for David Davis and his wife, Sarah. The beautifully restored, nineteenth-century estate tells the story of Judge David Davis, whose influence on Abraham Lincoln's legal and… Read More
Webster House Museum
- 262-723-7848
- 9 East Rockwell Street, Elkhorn, WI, USA
Nestled on a quiet street in the city of Elkhorn, Wisconsin, the Webster House Museum is a well maintained white clapboard house, containing Civil War and Victorian period items. The composer Joseph Philbrick Webster once owned the home. Both the structure and its famous owner played an important part of the history of Elkhorn. Read More
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home & Museum
- 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
Whitley County Historical Museum
- 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
Dinsmore Homestead
- 859-586-6117
- 5656 Burlington Pike, Burlington, KY, USA
1842 house and farm with important associations with American figures. Read More
Dixon Gallery & Gardens
- 901-761-5250
- 4339 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN, USA
The Dixon residence was designed in the Neo-Georgian manner and completed in 1942. The house opened to the public in 1976, and today is devoted to displaying the Dixon permanent collection. Read More
Marrett House
- 207-882-7169
- 40 Ossipee Trail East, Standish, ME, USA
In 1796, young Daniel Marrett, a recent Harvard graduate, moved to Standish, Maine, to become the town minister. He purchased the most imposing house in town to reflect his status as the community's leading citizen. Three generations of the Marrett family remained in the house for nearly one hundred and fifty years. Read More
Wilder Homestead
- 518-483-1207
- 177 Stacy Road, Malone, NY, USA
Boyhood home of Almanzo Wilder, husband of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Read More
Neill-Cochran House Museum
- 512-478-2335
- 2310 San Gabriel Street, Austin, TX, USA
More than 150 years ago, master builder Abner Cook was commissioned to build this notable Greek Revival home in Austin. Over the years, the property has served as home to the state's first school for the blind, a lieutenant governor, and a hospital for Federal soldiers during Reconstruction. Read More
Butler County Historical Museum
- 513-896-9930
- 327 North 2nd Street, Hamilton, OH, USA
Located in the Benninghofen House, the museum displays Victorian furnishings. Read More
Wylie House Museum
- 812-855-6224
- 307 East 2nd Street, Bloomington, IN, USA
Built in 1835, Wylie House was the home of Indiana University's first president, Andrew Wylie, and his family. Today Wylie House is owned and operated by Indiana University as an historic house museum recreating the Wylie home prior to 1860. The house is distinctive and unusual for south-central Indiana, a blend of Federal and Georgian styles of architecture more… Read More
Old Town Museum Complex
- 580-225-6266
- West State Highway 66 & Pioneer Road, Elk City, OK, U.S.
The Old Town Museum complex includes the Pioneer Museum and Beutler Brothers Rodeo Hall, the Farm and Ranch Museum, Livery Stable, Train Depot, Wagon Yard and other areas depicting Old Town Elk City as well as The National Route 66 and Transportation Museums. Read More
Morgan Row
- 859-325-9028
- 220 South Chiles Street, Harrodsburg, KY, USA
Built between 1807 and 1830 by Squire Joseph Morgan, this row house is the oldest one standing in the state and the first row house west of the Allegheny Mountains. The Harrodsburg Historical Society carefully restored the northernmost section to serve as a museum and extensive genealogy research library. Read More
The Jason Russell House
- 781-648-4300
- 7 Jason St, Arlington, MA, USA
The Jason Russell House, built in 1740, still bears bullet holes as the site of bloody fighting on the first day of the American Revolution. British soldiers, in retreat from Lexington and Concord, shot and bayoneted Jason Russell on his own doorstep. Eleven other area Minute Men, who had gathered in Arlington, due to its strategic location, also lost… Read More
Hyde Hall
- 607-547-5098
- 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown, NY, USA
Hyde Hall is one of the finest representations of romantic classicism in America. The three parts of the house-the family rooms, the guest or entertaining areas and the staff quarters-were built in three different styles around a central courtyard. Read More
































































































