• 510-544-2797
• 34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont, CA, USA

A visit to Ardenwood is a journey back to the time of the Patterson Ranch - a prosperous, 19th-century country estate including a beautiful mansion and its elaborate Victorian Gardens. Today the Historic Farm exhibits agricultural practices from the 1870s to the present, demonstrating the transition from horse-powered to horsepower. Read More

• 608-356-8387
• 215 6th St, Baraboo, WI, USA

The House of Seven Gables, dating from 1860, has been recognized as an outstanding example of Gothic Revival or Carpenter Gothic architecture. It was likely inspired by the pattern books authored by Victorian architectural tastemaker, Andrew Jackson Downing. It is a true "Gingerbread House" with board and batten siding, steeply pitched gables with ornamental bargeboards and drop pendants as… Read More

• 503-797-1850
• 13901 NW Howell Park Rd, Portland, OR, USA

The Bybee-Howell House, a pioneer home, re-creates life on Sauvie Island from 1855-85. The grounds are suitably historic, and include an herb garden, a collection of old roses, a small agricultural museum, and the Pioneer Orchard, an extensive collection of fruit varieties grown by pioneers. The orchard has more than 115 different varieties of apples, and smaller collections of… Read More

• 925-275-9490
• 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, CA, USA

The Dunsmuir mansion, designed by San Francisco architect, J. Eugene Freeman, is an example of Neoclassical-Revival architecture popular in the late 1800s. The 37-room mansion features a Tiffany-style dome, woodpaneled public rooms, 10 fireplaces and inlaid parquet floors within its 16,224 square feet. Servants quarters in the house are designed to accommodate 12 live-in staff. Read More

• 310-456-8432
• 23200 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA, USA

This classic Malibu home was built in 1930 for Rhoda Rindge Adamson and her husband, Merritt Huntley Adamson. The house shares its location with one of the most beautiful beaches in Southern California. Read More

• 909-620-264
• 491 E Arrow Hwy, Pomona, CA, USA

Built in 1855 and restored in 1939, the Adobe de Palomares was the 13-room home of Don Ygnacio Palomares and his wife Dona Concepcion Lopez de Palomares. It is listed as a California Historical Landmark (Marker No. 372) and is also registered with the National Register of Historic Places (No. 71000156). Read More

• 562-493-7019
• 953 North Park Circle Drive, Long Beach, CA, USA

Bembridge House is a Queen Anne Victorian house that was built in 1906. It has 18 rooms, and has been preserved with its original high ceilings, woodwork, and many of the original furnishings. It is considered the most ornate Victorian residence in Long Beach with hand-carved woodwork, stained and leaded glass, and a tiled fireplace. Read More

• 213-477-2962
• 10 Chester Place, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Home to the Doheny family for nearly 60 years, the Doheny Mansion was built in 1899 for the Oliver P. Posey family by architects Theodore Eisen and Sumner Hunt. Its eclectic Romantic Revival exterior unites elements of Gothic, Chateauesque, Moorish and even California Mission styles. The opulent interior reflects the wealth and status of pioneering oil baron Edward L.… Read More

• 847-362-2330
• Ansel B. Cook Home, 413 North Milwaukee Avenue, Libertyville, IL, USA

The Ansel B. Cook House was built by its namesake on the site of the first permanent dwelling in Libertyville. In his will, Cook deeded his home to be used as a library. After a facade reconstruction, Cook Memorial Library opened in 1921. In 1968, following construction of the present Cook Memorial Library, the Cook mansion became the headquarters… Read More

• 408-866-2119
• 300 Grant St, Campbell, CA 95008, USA

The Ainsley House - Beautifully restored in an enchanting park-like setting, the English Tudor style architecture of the Ainsley House transports the visitor to the bygone era of the 1920s. Built in 1925 as the home for Campbell canning pioneer J.C. Ainsley and his wife Alcinda, the home was moved to its present location in 1990. The exquisitely restored… Read More

• 410-823-1309
• 535 Hampton Lane, Towson, MD, USA

Hampton National Historic Site offers an exceptional, perhaps unmatched, look at a nineteenth century slave estate. Still visible today is the careful design intended to impress visitors. The mansion looks down on the overseer's house, and the overseer's house looks down on the slave quarters, reminding visitors and workers of their place in life. The mansion survives almost unchanged… Read More

