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Herr House
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1719 Museum

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  • 717-464-4438
  • 1849 Hans Herr Dr., Willow Street, PA 17584

The 1719 Herr House is the oldest building in Lancaster County and the oldest Mennonite meetinghouse in the Americas. It… Read More

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Adamson House
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Adamson House

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  • 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… Read More

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Botto House
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American Labor Museum

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  • 973-595-7953
  • 83 Norwood Street, Haledon, NJ, USA

The 1908 Botto House was the home of an Italian immigrant weaver and features period rooms and changing exhibits that… Read More

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Jay Gould’s Private Rail Car
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Atalanta

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  • 903-665-2513
  • 210 West Austin Street, Jefferson, TX, USA

Not really a house, Atalanta is the restored private railroad car of George Jay Gould, built in 1890. With interior… Read More

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Beauport
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Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House

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  • 978-283-800
  • 75 Eastern Point Boulevard, Gloucester, MA, USA

Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House, was the summer home of one of America’s first professional interior designers, Henry Davis Sleeper. Perched on… Read More

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Bellingrath
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Bellingrath Gardens and Home

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  • 251-973-2217
  • 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, AL, USA

The 15-room Home was built in 1935 and designed by prominent Mobile architect, George B. Rogers. It encompasses 10,500 square… Read More

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Biddle-House
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Biddle House

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  • 906-847-3328
  • 7406 Market St, Mackinac Island, MI, USA

Step into the home of Agatha and Edward Biddle, merchants who moved in around 1830. This was a time of… Read More

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Blanco Pioneer Museum
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Blanco Pioneer Museum

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  • 830-833-4971
  • 418 Pecan Street, Blanco, TX, USA

The Blanco Pioneer Museum opened in the Pat Ryan Building in 2009. Just a block off the Courthouse Square, the… Read More

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Blithewold
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Blithewold

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  • 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… Read More

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Bonnet House
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Bonnet House Museum & Gardens

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  • 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… Read More

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Butler-McCook House
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Butler-McCook House & Garden

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  • 860-522-1806
  • 396 Main St, Hartford, CT, USA

For 189 years the Butler-McCook House & Garden was home to four generations of a family who participated in, witnessed,… Read More

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Carry A. Nation Home
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Carry A. Nation Home

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  • 620-886-3553

The leader of the temperance movement at the turn of the century, Carry A. Nation is remembered here with a… Read More

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Castle Hill
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Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

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  • 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… Read More

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Tucker
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Castle Tucker

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  • 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… Read More

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Cravens House
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Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park

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  • 706-866-9241
  • 3370 Lafayette Road, Chickamauga, GA, USA

The park includes three historic homes. Brotherton House marks the spot where the Union line was broken, Snodgrass House served… Read More

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Allensworth
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Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

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  • 661-849-3433
  • Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Grant Drive, Earlimart, CA, USA

In August 1908 Colonel Allen Allensworth and four other settlers established a town founded, financed and governed by African Americans.… Read More

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The McFadden-Ross House
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Dearborn Historical Museum

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  • 313-565-3000
  • 915 South Brady Street, Dearborn, MI, USA

The museum consists of three buildings including the McFadden-Ross House that dates from the early 1800s. It is furnished in… Read More

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Dowling House
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Dowling House

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  • 815-777-1250
  • 220 Diagonal Street, Galena, IL, USA

Galena's oldest house, Dowling House, was built in 1826 by John Dowling. Built of limestone, it was once the only… Read More

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Eisenhower National Historic Side
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Eisenhower National Historic Site

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  • 717-338-9114
  • 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg, PA, USA

The 231 acre farm includes the carefully preserved house of President Eisenhower. Read More

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Ralph Waldo Emerson House
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Emerson House

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  • 978-369-2236
  • 28 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, USA

Home of Ralph Waldo Emerson from 1835 until his death in 1882. The house contains some original furnishings. Read More

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Empire Mine State Historic Park
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Empire Mine State Historic Park

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  • 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… Read More

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Ethan Allen Homestead
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Ethan Allen Homestead

