• 937-222-9724
• 1815 Brown Street, Dayton, OH, USA

This historic house museum provides a glimpse into the multi-generational lives of Dayton’s influential Patterson family, who lived on the site from 1804 to 1904. The Federal style house, which was constructed in three major components between 1810 and 1850, was originally the home of Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Robert Patterson and his wife, Elizabeth Lindsay Patterson. Read More

• 937-313-2010
• 219 North Paul Laurence Dunbar Street, Dayton, OH, USA

This brick house was the final home of the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. In it may be seen many of his personal items and the furnishings among which he lived. During his short lifetime he was known as the poet laureate of black Americans. Read More

• 918-762-2513
• 1141 Pawnee Bill Road, Pawnee, OK, USA

The Pawnee Bill Ranch was once the showplace of the world renowned Wild West Show entertainer, Gordon W. "Pawnee Bill"Lillie. Read More

• 215-249-100
• 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie, PA, USA

Famous writer, Pearl S. Buck wrote daily in her Bucks County farmhouse in the suburbs of Philadelphia. This literary tourist site attracts writers, fans of Pearl Buck books and visitors who want to discover the legacy of a Pulitzer-prize winning writer, advocate and humanitarian. The national historic landmark home is open for guided tours which feature her Nobel and… Read More

• 479-254-3870
• 400 South Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR, USA

The Peel Mansion was built in 1875 by Colonel Samuel West Peel. Much care was taken in erecting this magnificent house, a wonderful example of the Italianate Villa Style. Read More

• 641-628-4311
• 507 Franklin St, Pella, IA, USA

The Historical Village Complex is the restoration project of the Pella Historical Society. Twenty-four buildings surround a courtyard with red brick walkways, blossoming trees, and beautiful tulip gardens. Some of the buildings have been on the site for more than 150 years; others were moved in and restored. Read More

• 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 immigrated to the area in the early 1800s. They were preserved through the efforts of life and business partners Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum. Read More

• 610-287-9349
• 5 Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA, USA

This 170-acre Colonial Revival home of Pennsylvania Governor Samuel W. Pennypacker includes an exceptional original collection of furnishings and family memorabilia. Guided tours, seasonal events, education programs and changing exhibits are offered year-round. FREE tours & events. Read More

• 207-548-2529
• 40 E Main St, Searsport, ME, USA

Among the eight buildings are an 1816 captain's home. Read More

• 408-918-1047
• 175 West Saint John Street, San Jose, CA, USA

The Peralta Adobe is San Jose's oldest address. Built in 1797, the Peralta Adobe is the last remaining structure from El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe. The exquisite Fallon House was built in 1855 by one of San Jose's earliest mayors. The Victorian mansion showcases 15 fully furnished rooms typical of the Victorian period. Read More

• 330-535-250
• 550 Copley Road, Akron, OH, USA

Completed in 1837, the Perkins Stone Mansion was built by Colonel Simon Perkins, son of Akron's founder General Simon Perkins. As one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in Ohio, the Mansion is now a historical house museum whose objects and rooms not only bring to life the Perkins family's lifestyles over three generations, but interpret the… 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

• 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 the final resident, Miss Jean McLean Morron, her family donated the home and all of its contents to the Peoria Historical Society. The home was placed in the National Register of Historic Sites in 1976 and is recognized as… Read More

• 605-367-7097
• 131 North Duluth Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD, USA

Tour the elegant 1889 Queen Anne-style home of South Dakota's first senator, Richard Pettigrew. Take a guided tour of the historic home, or browse the museum galleries and discover the Sioux Falls of the late 1800s. 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

• 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. Family treasures from three generations of the Garret-Phelps family fill this Victorian Mansion home. Discover the Medical Memories of Burlington in the first Protestant Hospital in Des Moines County. Read More

• 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. Perry. The "Gem" is an exceptional example of the outstanding ability of Perry to coordinate into the design, beautiful rare woods, metal, and glass in the interior of the house. A beautiful Baccarat crystal chandelier from 1890 adorns the… Read More

• 860-658-2500
• 800 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT, USA

The Phelps house and tavern was owned by five generations of the Phelps family for nearly two hundred years. The building served as family home, canal hotel, lodge meeting site, entertainment hall, and local tavern. From 1786 until 1849, three generations of fathers and sons, and one widow, served as tavern-keepers. Read More

• 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 1875 by Louis Phillips, who by the 1890s had become the wealthiest man in Los Angeles County. Situated along the Butterfield Stage route, the Phillips Mansion became a center of community activity in the Pomona and Spadra area. It… 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