• 215-947-200
• 1005 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, Huntingdon Valley, PA, USA

Designed by the renowned architectural firm of Carrére and Hastings to be a home for the industrialist John Pitcairn and his young family, Cairnwood is a National Historic Landmark that evokes the grandeur of the Gilded Age. Read More

• 608-987-2844
• 234 Madison St, Mineral Point, WI, USA

Upon its completion in 1868, Orchard Lawn began as an impressive eleven acre working estate situated on a hill overlooking the industrious city of Mineral Point, founded 40 years before. Built by Cornish immigrants Joseph and Sarah Gundry, it boasted gardens, an orchard, tennis lawn, outbuildings (including a barn, carriage house, woodshed/icehouse and a hothouse used to nurture seedlings… Read More

• 925-973-3284

In 1997, Ruth Quayle Boone bequeathed the 16-acre Boone family farm known as Forest Home Farms to the City of San Ramon for use as a municipal historic park in memory of her husband, Travis Moore Boone. The 16-acre farm is located at the base of the East Bay Hills and Oak Creek divides it in two almost equal… Read More

• 630-668-5161
• 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL, USA

The Museum is an historic house museum that depicts the country home of a family that made the Chicago Tribune the “World’s Greatest Newspaper.” Built in 1896 for Joseph Medill, the house and grounds, known as Red Oak Farm, first passed to Joseph’s daughter Katherine and then to her youngest son, Robert Rutherford. Robert and his first wife Amy… Read More

• 530-908-9421
• 512 Gibson Road, Woodland, CA, USA

The Gibson House is unique because it is the only historic home in Yolo County open to the public. The main themes of the museum are the establishment and development of farming and ranching in Yolo County, as shown through the life and work of William Byas Gibson and his family. The Gibson House is listed in the National… Read More

• 213-485-6855
• 12 Olvera Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

In 1887, Señora Eloisa Martinez de Sepulveda built a two-story Eastlake Victorian style business and residential block on her property between Main and Olvera Street. The Sepulveda House represents the architectural and social transformation of Los Angeles from its early Mexican traditions to a blending of Mexican and Anglo culture. Read More

• 310-603-88
• Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum, 18127 Alameda Street, Compton, CA, USA

The Rancho San Pedro is the site of the First Spanish land grant in California. The land was granted in 1784 by King Carlos III to Juan Jose Dominguez, a retired Spanish soldier who came to California with the Portola expedition and later with Father Juniperro Serra. The original land grant encompassed 75,000 acres, including the entire Los Angeles… Read More

• 301-548-7777
• 401 East M Street, Wilmington, CA, USA

The 23-room residence remains the finest example of domestic Greek Revival architecture in Southern California. The house interiors have been carefully restored to their Victorian beauty, and 18 rooms are open to the public. Read More

• 352-483-46
• 536 North Bay Street, Eustis, FL, USA

The Clifford House, located at the corner of Bay and Bates Streets in Eustis, Florida; is in a graceful antebellum style, complete with a deep porch that extends across it's façade and around much of one side. Its low lines, broad massing, balustrade window's walk, and double-columned, pediment two-story entry speak volumes of easy living in a long-ago South.… Read More

• 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

• 301-377-7817
• 9650 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, USA

A fine example of Georgian architecture, popular in Maryland in the late 1700s, Montpelier Mansion sits on approximately 70 acres of beautiful parkland. Architectural and building construction details, as well as historical research, suggest that the house was constructed between 1781 and 1785. Major Thomas Snowden and his wife Anne, original owners of Montpelier Mansion, welcomed many distinguished guests… Read More

• 330-836-5533
• 714 North Portage Path, Akron, OH, USA

Built between 1912 and 1915, Stan Hywet Hall was one of the finest examples of the American Country Estate movement, which flourished during the Industrial Age. Unlike European country houses that were created by generations of title and wealth, the American Country Estates were built by the wealth of self-made industry giants. Vanderbilt’s Biltmore, Rockefeller’s Kykuit, and Hearst’s San… 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

• 408-918-7770
• 21350 Almaden Road, San Jose, CA, USA

Recently restored, the Casa Grande was built in 1854 as the residence for the manager of the New Almaden Mines, the mercury mine that was the first and richest of all mines in California. Located in the New Almaden National Landmark Historic district, the 3-story Casa Grande was designed by prominent San Francisco architect Gordon Parker Cummings as brick… Read More