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  • 802-865-4556
  • 1 Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, VT, USA

Situated on a small promontory just above the Winooski River out of reach of flood waters in Burlington's Intervale is… Read More

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Fred Drummon Home
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Fred Drummond Home

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  • 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… Read More

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Gamble Place
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Gamble Place

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  • 386-255-285
  • 1819 Taylor Road, Port Orange, FL, USA

Guests to Gamble Place can step back in time to experience the same pristine environment that James Gamble found so… Read More

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Gillette Castle
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Gillette Castle State Park

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  • 860-526-2336
  • 67 River Road, East Haddam, CT, USA

Atop the most southerly hill in a chain known as the Seven Sisters, William Hooker Gillette, noted actor, director, and… Read More

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Grove Farm
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Grove Farm Homestead Museum

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  • 808-245-3202
  • 4050 Nawiliwili Road, Lihue, HI, USA

Built in 1864 the homestead depicts life on an old sugar plantation with tours of the office, washhouse, teahouse, and… Read More

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Hearst Castle
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Hearst Castle

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  • 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… Read More

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Hellman-Ehrman Mansion
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Hellman-Ehrman Mansion

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  • 530-525-7982
  • California 89, South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA

In 1897, San Francisco businessman I. W. Hellman began buying property at Sugar Pine Point and by 1913 had acquired… Read More

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Henry Whitfield State Museum
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Henry Whitfield State Museum

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  • 203-453-2457
  • 248 Old Whitfield Street, Guilford, CT, USA

The Whitfield family home also served as a fort for the community. Its massive stone walls and chimneys, steeply-pitched roof,… Read More

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Chief's House
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Historic Forks of the Wabash

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  • 260-356-1903
  • 3010 West Park Drive, Huntington, IN, USA

The house has been restored to its appearance in 1846, the last year that Chief Lafontaine lived in the house.… Read More

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Hill House
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Historic Hill House Museum

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  • 757-393-0241
  • 221 North St. Portsmouth, VA 23704

Built as a full English basement-style home and private residence in 1820, Hill House was home to three generations of… Read More

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Agency House
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Historic Indian Agency House

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  • 608-742-6362
  • 1490 Agency House Road, Portage, WI, USA

In 1832, a house was constructed at a dynamic crossroads of geography, culture, and history. It was a time of… Read More

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Beal Mansion
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Historic Mattie Beal Home

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  • 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… Read More

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Hubble Trading Post
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Hubbell Trading Post

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  • 928-755-3475
  • Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, Hwy. 191, Ganado, AZ, USA

Feel the old wooden floor give slightly and squeak beneath your feet as you enter the oldest, continuously operating trading… Read More

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Hulihe'e Palace
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Hulihee Palace

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  • 808-329-1877
  • Hulihe‘e Palace, Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

The palace was originally built by High Chief, John Adams Kuakini, Governor of the island of Hawai‘i during the Kingdom… Read More

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Jennie Wade House
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Jennie Wade House

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  • 717-334-4100
  • 548 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA, USA

The Jennie Wade house was actually the home of Jennie's sister, Georgia McClellan. The dwelling lived through the Battle of… Read More

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Jerome State Historic Park
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Jerome State Historic Park

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  • 928-634-5381
  • 100 Douglas Road, Jerome, AZ, USA

This historic house museum is devoted to the history of the Jerome area, mining, and the Douglas family. The museum… Read More

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Jesse James Home
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Jesse James Home

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  • 816-232-8206
  • 1202 Penn Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA

See the house where outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed by fellow gang member Bob Ford on April 3,… Read More

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John Deere Historic Site
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John Deere Historic Site

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  • 815-652-4551
  • 8334 S Clinton St, Dixon, Grand Detour, IL, USA

In 1836, John Deere, a blacksmith recently transplanted from Vermont, set up shop in the small Rock River town of… Read More

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Leonis Adobe
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Leonis Adobe Museum

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  • 818-222-6511
  • 23537 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, CA, USA

L.A. Historic Cultural Monument # 1. Built in the Monterey style in the 1840's, it was occupied by Miguel Leonis… Read More