• 605-598-4285
• 900 8th Ave S, Faulkton, SD, USA

Constructed over a 12 year period, this prairie Victorian was built by Major Pickler, and includes a secret room under the kitchen used to hide the family in case of Indian attacks and severe storms. Part of the house was a motel that was moved to the site and attached to the house. Read More

• 618-859-3031
• 4230 Kaskaskia Rd, Ellis Grove, IL, USA

The two-story ca. 1815 home is an unusually fine example of French Creole-style architecture, built into gently sloping land at the bottom of a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Among the notable features are a steep double-hipped roof and a galerie, or porch, that wraps the building’s front façade and gable ends. The ground level contains a small museum… Read More

• 512-837-1215
• 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive, Austin, TX, USA

A 90-acre living history park featuring four restored, operating historic sites and farmsteads from the 1800s, plus an entrance village dated to 1899. Costumed interpreters and period craftsmen and artisans. Read More

• 830-997-2835
• 309 W Main St, Fredericksburg, TX, USA

The 1850 stone house built by Heinrich Kammiah features 9 furnished rooms and a wine cellar. Read More

• 715-478-2080
• 1866 13 1/2 - 14th Ave

The museum depicts a pioneer street setting with 24 historic buildings including a farmstead and 19th century home. Read More

• 503-823-3623
• 3229 Northwest Pittock Drive, Portland, OR, USA

The mansion was completed in 1914, replete with stunningly progressive features including a central vacuum system, intercoms, and indirect lighting. The house also creatively incorporated Turkish, English, and French designs. In keeping with their loyalty to their home state, the Pittocks hired Oregon craftsmen and artisans, and used Northwest materials to build the house. The final estate included the… Read More

• 708-383-2654

Pleasant Home is a national architectural treasure, designed in 1897 by prominent Prairie Style architect George W. Maher for investment banker and philanthropist John W. Farson. The home is one of the earliest and most distinguished examples of Prairie School architecture and is the finest surviving example of Maher’s work. Though Maher designed more than 300 structures in the… Read More

• 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, now located at Kingsbridge Road and the Grand Concourse. A small wooden farmhouse built about 1812, the cottage once commanded unobstructed vistas over the rolling Bronx hills to the shores of Long Island. It was a bucolic setting in… Read More

• 910-500-4243
• 206 Bradford Avenue, Fayetteville, NC, USA

The Poe House was built in 1897 and is an Eastlake style victorian home that belonged to E.A. Poe, a local brick maker in Fayetteville, NC. Read More

• 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 listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Read More

• 434-525-1806
• 1776 Poplar Forest Parkway, Lynchburg, VA, USA

Poplar Forest is a plantation and plantation house in Forest, Bedford County, Virginia. Founding Father and third U.S. president Thomas Jefferson designed the plantation, and used the property as both a private retreat and a revenue-generating plantation. Jefferson inherited the property in 1773 and began designing and working on the plantation in 1806. 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

• 413-584-4699
• 130 River Drive, Hadley, MA, USA

The House was built in 1752 by Moses and Elizabeth Porter on a tract of land known as “Forty Acres and its skirts.” These acres had been owned in common by the householders in the northeast quarter of the stockaded town of Hadley when it was laid out in 1659. After the Porter's only child, Elizabeth, married Charles Phelps… Read More

• 860-767-681
• 19 West Ave, Essex, CT, USA

Seven generations of the Pratt family lived here continously from 1701 until 1915. Originally built in 1701 by John Pratt Jr., the house has been added on to and changed to meet the needs of the family, and social changes as the village moved from an agrarian society to one in which the building of sailing ships dominated. It… Read More

• 989-734-4121
• 176 West Michigan Avenue, Rogers City, MI, USA

Located in the restored Bradley House, the museum has displays of Victorian and 1920s furnishings. Read More

• 513-248-324
• 906 Main Street, Milford, OH, USA

Italianate mansion built in 1865 by William McGrew. Former home of John Pattison, 43rd Governor of Ohio. Beautifully restored to the late Victorian era. Exhibits change througout the year. On-site research and reference library. Read More

• 315-789-5151
• 543 S Main St, Geneva, NY, USA

Charles Butler, a Geneva attorney, built the Prouty-Chew House as a Federal style home in 1829. Phineas Prouty, a local merchant, purchased the home in 1842. The property remained in the Prouty family for 60 years. Between 1858 and 1883, extensive alterations were made to the house, giving it the eclectic look seen today. Beverly Chew, the great-grandson of… Read More