• 805-389-8182
• 201 Camarillo Ranch Road, Camarillo, CA, USA

The Camarillo Ranch was originally a 10,000 acre Spanish land grant created in 1837, patented to Gabriel Ruiz in 1866, then purchased by Juan Camarillo in 1875. His son Adolfo built the Queen Anne Victorian home in 1892. Later the barn and stables were added to support the agricultural work and house the renowned Camarillo White Horses. Today the… Read More

• 636-464-4777
• 6000 Windsor Harbor Lane, Imperial, MO, USA

The home was built in 1867, sits at the south end of the town by the Mississippi River at Water's Point. The Anheuser family bought the estate in 1916 and used it as a summerhouse until 1945 when Mabel-Ruth and her husband, the late Frederick Straub Anheuser, moved there and named it Fredmar Farms. Read More

• 313-884-4222
• 1100 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, USA

The Fords built their home as a place where they could integrate their family's activities and interests with global business responsibilities and concern for the local community. The home, its contents and grounds, along with the legacy left by the Fords, all reflect the important role that design excellence played in the family's lives. Read More

• 804-353-4241

For hundreds of years, Agecroft Hall was the distinguished home of England's Langley and Dauntesey families. At the end of the 19th century, however, Agecroft fell into disrepair, and in 1925 it was sold at auction. Hearing of this tremendous opportunity, Richmonder Thomas C. Williams, Jr. purchased the structure, and had it dismantled, crated, and shipped across the Atlantic,… Read More

• 530-273-8522
• 10791 East Empire Street, Grass Valley, CA, USA

Empire Mine State Historic Park is the site of one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California. The park is in Grass Valley at 10791 East Empire Street. In existence for more than 100 years, the mine produced 5.6 million ounces of gold before it closed in 1956. Read More

• 301-340-2825

The Beall-Dawson House was built circa 1815 for Upton Beall and his wife and daughters. Beall, from a prominent Georgetown family, was Clerk of the Court for the county, and he wanted a home that would reflect his wealth and status. In 1815 Rockville was a small rural community, despite being the county seat and an important cross-roads town.… Read More

• 530-889-6500
• 291 Auburn Folsom Rd, Auburn, CA, USA

The historic Bernhard Museum Complex has seen over 150 years of history roll by. The structure was built in 1851 by George Bishop and John Long as the Traveler's Rest Hotel and is one of Auburn's oldest surviving buildings. During the Gold Rush this rustic establishment hosted teamsters traveling the old Auburn Folsom Road and miners who were working… Read More

• 815-875-2184
• 109 Park Avenue West, Princeton, IL 61356

The Clark Norris Home was built in 1900 as the retirement home for Samuel and Anne Clark. It is over 11,000 square feet spread over three floors and a basement, containing four bathrooms and 5 bedrooms, plus servants quarters. Read More

• 262-248-1888
• W4270 Southland Rd, Lake Geneva, WI, USA

In 1888, the Seipp family completed the 20-room Queen Anne-style mansion on the site, which included 13 bedrooms. Unfortunately, Seipp was able to enjoy the house and gardens for only two seasons before his death in 1890. His family and four generations of descendants, however, never abandoned Conrad's dream. The original furnishings remained in the house while each generation… Read More

• 509-456-3931
• 2316 West First Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201

The Campbell House was designed by Kirtland Cutter and Karl Malmgren and was built in 1898 for Amasa B. Campbell, his wife Grace, and their daughter Helen. Campbell made a fortune in mining exploration and operations in the Coeur d’Alene mining region northeast of Spokane. He partnered with John Finch, his neighbor living two houses to the west. Helen… Read More

• 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

• 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

• 530-538-2401
• 1067 Montgomery Street, Oroville, CA, USA

Although now over 150 years old, only two generations have lived in this house. Much of the original furnishings are on display to help tell the story of how the well-to-do lived out west. The collection includes antique furnishings, paintings, rugs, textiles, clothes, silver, and glassware from the period 1849-1910. A tour of the house reveals stories of the… Read More

