• 919-383-4345

This simple farmhouse was situated between Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's headquarters in Greensboro, and Union Gen. William T. Sherman's headquarters in Raleigh. In April 1865, the two commanders met at the Bennett Place, where they signed surrender papers for Southern armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. It was the largest troop surrender of the American Civil War. Read More

• 308-684-3428

Bowring Ranch near Merriman is a Hereford demonstration ranch, donated by former U.S. Senator Eve Bowring in memory of her husband. The ranch house displays fine antique china, crystal and silver as well as memorabilia from their active public service careers. The visitor center interprets ranching, homesteading, geology, wildlife and many other areas related to the Sandhills and Bowrings. Read More

• 828-693-4178
• 81 Carl Sandburg Lane, Flat Rock, NC, USA

Carl Sandburg, nationally renowned poet, biographer, lecturer, newspaper columnist, folksinger, author of American fairytales, and winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, provided broad and enduring 20th century insight into the circumstances, worth and spirit of the American people. This farm offered the peace and solitude required for his writing. 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

• 509-987-2056
• 66 Clara Barton Road, North Oxford, MA, USA

Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was born in a small North Oxford farmhouse on Christmas day 1821. She was raised in the Universalist tradition and attended the Oxford Universalist Church founded by the Rev. Hosea Ballou. A timid, bashful child, Clara grew into a courageous, compassionate leader known the world over for her work as a Civil War battlefield nurse… Read More

• 610-589-2934
• 28 Weiser Drive, Womelsdorf, PA, USA

The story of Conrad Weiser and the historic site is told through an exhibit which is located in three different buildings at the Conrad Weiser Homestead. Read More

• 212-304-9422
• Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, West 204th Street, New York, NY, USA

The Dyckman family sold the prosperous farm in 1868 and moved to a more fashionable mansion on Broadway. In 1915, two sisters, Mary Alice D. Dean and Fannie Fredericka D. Welsh, descendants of William Dyckman, bought back the family house and began extensive reconstructionone of the earliest historic restorations undertaken in New York. They presented it to the City… 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

• 540-370-732
• Kings Highway, Fredericksburg, VA, USA

The guided tour of the Washington house replica explores the lives of George, his mother Mary, other Washington family members, and the enslaved community. It recounts the adversity all of these individuals faced after the death of Augustine Washington, George's father. You can walk Ferry Farm's grounds before and after your house tour. 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

• 978-356-4351
• 47 Jeffrey's Neck Road, Ipswich, MA, USA

The reservation takes its name from Thomas S. Greenwood who built the 19th-century white farmhouse. To its rear, the Paine House (1694), a yellow clapboard saltbox, is a remarkable example of First Period (1620–1725) architecture. Three generations of the Paine family made their home here, including Robert Paine, foreman of the Salem witch trial jury in 1692. From 1916,… 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

• 972-881-140
• 1900 West 15th Street, Plano, TX, USA

The Heritage Farmstead Museum, located in the heart of Plano, is the premier North Texas museum interpreting farm life and agricultural history. Step back in time to the 1890s to see what life was like for the North Texas farmer. The beautifully groomed 4 acres hosts our Nationally Accredited Landmark Museum, which includes the historic Farrell-Wilson Home, the Young… Read More

• 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

• 217-423-7708
• 3939 Nearing Lane, Decatur, IL, USA

Joseph Trobaugh from Tennessee, his wife Elizabeth born in Illinois and their family were the first known occupants of the house and owned it from 1853 to 1866. Trobaugh was a farmer and sawmill operator. He changed the house by adding rooms and making other renovations. Emanuel Good, a Civil War veteran, along with his wife and children were… Read More

• 715-256-9980
• 921 S Main St, Waupaca, WI, USA

The Hutchinson House, built in 1854 in Waupaca, is a well-preserved example of New-England-style architecture. The one-and-half story farmhouse was originally built on the corner of West Fulton and Franklin Streets by Chester and Susannah Hutchinson. The home was moved to South Park in 1956. The Hutchinson House is filled with vintage furniture and artifacts from the Victorian era.… 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

