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Historic House Museums in America

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Ramsey House
Matt

Alexander Ramsey House

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  • 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.… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Moore Homestead
Matt

C. H. Moore Homestead

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  • 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… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Culberton Mansion
Matt

Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site

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  • 812-944-9600
  • 914 East Main Street, New Albany, IN, USA

With its hand-painted ceilings, carved rosewood staircase, marble fireplaces and crystal chandeliers, the Culbertson Mansion reflects the affluence of a… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
David Davis Mansion
Matt

David Davis Mansion

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  • 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… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Ellwood
Matt

Elwood House Museum

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  • 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… Read More

Colonial Revival
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Second Empire Victorian
Fulton Mansion
Matt

Fulton Mansion State Historic Site

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  • 361-729-386
  • Fulton Beach Rd, Rockport, TX, USA

Cattle rancher George Fulton built this Second Empire style home in 1874. To combat the hurricane force winds prevalent in… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Gordon Roberts House
Matt

Gordon-Roberts House

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$$$$
  • 301-777-8678
  • 218 Washington Street, Cumberland, MD, USA

The Gordon-Roberts House was built on lot #60 of the Town of Cumberland as laid out by Thomas Beall of… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Carus Mansion
Matt

Hegeler Carus Mansion

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  • 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… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Lyme Village
Matt

Historic Lyme Village

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  • 419-483-4949
  • 5001 State Route 4, Bellevue, OH, USA

Historic Lyme Village depicts life in the Firelands from the arrival of the first settlers, in the early 1800’s, to… Read More

Greek Revival
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Second Empire Victorian Village or Park
Hower House
Matt

Hower House

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  • 330-972-6909
  • 60 Fir Hill, Akron, OH, USA

Hower House is a Second Empire Italianate structure, built in 1871 by Akron Industrialist, John Henry Hower and his wife,… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
The-University-of-Akron
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Hower House Museum

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$$$$
  • 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… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
Matt

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

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  • 203-838-9799

A National Historic Landmark since 1971, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant… Read More

Gothic Revival
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Second Empire Victorian
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
Matt

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

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

The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site commemorates the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and the organization she… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Miss Laura's
Matt

Miss Laura’s

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  • 479-783-8888

This former bordello is listed on the National Register and is now the town's Visitor Center. Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Morris-Butler House
Matt

Morris-Butler House

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  • 317-636-5409
  • 1204 North Park Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, USA

The restored Second Empire style home was completed in 1865. The museum represents local Victorian family lifestyles using period furniture,… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Park-McCullough House
Matt

Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion

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  • 802-442-5441
  • 1 Park Street, North Bennington, VT, USA

Park-McCullough is one of the finest, most significant, and best preserved Victorian Mansions in New England. It is an important… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Pettengill-Morron House
Matt

Pettengill-Morron Historical Home Museum

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

This eleven room historical home museum contains a unique collection of objects from several Peoria families. Upon the death of… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Phelps House
Matt

Phelps House Museum

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$$$$
  • 319-752-7449
  • 521 Columbia Street, Burlington, IA, USA

The beautiful Phelps House Museum stately graces the top of Snake Alley, known as the Crookedest street in the world.… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Phelps Mansion
Matt

Phelps Mansion Museum

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

The Phelps Mansion Museum was built in 1870 for Sherman D. Phelps, a local Binghamton businessman, by architect, Isaac G.… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Philips Mansion
Matt

Philip’s Mansion

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  • 909-623-2198
  • 2640 W Pomona Blvd, Pomona, CA, USA

The Phillips Mansion is a Second Empire style historic house in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California. It was built in… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
R.D. Hubbard House
Matt

R. D. Hubbard House

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  • 507-345-5566
  • 606 S Broad St, Mankato, MN, USA

R.D. Hubbard-entrepreneur and founder of Hubbard Milling Company which was the largest flour mill in southern Minnesota-built his house in… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Reitz Home
Matt

Reitz Home Museum

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  • 812-426-1871
  • Reitz Home Museum, Chestnut Street, Evansville, IN, USA

Built in 1871 for John Augustus Reitz, this French Second Empire style mansion was a showcase for the "Lumber Baron… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Sanilac County Historic Village
Matt

Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum

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  • 810-622-9946
  • 228 South Ridge Street, Port Sanilac, MI, USA

The 1872 Loop-Harrison House, a restored Victorian home, contains most of its original furnishings. Also on display are medical instruments;… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Saxton-McKinley House
Matt

Saxton-McKinley House

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$$$$
  • 330-452-876
  • 331 Market Avenue South, Canton, Ohio, USA

The Saxton-McKinley house is a two and three story brick building of irregular massing. It was constructed in two segments,… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Silver City Museum
Matt

Silver City Museum

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$$$$
  • 575-538-5921
  • 312 West Broadway Street, Silver City, NM, USA

Housed in the restored 1881 Mansard/Italianate H.B Ailman House, the museum collection resource materials include some 20,000 objects relating to… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Garr House
Matt

The Gaar House Museum

0.0 (0)
  • 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… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Gruenwald House
Matt

The Gruenewald Historic House

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  • 765-648-6875
  • 626 Main Street, Anderson, IN, USA

This three story Second Empire style house was built in 1860. Living history tours present the house as it was… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Dodge House
Matt

The Historic General Dodge House

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  • 712-322-2406
  • 605 South 3rd Street, Council Bluffs, IA, USA

In 1869, Dodge built his handsome Victorian home at the cost of $35,000, a lavish sum for that day. The… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Milliken Homestead
Matt

The James Millikin Homestead

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  • 217-422-9003
  • 125 North Pine Street, Decatur, IL, USA

The former residence of James and Anna Millikin, founders of Millikin University, Millikin Bank, and Millikin Estate Trust. Construction of… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Vaile Mansion
Matt

The Vaile Mansion

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  • 816-325-7430
  • 1500 N Liberty St, Independence, MO, USA

The 30 room mansion of Harvey Merrick Vaile was described as "the most princely house and the most comfortable home… Read More

Italianate
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Second Empire Victorian
Trinidad History Museum
Matt

Trinidad History Museum

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  • 719-846-7217

Explore Trinidad's past and its place in the American West at the Trinidad History Museum. The museum features several attractions… Read More

Gothic Revival
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Second Empire Victorian
Bryant Homestead
Matt

William Cullen Bryant Homestead

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  • 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… Read More

Dutch Colonial
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Second Empire Victorian
Wistariahurst
Matt

Wistariahurst Museum

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  • 413-322-5660
  • 238 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA, USA

Wistariahurst is the former home of two generations of the Skinner Family, manufacturers of nationally renowned silks and satins, and… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Woodruff-Fontaine Mansion
Matt

Woodruff-Fontaine House

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  • 901-526-1469
  • 680 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN, USA

A fine example of French Victorian style and craftsmanship, the 1870 house is restored and furnished with antiques. Changing exhibits… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Wyandot County Museum
Matt

Wyandot County Museum

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  • 419-294-3857
  • 130 South 7th Street, Upper Sandusky, OH, USA

The Wyandot County Museum is located in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. This historic home was built in 1852 for the Beery… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
Zalud House
Matt

Zalud House

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  • 559-782-7548
  • 393 N Hockett St, Porterville, CA, USA

Built in 1891, it is one of the few houses of that era that has not undergone remodeling. It has… Read More

Second Empire
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Victorian
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