• 309-674-1921
• 942 NE Glen Oak Ave

Known in its day as "The Manse on the Hill", Flanagan is the oldest standing residence in Peoria, is virtually unchanged since it was built and offers a spectacular view of the Illinois River Valley. On the National Register of Historic Places, it serves as headquarters to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Peoria Chapter. Read More

• 920-834-6206
• 917 Park Avenue, Oconto, WI, USA

This historic house was built in 1868 by Cyrus and Kitty Hart; it is believed to be one of the first brick homes in the county with the bricks being shipped to Oconto from DePere. The building passed through several owners before becoming the home of George and Fanny Beyer in 1881. Though the original structure was an Italianate-style,… Read More

• 815-224-6543
• 1307 7th Street, La Salle, IL, USA

Completed in 1876, this stately Second Empire masterpiece is a National Landmark. Designed by W. W. Boyington, architect of the famous Chicago Water Tower, the structure remains virtually unaltered. Read More

• 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

• 715-723-7181
• 505 West Grand Avenue, Chippewa Falls, WI, USA

The finest example of Victorian Italianate architecture in the Midwest. The Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A lavish red brick house with carved bric-a-brac, a graceful veranda with extending portcochere, and iron cresting surmounting the roof and cupola. Completely restored and filled with period correct furnishings. Read More

• 814-942-3916
• 3419 Oak Lane, Altoona, PA, USA

Baker Mansion was originally home to ironmaster Elias Baker and his family. Baker purchased the nearby Alleghany Furnace in 1836 in partnership with his cousin Roland Diller. Elias brought his wife, Hetty, and their two sons, David Woods and Sylvester, from Lancaster County to what was described as a “tolerable good mansion house” near the furnace. Read More

• 510-444-1876
• 1418 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA, USA

The Camron-Stanford House was built in 1876, the first of many stately homes that once encircled the Lake. During 27 years as a private residence, it was the home of some of Oakland's most notable families. Read More

• 978-356-4351
• 290 Argilla Road, Ipswich, MA, USA

In the decades following Richard T. Crane, Jr.’s purchase of the property in 1910, Castle Hill came to exemplify the American Country Place Era with its farm and estate buildings, designed grounds and gardens, and diverse natural areas. The Cranes hired some of the century’s most notable architects and landscape architects. The first house built atop Castle Hill, an… Read More

• 301-320-1410
• 5801 Oxford Road, Glen Echo, MD, USA

Clara Barton National Historic Site commemorates the life of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. The home served as the headquarters and warehouse for the organization. From this house, Miss Barton organized American Red Cross relief efforts for victims of natural disasters and war. Read More

• 918-342-1127
• 121 North Chickasaw Avenue, Claremore, OK, USA

The Belvidere Mansion is a 3 story 1902 Victorian style mansion located in Rogers County and the City of Claremore, Oklahoma three blocks from historic Route 66. The Belvidere is managed by the Rogers County Historical Society. Read More

• 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

• 253-697-9468
• Meeker Mansion, 312, Spring Street, Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, 98372, United States

A pioneer and leading citizen of Puyallup; first mayor, one-time Hop King, author Ezra Meeker became the self-appointed Champion of the Oregon Trail in 1906, when at the age of 76, accompanied by two oxen, a wagon, a driver and a dog, he made his way from his front yard to Washington D.C., by way of New York City.… Read More

• 609-890-3630
• 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton Township, NJ, USA

The 17 room mansion built in 1892 for Fred Kuser sits on the restored 22 acre estate. The Kuser family was instrumental in forming the Fox Film Co. (later 20th Century Fox) and the house features a private projection and viewing room. Other rooms are furnished with original and period pieces. Read More

• 330-386-5964
• 300 Walnut Street, East Liverpool, OH, USA

Built in 1876 by C. C. Thompson, the home is maintained not as a museum but as a "lived" in home to represent it's Victorian heritage and grandeur. Features include, 15' ceilings, original mantels, chandeliers, elaborate period furnishings and a continuous stairwell that ends at the third floor. A tower that oversees the Ohio Rivers sits above the third… 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

• 303-620-4933
• 1310 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, USA

Step into the past at the Byers-Evans House Museum. The house was built in 1883 by Rocky Mountain News publisher Williams Byers and sold in 1889 to the family of William Gray Evans, an officer of the Denver Tramway Company. This distinctive house museum has been beautifully restored to the period between 1912 and 1924, and it is decorated… Read More