• 203-869-9697
• 243 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT, USA

This bright red house on the Boston Post Road has had a long and colorful history. It was originally built in the 17th century and has grown over the years into its current size and shape. During this time, a number of elements have both been added and removed from the structure. 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

• 617-472-3190
• 34 Butler Rd, Quincy, MA, USA

A National Historic Landmark, the Quincy Homestead is significant for its role in early American history, for its architecture, and for its Quincy family association. The property, located at the corner of Hancock Street and Butler Road, is part of the original land that Edmund Quincy acquired for a farm in the 1630s. The present house, dating from 1686,… Read More

• 617-994-5930
• 20 Muirhead Street, Quincy, MA, USA

This country estate overlooking Quincy Bay transports visitors to the Revolutionary War era and tells the story of a woman’s work to preserve her family’s history more than a hundred years later. Revolutionary leader Josiah Quincy built the house in 1770. Quincy and his family played key roles in the social and political life of Massachusetts for generations, producing… Read More

• 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 three stages: 1871, 1888 and 1905. The family occupied the house until 1938 when purchased by the Historical Society. A quarter of the displayed furniture once belonged to the Hubbard family; the remainder of the furnishings and furniture date… Read More

• 920-686-3090
• 610 North 8th Street, Manitowoc, WI, USA

Housed in a Victorian mansion, the museum contains period furnishings, and displays of Indian artifacts, Chinese ivory, dolls and porcelain objects. Read More

• 650-508-3501
• 1500 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, CA, USA

Ralston Hall Mansion was the country estate of William Chapman Ralston, a prominent and powerful San Francisco financier who founded the Bank of California. Purchasing the property from an Italian nobleman in 1864, Ralston began construction of an increasingly grand mansion, ultimately comprising over 80 rooms. He called his estate "Belmont Read More

• 562-431-3541

The Ranch House at Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens is a place for all time. Between 1804 and 1833, in the Spanish or Mexican era, the Nieto family built a four-room adobe on the hilltop in what is now Long Beach, California for their vaqueros and help. 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

• 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 Miller. The home is listed as a California Point of Historic Interest and contains all local historical items from photographs to artifacts relating to Yosemite travel, ranching, local granite quarries, the early railroad and the house's history. Also of… Read More

• 516-922-6808
• 20 West Main Street, Oyster Bay, NY, USA

Heavily remodeled over the years, the house has been restored to its 1740s appearance. Read More

• 302-322-8411
• 42 The Strand, New Castle, DE, USA

Located in the heart of Delaware's Colonial Capital on the Delaware River, three miles south of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, the Read House and New Castle offer a walk through the past. Built in 1801 by the son of one of Delaware's signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Read House exhibits the height of Federal grandeur. This 22… Read More

• 815-433-6100
• 100 W Lafayette St, Ottawa, IL, USA

Built in 1856 for William Reddick. The Architects William B. Olmsted and Peter Nicholson designed a striking combination of brick and limestone facade in the Italianate style, elaborate plaster ceilings, pure white Italian marble fireplaces, and hand grained wood work. The restored rooms return to the grandeur of life in 1875. Read More

• 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 of the United States."" The interior features original and period furnishings Read More

• 650-903-6392
• 3070 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA, USA

The Rengstorff House is Mountain View's oldest historic house. It is one of the finest examples of Victorian Italianate architecture on the west coast. Read More

• 319-234-6357
• Rensselaer Russell House Museum, 520, West 3rd Street, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, 50701, United States

The Rensselaer Russell House Museum, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is often cited as one of Iowa's finest examples of Italianate architecture. Read More

• 507-635-5140
• 540 N Main St, Mantorville, MN, USA

Built in 1856, the house depicts life in the 1850s. Read More

• 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. Explore the restored 1917 mansion of Katharine and R.J. Reynolds showcasing treasures of American art in both the historic house and new exhibition wing. Stroll landscaped grounds, formal and informal gardens, and wooded walking trails. Read More

• 276-694-7181
• 463 Homestead Lane, Critz, VA, USA

Built in 1843, the two-story brick home has been restored to its nineteenth century state and includes many of the original family furnishings. The grounds include the original brick kitchen, a brick milk house, a log icehouse and a log granary. The family cemetery is located near the house and across a field is the slave cemetery. The house… Read More