• 816-736-8500
• 21216 Jesse James Farm Road, Kearney, MO, USA

Outlaw Jesse James was born in this house in 1847. The house contains many original furniture pieces. The admission also allows you to tour the 1858 Claybrook House which is being restored. Read More

• 978-388-1337
• 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, MA, USA

The author and abolitionist lived in the home 1836-92. The house remains almost unchanged and contains original furnishings. 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

• 413-267-4137
• 35 Ely Rd, Monson, MA, USA

The Keep Homestead Museum is a beautifully preserved and restored 19th century farm house. The homestead, consisting of the land, a barn and the house with sixteen rooms, three attics and three cellars was donated to the Town of Monson when Myra Keep Moulton died in 1988. The farm had been in her family since 1854. With a superb… 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

• 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

• 518-887-5073
• 1100 Main Street, Rotterdam Junction, NY, USA

In a storybook setting of productive fields and a matchless Mohawk River landscape sits the Jan Mabee Farm - the oldest in the Mohawk Valley. The stone house was owned by the same family for nearly 300 years. Coupled with the Inn and Slave Quarters buildings as well as a New World Dutch Barn and other outbuildings, the site… Read More

• 419-892-2784
• 4050 Bromfield Road, Lucas, OH, USA

Malabar Farm State Park offers a variety of activities, including tours of the big house, hiking, wagon tours, and a program of special events in the rich, green surroundings so beloved by Bromfield. Read More

• 508-379-376
• Martin House and Farm, Stoney Hill Road, Swansea, MA, USA

The Martin House Farm is a rare example of an 18th and early 19th century farm which still retains the character of its original setting. It consists of the house, two barns and cultivated fields surrounded by dry stone walls and woodlands. The home was lived in continuously by members of the Martin family for over 200 years. Read More

• 620-367-8200
• 200 Poplar Street, Goessel, KS, USA

The museum complex consists of eight buildings, including the Immigrant House and the Turkey Red Wheat Palace. Six historic buildings from the community have been moved to the museum for preservation and restoration. Read More

• 908-232-1776
• 614 Mountain Avenue, Westfield, NJ, USA

The Miller-Cory House Museum, named after the first two families that inhabited it, operates as a early American living history museum. It is fully furnished and includes gardens and several outbuildings such as an outhouse and a cookhouse, the Frazee Building, in which open hearth cooking demonstrations are given. Group tours are offered during the week and programs about… Read More

• 908-766-8215
• 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ, USA

The national park consists of four non-contiguous units: Washington's Headquarters with the Ford Mansion and Headquarters Museum, the Fort Nonsense Unit, the Jockey Hollow Unit, and the New Jersey Brigade Area. The Jockey Hollow Unit includes the Wick house (headquarters of General Arthur St. Clair), five reconstructed soldier huts, and approximately 27 miles of walking trails. Read More

• 641-672-2989
• 2211 Nelson Ln, Oskaloosa, IA, USA

Founded in 1844, the Nelson homestead is one of the premier historic attractions in Mahaska County. The Nelson home, built in 1853, and the Nelson barn, built in 1856, are the focal point of the museum and are designated National Historic Sites by the U.S. Department of Interior. Read More

• 603-652-7840
• 1305 White Mountain Highway, Milton, NH, USA

The NH Farm Museum consists of two adjoining farmsteads situated on 50 acres located on Plummer's Ridge in Milton, New Hampshire. The historic Jones Farm and the Plummer Homestead date to the late 18th century and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The farms were passed down in the same families for generations. Read More

• 773-631-4633
• 5624 North Newark Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

This house is the oldest extant house in Chicago. It is home to the Norwood Park Historical Society. Norwood Park is the name of the neighborhood the home is located in. Read More

• 763-441-6896
• 15788 Kelley Farm Rd, Elk River, MN, USA

Step onto a working 1860s farm, home to Oliver H. Kelley, founder of the first successful national farming organization, the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, better known as the Grange. Activities follow the farming cycle and change with the season, making each visit unique. Visitors can meet the animals in the barn, help work in the fields and gardens,… Read More