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Lummis
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Lummis Home and Gardens

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  • 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

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Lyman Mission House
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Lyman Museum and Mission House

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  • 808-935-5021
  • 276 Haili Street, Hilo, HI, USA

In 1832, missionaries David and Sarah Lyman traveled by ship from New England to Hawai`i. They had been married for… Read More

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LBJ National Historic Park
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Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

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  • 830-868-7128
  • Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, Park Road, Stonewall, TX, USA

Both the home where LBJ spent his boyhood, and his grandparents' home are open. Read More

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Hawaii Mission Houses
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Mission Houses Museum

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  • 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… Read More

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Old Swedes Church & Hendrickson House Museum
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Old Swedes Church & Hendrickson House Museum

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  • 302-652-5629
  • 606 Church St, Wilmington, NC, USA

Built in 1690 by Andrew Hendrickson, a Swedish farmer who had settled near Chester, Pennsylvania. The house was moved to… Read More

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Pendarvis
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Pendarvis

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  • 608-987-2122
  • 114 Shakerag Street, Mineral Point, WI, USA

The picturesque cluster of stone buildings that make up Pendarvis Historic Site today were originally constructed by Cornish immigrants who… Read More

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Poe Cottage
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Poe Cottage

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  • 718-881-8900
  • 2640 Grand Concourse, The Bronx, NY, USA

Edgar Allan Poe spent the last years of his life, from 1846 to 1849, in The Bronx at Poe Cottage,… Read More

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Pope House
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Pope House Museum

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  • 919-833-4633
  • 511 S Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC, USA

Built in 1901 by Dr. M.T. Pope, an important African American citizen of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Pope House is… Read More

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Raymond Museum
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Raymond Museum,The Charles Miller House

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  • 559-689-1886
  • 31956 Road 608, Raymond, CA, USA

Board and batten house built for the station master and stage agent for Yosemite Stage and Southern Pacific Railroad, Charles… Read More

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Reynolda
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Reynolda House

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  • 336-758-5150
  • 2250 Reynolda Road, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

Discover Reynolda House, a National Historic Property and the centerpiece of the Reynolda Mile cultural corridor in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.… Read More

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Robidoux Row
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Robidoux Row

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  • 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… Read More

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Rutherford Hayes Yates Home
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Rutherford B. H. Yates Home

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  • 713-739-0163
  • 1314 Andrews Street, Houston, TX, USA

This graceful, single-story wood-frame house with a wraparound porch was built in 1912, for Rutherford Birchard Hayes Yates, Sr. (1878-1944).… Read More

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Saint Gaudens
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Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

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  • 603-675-2175
  • 139 Saint Gaudens Road, Cornish, NH, USA

The 1885-1907 home and studio of sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens originally was a country tavern built in the early 1800s. The… Read More

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Zanetta House
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San Juan Bautista State Historic Park

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  • 831-623-4881
  • 2nd Street & Washington Street, San Juan Bautista, CA, USA

The park includes several structures built in the 1800s. The four main historic museums are the Plaza Hotel, the Zanetta… Read More

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Sand Point Lighthouse
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Sand Point Lighthouse

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  • 906-789-6790
  • Sand Point Lighthouse, Water Plant Road, Escanaba, MI, USA

Sandpoint Lighthouse is open to the public and it includes the keeper's house which is furnished in period. Read More

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Santarella
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Santarella

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  • 413-243-2819
  • 75 Main Rd, Tyringham, MA, USA

The studio of sculptor Sir Henry Kitson features a roof that is an 80 ton sculpture of a thatched roof. Read More

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Scotty's Castle
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Scotty’s Castle

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  • 760-786-3200
  • Scotty's Castle, Scotty's Castle Road, California, USA

Hidden in the green oasis of Grapevine Canyon in far northern Death Valley, the Death Valley Ranch, or Scotty's Castle… Read More

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Sherwood
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Sherwood Heritage Center

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  • 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… Read More

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Spring Hill
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Spring Hill Historic Home