• 404-885-7800
• 1516 Peachtree Street Northwest, Atlanta, GA, USA

Rhodes Hall, one of Atlanta’s few remaining mansions on Peachtree Street, is located just north of Pershing Point. Built in 1904, prior to the development of Ansley Park, Rhodes Hall was designed by one of Atlanta’s most celebrated young architects for one of the city’s wealthiest men. Constructed of Stone Mountain granite in the Romanesque Revival style, it holds… Read More

• 312-482-8933
• 40 East Erie Street, Chicago, IL, USA

Steps away from Chicago's Magnificent Mile, the Driehaus Museum offers visitors a fascinating view of the Samuel M. Nickerson Mansion, one of the few remaining examples of homes erected by the wealthy of America's Gilded Age. The lavish interiors are complemented by stunning examples of period furniture, decorative arts, and stained glass, including a magnificent selection of works by… Read More

• 757-934-1390
• 510 North Main Street, Suffolk, VA, USA

This most impressive structure on Main Street in Suffolk features striking architectural details. The five frieze band windows across the front of the house are rarely seen in eastern Virginia. The front of the mansion is bricked in Flemish bond, and double chimneys rise from both ends of the stately historic landmark. Slender columns of the Greek Revival period… Read More

• 928-779-4395
• 409 W Riordan Rd, Flagstaff, AZ, USA

The duplex-style Riordan Mansion remains one of the finest examples of American Arts and Crafts-style architecture open to the public today. Designed by the architect of the impressive El Tovar Hotel at the Grand Canyon, Charles Whittlesey, the homes were built in 1904 with indoor plumbing, hot and cold running water, central heat, and electric lights, reflecting the most… Read More

• 301-864-420
• 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale, MD, USA

Riversdale, a National Historic Landmark, was constructed between 1801 and 1807 for Henri Stier, a Flemish aristocrat, and completed by his daughter, Rosalie, and her husband, George Calvert, grandson of the fifth Lord Baltimore. Today, this elegant architectural gem has been restored to reflect the lifestyle of the Calverts in Federal America. Rosalie Calvert’s letters, supplemented by other archival… Read More

• 270-843-5565

Italianate home of Atwood and Juliet "Julia"" van Meter Hobson. Read More

• 740-587-30
• 221 East Broadway, Granville, OH, USA

The Avery-Downer House and Robbins Hunter Museum is a historic house museum furnished with 18th and 19th century decorative arts acquired by the original owners, as well as collectors tied to the house over its long history. It was completed in 1842, with additions in 1875, 1930, and finally during Robbins Hunter's occupancy from 1956 to 1979. The house… 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

• 717 548 2679
• Robert Fulton Birthplace, Swift Road, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 17566, United States

Internationally known inventor and artist Robert Fulton was born in a stone farmhouse in southern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on November 14, 1765. Fulton developed the first steamboat able to navigate inland rivers, as well as many other brilliant inventions. The Southern Lancaster County Historical Society owns and maintains the Robert Fulton Birthplace, which is located on Robert Fulton Highway,… Read More

• 803-252-7742.
• 1616 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC, USA

One of only five National Historic Landmarks within Columbia, the Robert Mills House exemplifies the skill of the first architect born and trained within the United States who designed some of the nation's most prominent buildings, including the Washington Monument. Today, the structure stands as a testament of its designer's architectural ability and the preservation efforts of generations of… Read More

• 816-232-5861
• North 3rd Street & East Poulin Street, Saint Joseph, MO, USA

This row of buildings was built by city founder Joseph Robidoux as temporary housing for newly arrived settlers. Four restored units remain of the building's original seven connected houses, and they are furnished with original and period pieces. Read More

• 573-221-4140
• 1000 Bird Street, Hannibal, MO, USA

Rockcliffe Mansion, built between 1898 and 1900 in the Georgian Revival Style, is a massive Gilded-Age grand residence, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Perched on a limestone bluff, overlooking the Mississippi River and the historic town of Hannibal below, its views are spectacular and unmatched. Read More

• 802-877-3406
• 4334 U.S. 7, Ferrisburgh, VT, USA

The home of author, illustrator and naturalist Rowland E. Robinson looks much like it did at the end of the 19th century. Eight rooms document the Robinson family's occupancy from the 1790s to the 1960s. Read More

• 609-683-7132
• 84 Laurel Avenue, Kingston, NJ, USA

The restored house was Washington's headquarters Aug-Nov 1783 while the Continental Congress was in session. He probably slept here. The house is furnished in period. Read More