• 804-227-
• 16120 Chiswell Lane, Beaverdam, VA, USA

The house, at 93 feet (28 m) by 35 feet (11 m), is one of the largest 18th-century homes to survive in the Americas. In its present configuration, it has eight substantial rooms on the first floor surrounding a central passage, with a full attic above and English basement with windows below. Read More

• 610-584-5104

The Peter Wentz Farmstead was established in 1744 by Peter and Rosanna Wentz. By 1758 they had completed the large Georgian style stone house with many architectural features that reflect their German heritage and social status. Read More

• 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

• 660-679-764
• 209 North Delaware Street, Butler, MO, USA

Poplar Heights Farm is a living history farm and nature conservancy in Bates County, Missouri. The farm supports and conducts programs to preserve the area’s past and offer educational opportunities to the region. Read More

• 718-347-3276
• Queens County Farm Museum, Little Neck Parkway, Queens, NY, USA

This 47-acre tract of farmland exemplifies the 300-year history of agriculture and farming as a way of life and livelihood in Queens County. The restored Adriance Farmhouse, the centerpiece of the farm complex, was first built as a three-room Dutch farmhouse in 1772. The farmhouse and surrounding 7-acre historic area mirror the evolution of this unique tract of land… Read More

• 603-432-3091
• 122 Rockingham Rd, Derry, NH, USA

The Robert Frost Farm Historic Site was home to Robert Frost and his family from 1900-1911. Frost, one of the nation's most acclaimed poets whose writings are said to be the epitome of New England, attributed many of his poems to memories from the Derry years. The simple two-story white clapboard farmhouse is typical of New England in the… Read More

• 603-284-6269
• 4 Maple Street, Center Sandwich, Sandwich, NH, USA

The museum includes an 1849 house furnished with antiques. Read More

• 614-833-1880
• 1375 State Route 674, Canal Winchester, OH, USA

The gothic revival farmhouse was built in 1856 and restored by Metro Parks for authenticity. Guests can tour the living room, parlor and kitchen and watch the ladies prepare the meals and tend the house. The multi-bay barn was built by Samuel Oman, the fourth owner of Slate Run Farm, and restored by Amish carpenters. Read More

• 978-462-2634
• 5 Little’s Lane, Newbury, MA, USA

Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is a family-friendly site with activities for visitors of all ages. The 230-acre site includes a late seventeenth-century manor house that served as the country seat of wealthy Newburyport merchants and an attached farmhouse that was home to a Lithuanian farm family for most of the twentieth century. The site also fosters farm animals in partnership with… Read More

• 260-589-8007
• 1200 Swiss Way, Berne, IN, USA

The park has a number of historic buildings such as an 1816 house, a doctor's office, a barn, and a school house. Read More

• 802-672-3773
• Calvin Coolidge Historic Site, Vermont 100A, Plymouth, VT, USA

At 2:47am on August 3, 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States when he took the oath of office in the sitting room of this modest frame and clapboard farmhouse. President Harding had died only a few hours earlier. Coolidge's father, a notary public, administered the oath by the light of a kerosene… Read More

• 830-629-6504
• 1370 Church Hill Drive, New Braunfels, TX, USA

The Breustedt-Dillen house is a registered national, state and city historic landmark. The Breustedts built this early Texas farmhouse of German fachwerk construction. Now it is the Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture, a collection of over seventy pieces of Texas Biedermeier furniture (circa 1845-1880) including prominent local German cabinetmakers Jahn, Stauzenberger, Scholl and Tietze. Also the limestone Breustedt kitchen… Read More

• 978-373-3979
• 305 Whittier Road, Haverhill, MA, USA

The Whittier Birthplace is an outstanding example of an old New England farm, and located on its original site, is substantially the same as when the Poet lived there in 1807 until 1836. The Birthplace is the setting of his most famous and beloved poem Snow-Bound. Many settings from his poems are recognizable to those who have read them. Read More

• 518-483-1207
• 177 Stacy Road, Malone, NY, USA

Boyhood home of Almanzo Wilder, husband of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Read More