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  • 330-833-6749
  • 1401 Springhill Lane Northeast, Massillon, OH, USA

This home was built about 1821 and was a stop on the underground railroad. The grounds include herb and flower… Read More

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Stone House
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Stone House

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  • 707-987-3138
  • 18174 Hidden Valley Road, Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA

The Stone House is Calif. State Historical Monument #450, as the oldest building in Lake County. It is a rather… Read More

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T.C. Steele House
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T.C. Steele State Historic Site

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  • 812-988-2785
  • 4220 T C Steele Rd, Nashville, IN, USA

The T.C. Steele State Historic Site includes the last home and studio of Indiana artist Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926) and… Read More

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Ten Chimneys
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Ten Chimneys

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  • 262-968-4161
  • S43 W31575 Depot Road, Waukesha, WI, USA

Unique among historic sites, Ten Chimneys offers guests a virtually barrier-free tour of an estate replete with original furnishings and… Read More

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1850 House
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The 1850 House

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  • 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… Read More

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Bailey House Museum
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The Bailey House Museum

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  • 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… Read More

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Poe House
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The Baltimore Poe House and Museum

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  • 410-396-7932
  • 203 North Amity Street, Baltimore, MD, USA

The house was built around 1830 in what was then considered the country. The new Baltimore and Ohio train station… Read More

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Chalet
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The Chalet of the Golden Fleece

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  • 608-527-2614
  • 618 2nd Street, New Glarus, WI, USA

Visit the charming, Swiss Alps chalet-style home of Edwin Barlow, who brought the Wilhelm Tell play to America in 1938,… Read More

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Polson Museum
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The Polson Museum

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  • 360-533-5862
  • 1611 Riverside Avenue, Hoquiam, WA, USA

Situated on nearly two acres of parkland, The Polson lies along the banks of the historic Hoquiam River. Extensive gardens,… Read More

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Queen Emma's Summer Palace
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The Queen Emma Summer Palace

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

Hānaiakamālama (The Southern Cross), or Queen Emma Summer Palace, served as a summer retreat for Queen Emma of Hawaii from… Read More

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Rankin House
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The Rankin House

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  • 937-392-1627
  • 6152 Rankin Road, Ripley, OH, USA

The Rankin House is a National Historic Landmark and Underground Railroad Station. The Rankin House, located on Liberty Hill which… Read More

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Thunderbird-Lodge
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Thunderbird Lodge (Whittell Mansion)

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  • 775-832-8750
  • 969 Tahoe Blvd, Incline Village, NV, USA

Using a California Gold Rush inheritance, enigmatic San Francisco bon vivant George Whittell Jr. constructed his Castle-in-the-Sky, Thunderbird Lodge, in… Read More

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Ventfort
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Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum

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  • 413-637-3206
  • 104 Walker St, Lenox, MA, USA

Ventfort Hall was the summer cottage of George and Sarah Morgan, sister of J.P. Morgan. It was constructed between 1891… Read More

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Villa Montalvo
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Villa Montalvo

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  • 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,… Read More

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Villa Philmonte
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Villa Philmonte

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  • 575-376-2281
  • Villa Philmonté, Deer Run Road, Cimarron, NM, USA

The Villa Philmonte is Spanish Mediterranean in style with arches, a double courtyard, red tile roofs, etc. It was the… Read More

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Wai'oli Mission House
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Wai‘oli Mission House

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  • 808-245-3202
  • Waiʻoli Mission House, Kuhio Highway, Hanalei, HI, USA

Located in the heart of Hanalei, this mission house dates back to 1837 and provides people today a chance to… Read More

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Wilson Place
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Wilson Place Mansion

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  • 715-235-2283
  • 101 Wilson Court, Menomonie, WI, USA

Home of the Wilson, Stout and LaPointe families, three generations of Menomonie founding families, the Wilson Place Mansion has a… Read More

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Winterthur
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Winterthur

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  • 302-888-4600
  • 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE, USA

Founded by Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur (pronounced “winter-tour”) is the premier museum of American decorative arts, reflecting both early… Read More

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