• 410-275-8819
• 600 Mount Harmon Road, Earleville, MD, USA

Plantation House is a three-story, five bay, brick double pile structure dated to 1730. The interior is furnished with American, English, Irish and Scottish antiques of the period. The 200 acre property includes an out plantation kitchen and tobacco prize house. Read More

• 651-297-2555
• 240 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, MN, USA

Rugged stone, massive scale, fine detail and ingenious mechanical systems recall the powerful presence of James J. Hill, builder of the Great Northern Railway. Guides lead tours that help you imagine family and servant life in the Gilded Age mansion, the setting of the public and private lives of the Hill family. Read More

• 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

• 503-728-3608
• 620 SW Tichenor St, Clatskanie, OR, USA

The Flippin House National Historic Site, locally and affectionately known as the Castle, is built high on a hill above the town of Clatskanie. The original owners of the Castle were Thomas and Florence (Elliott) Flippin who filed Donation Land Claims in timber property and later established the West Oregon Lumber mill. Tom began saving the best lumber for… Read More

• 509-313-4064
• 508 East Sharp Avenue, Spokane, WA, USA

Gonzaga University houses a large collection of material relating to 20th Century singer and actor Harry Lillis (Bing) Crosby, a native of Spokane and alumnus of Gonzaga. Now part of Gonzaga, Crosby's childhood home was built in 1911 and still stands at its original location. The main floor houses over 200 Crosby items including gold records, trophies, awards, and… Read More

• 580-678-3156
• 1008 Southwest 5th Street, Lawton, OK, USA

Your tour of the Mattie Beal Home will transport you back in time to the dynamic early years of the 20th century when both Oklahoma and the city of Lawton were born. In 1901 a spunky, gregarious young Kansas woman, Mattie Beal, registered for the Oklahoma land lottery. Mattie Beal was the second name drawn for the Lawton district… Read More

• 617-696-1815
• 215 Adams Street, Milton, MA, USA

Long considered the Jewel of Milton, the Forbes House Museum chronicles the history of an entrepreneurial American family. The majestic Greek Revival mansion, built in 1833 for Margaret Perkins Forbes, was commissioned by her sons, China Trade merchants Captain Robert Bennet Forbes (1804–89) and John Murray Forbes (1813–98). Today, the Museum contains the treasures of four generations of the… Read More

• 410-263-4683
• 19 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, MD, USA

Hammond-Harwood House is the Jewel of Annapolis, the grandest Colonial house in Annapolis, preserved intact since 1774. It was the last project of the renowned Colonial architect William Buckland. In addition to its magnificent, perfectly preserved architecture inside and out, this National Historic Landmark contains an outstanding collection of John Shaw furniture and Charles Willson Peale paintings. Read More

• 510-536-1703
• 1440 29th Avenue, Oakland, CA, USA

The uniqueness of this house, what makes it stand out above all others is that it is still lived in by members of the original family. They with the help of the friends and the professionals on the board have made the effort to preserve and protect the original interiors. You will find the furniture, wallpaper, pictures, rugs and… Read More

• 802-773-3284
• 2970 W Proctor Rd, Proctor, VT, USA

The castle was built in 1885 on a 115 acre estate. It features 19 open proscenium arches, a towering turret, parapet, and balcony. The castle's 32 rooms feature 84 stained glass windows and 13 fireplaces. Furnished with antiques and museum pieces and Oriental rugs. Read More

• 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

• 909-792-2111
• 1325 Prospect Drive, Redlands, CA, USA

Kimberly Crest is a picturesque French chateau style home built in 1897. The 7,000 square foot, three-story chateau sits on a six and one quarter acre estate. Read More

• 408-249-7905
• 1889 Market Street, Santa Clara, CA, USA

It is the last farm site in the city of Santa Clara and is named for the two families who owned and lived on the property for 125 years. The museum consists of the house, a classic California barn, summer kitchen, tank house and landscaped gardens. The house was built in 1865 in the Italianate style — balanced and… Read More

• 954-563-5393
• 900 North Birch Road, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

The whimsical ambience of Bonnet House is a product of the creative synergy that existed between Frederic and his wife Evelyn and the happiness and comfort they experienced in one another. Though the strictest preservation standards are practiced, the house still feels as if the owners had just stepped out. All the furnishings and ephemera on exhibit are original… Read More

• 715-394-5712
• 906 East 2nd Street, Superior, WI, USA

Fairlawn Mansion is Superior's Victorian home that was a private residence from 1890 to 1920 and a children's Home for 42 years. Read More

• 920-766-6106
• 1313 Augustine St, Kaukauna, WI, USA

In 1837, Charles A. Grignon built this Greek revival style Mansion as a wedding gift for his Pennsylvanian bride, Mary Elizabeth Meade. This stately home was known as "The Mansion in the Woods" to countless travelers. Read More

• 417-358-1776

The land upon which the Phelps House is built was purchased by Colonel William H. Phelps in 1868. Designed by Colonel Phelps and completed in 1895, the house is constructed of Carthage-mined grey marble and features a mixture of Beaux Arts, Classical Revival, and Romanesque styles. It is currently owned by Carthage Historic Preservation, Inc. Read More

• 407-246-2620
• 1920 North Forest Avenue, Orlando, FL, USA

The Leu House Museum is a restored 19th century home listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Four families owned the property before it opened to the public. Leu Gardens demonstrates plant materials suitable for cultivation in USDA Zone 9b. The climate of Central Florida permits Leu Gardens to grow and enjoy a wide array of temperate and… Read More

• 918-336-2491
• 1107 Southeast Cherokee Avenue, Bartlesville, OK, USA

This beautiful 26-room mansion was built by Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum Company. Guided tours of the home are given daily Wednesday through Saturday. Visitors will take a step back in time as their tour guides tell the story of the oil boom days of Bartlesville, the Phillips family, and point out the elegant original furnishings of the… Read More

• 724-329-8501
• 1491 Mill Run Road, Mill Run, PA, USA

Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous house, designed in 1935 for Edgar Kaufmann. The house is situated over a waterfall on Bear Run. Read More

• 920-922-1166
• 336 Old Pioneer Road Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1284

Impressive house mansion from an old pioneer era farmhouse, turned remodeled Italianate residence. It has been a Museum since 1954 and includes a Historic Village to tour. Read More

• 414-278-8295
• 1801 N Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI, USA

When Charles and Sarah Allis decided to build a home that would eventually become a public museum, they turned to Alexander Eschweiler, a prominent local architect, to design it. The resulting mansion is strongly influenced by the English Tudor style. Construction began in 1909 and was completed in 1911. 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

• 408-961-5800
• 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga, CA, USA

Set on 175 stunning acres of open space with 2.5 miles of hiking trails in the midst of Silicon Valley, Montalvo Arts Center occupies a historic Mediterranean-style villa and hosts three performing arts venues, a 10-studio artist residency complex and a formal Italianate garden. Built in 1912 by Senator James Phelan, California's first elected senator, Montalvo was bequeathed by… Read More

• 651-296-8760
• 265 Exchange Street South, Saint Paul, MN, USA

Explore the unexpected at the Alexander Ramsey House, a Victorian-era home filled with thousands of original family items and furnishings. Through special events and programming visitors can immerse themselves in life from the 1870s. The home was built by Alexander Ramsey, Minnesota's first territorial governor. 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

• 219-873-1520
• 631 Washington Street, Michigan City, IN, USA

Barker Mansion is the former residence of local millionaire-industrialist, John H. Barker, who built the Haskell & Barker Railroad Car Company, which later became Pullman-Standard. The mansion was built in 1857, and shortly after the elaborate 38 room structure was finished, both Mr. and Mrs. Barker passed away, leaving the mansion and the Barker fortune to their only child,… 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

• 925-452-2100
• 6600 Donlon Way, Dublin, CA, USA

The park features seven historic buildings including the Kolb House, a 1911 Craftsman Bungalow. The house contains beautiful original Arts & Crafts furnishings that belonged to this German immigrant family. The living room and dining rooms are furnished 1911 and the Kitchen depicts the post-war era with modern electrical appliances. Read More

• 518-828-135
• Olana Visitor Center and Museum Store, Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, NY, USA

Olana State Historic Site was the home of Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa composed of many styles, difficult to categorize, which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist. Read More

• 626-793-3334
• 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena, CA, USA

The Gamble House in Pasadena, California, is an outstanding example of American Arts and Crafts style architecture. The house and furnishings were designed by Charles and Henry Greene in 1908 for David and Mary Gamble of the Procter and Gamble Company. Read More

• 610-525-201
• 500 Harriton Road, Bryn Mawr, PA, USA

Charles Thomson, the first and only Secretary to the Continental and Confederation Congresses, was Harriton's most famous occupant. Yet the story of this house and estate encompasses more than 300 years, beginning with the settlement of "Merion" by Welsh Quakers. Today, the restored 1704 house and large park are open to the public as an historical and cultural resource… Read More

• 757-357-5976
• 465 Bacons Castle Trail, Surry, VA, USA

Bacon's Castle is the oldest brick dwelling in North America and was built for Arthur Allen and his family in 1665. Originally known as Allen's Brick House, it earned the moniker "Bacon's Castle" in 1676 when several of Nathaniel Bacon's men occupied the home for four months during the uprising that became known as Bacon's Rebellion. Read More

• 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

• 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

• 415-441-3000
• 2007 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA, USA

The exuberant Haas-Lilienthal House is a Queen Anne-style Victorian, and was completed in 1886. It is the only intact private home of the period that is open regularly as a museum, complete with authentic furniture and artifacts. The House has elaborate wooden gables, a circular corner tower and luxuriant ornamentation. Read More

• 908-782-1091
• 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ, USA

The Doric House Museum houses the Research Library and offices of the Hunterdon County Historical Society. It was built in the Greek Revival style in 1845 by Mahlon Fisher, a country carpenter of ability and taste, as his private residence. He also erected several other Flemington residences in the same style. Read More

• 559-233-8007
• 1007 R Street, Fresno, CA, USA

The Meux Home is a beautiful Queen Anne Victorian, built in 1888, which still retains original fretwork, chandeliers, fireplaces and mantels, etc. since the youngest daughter lived there over 80 years. Read More

• 717-684-4325
• South 2nd Street & Cherry Street, Columbia, PA, USA

Built in 1738, Wright’s Ferry Mansion reflects the sophisticated tastes and panoply of interests of its original owner, Susanna Wright. A dynamic force in establishing colonial self-sufficiency, she encouraged industry, especially the production of silk and linen; implanted her Quaker beliefs; and stimulated a literary current through her poetry and correspondence. Read More

• 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

• 805-927-2010
• 750 Hearst Castle Road, San Simeon, CA, USA

William Randolph Hearst hired Julia Morgan to build him a little something. They ended up with a mansion that has 165 rooms filled with magnificent artwork and furniture. The estate has 127 acres of gardens, terraces, pools and walkways. Several different tours are available. Take them all! Read More

• 641-236-7827
• 1125 Broad Street, Grinnell, IA, USA

This authentically furnished late-Victorian 10-room residence built in 1895, exhibits artifacts and photographs from Grinnell's history, among them the Wooten desk of J.B. Grinnell, the town's founder. Read More

• 720-497-7650
• 4208 Timbervale Drive, Evergreen, CO, USA

Hiwan Homestead Museum is a 25-room log mansion built in the Rustic architectural style between 1893 and 1942. Known as Camp Neosho by the Douglas family from 1893 to 1939, the site was renamed the Hiwan Ranch by the second owners, the Buchanan family. Purchased by Jefferson County Open Space Department in 1974, the Museum opened in 1975 and… Read More

• 617-542-7696
• 2468b Washington Street, Canton, MA, USA

Dr. Arthur Tracy Cabot inherited the family property in the late 1800s. In 1902, Cabot retained noted architect Charles Platt, who specialized in designing impressive country homes in natural surroundings. Arthur Cabot died in 1912, and his wife, Susan, retained ownership for another three decades; in 1945, his niece, Eleanor Cabot Bradley, and her husband, Ralph Bradley, acquired the… Read More

• 918-885-2374
• 305 North Price Avenue, Hominy, OK, USA

As a reflection of financial success, Fred and Addie built a substantial home in Hominy. The three-story house, completed in 1905, is Victorian in style and features a central square tower, second floor balcony, and false dormers. The first floor is constructed of native sandstone while the upper floors are frame covered by painted shingles of light and dark… Read More

• 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