• 302-761-4340
• 610 Shipley Road, Wilmington, DE, USA

Rockwood is a 150 year old estate that is now a public park featuring a six acre historic garden and a mansion with a museum. Joseph Shipley, a Quaker merchant banker, built Rockwood between 1851 and 1854 to reflect the beauty of an English county estate. The mansion is a wonderful example of Rural Gothic architecture. In the museum,… Read More

• 740-622-7644

A restored 19th century Ohio-Erie Canal town with homes, businesses and a 51 room inn. 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

• 315-789-3848
• 3373 New York 96A, Geneva, NY, USA

Considered one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United States, Rose Hill Mansion was restored in the 1960s through the generosity of Waldo Hutchins Jr. in honor of his mother, Agnes Swan Hutchins, who grew up in the house. The house is furnished with many pieces that belonged to the Swan family, including a Severin… Read More

• 225-635-3332
• 12501 Highway 10, Saint Francisville, LA, USA

Daniel and Martha Turnbull began construction on the main house at Rosedown in 1834, completing it by May the following year. The home was furnished with the finest pieces available, most imported from the North and from Europe. A surprising amount of the furnishings purchased by the Turnbulls remained with the house during the years after the Civil War… Read More

• 860-928-4074
• 556 Connecticut 169, Woodstock, CT, USA

Built in 1846 in the newly fashionable Gothic Revival style, Roseland Cottage depicts the summer life of Henry and Lucy Bowen and their young family. Prominently situated across from the town common, Roseland Cottage epitomizes Gothic Revival architecture, with its steep gables, decorative bargeboards, and ornamented chimney pots. The interior of Roseland Cottage is equally colorful, and features elaborate… Read More

• 719-545-5290
• 419 W 14th St, Pueblo, CO, USA

Built in 1893, this 37-room mansion was home to the John A. and Margaret Thatcher family and named for Mrs. Thatcher's favorite flower. It remained a family residence for 75 years. Designed by noted New York architect Henry Hudson Holly and two years under construction, the mansion was completed in 1893. Nearly all furnishings, accessories, decorative arts, paintings custom… Read More

• 602-262-5070
• 113 North 6th Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Historic Heritage Square located inside Heritage & Science Park, is comprised of several beautifully restored turn of the 20th century homes (including the 1895 Rosson House) and buildings located on what was part of the original Phoenix townsite during the late 1800s. Today, the park itself is part of Phoenix's downtown Copper Square. Read More

• 508-997-1401
• 396 County Street, New Bedford, MA, USA

Built by shipwrights in 1834 for whaling merchant William Rotch Jr., the Rotch-Jones-Duff (RJD) House and Garden Museum epitomizes the “brave houses and flowery gardens” described by Herman Melville in Moby-Dick. Greek Revival in style, it was designed by architect Richard Upjohn, a founder and first president of the American Institute or Architects. Read More

• 360-385-1003
• Franklin Street & Taylor Street, Port Townsend, WA, USA

Step through the kitchen door of the Rothschild House and step back to the 1800s. Located at the corner of Jefferson and Taylor Streets in uptown Port Townsend, the Rothschild House is virtually unchanged from a hundred years ago. Read More

• 662-234-3284
• 916 Old Taylor Road, Oxford, MS, USA

Rowan Oak, built by a pioneer settler in the 1840's and situated deep in a grove of oak and cedar trees, was bought by William Faulkner in 1930, and became his refuge from the world until his death in 1962. Read More

• 781-396-9032
• 15 George Street, Medford, MA, USA

In the eighteenth century, the Royall House and Slave Quarters was home to the largest slaveholding family in Massachusetts and the enslaved Africans who made their lavish way of life possible. Today, the Royall House and Slave Quarters is a museum whose architecture, household items, archaeological artifacts, and programs bear witness to intertwined stories of wealth and bondage, set… Read More

• 603-436-3205
• 364 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH, USA

Merchant James Rundlet and his wife Jane built their home on a terraced rise and filled it with the finest furnishings available. The complex of connected outbuildings, including carriage barn and privies, borders the elaborate gardens and orchard in what was both an urban showplace and home for the Rundlets' large family. Read More

• 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). Rutherford was the son of Reverend John Henry (“Jack”) Yates, the first official pastor of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, organized in 1866 for emancipated Blacks. Read More

• 574-264-330
• 302 East Beardsley Avenue, Elkhart, IN, USA

The 1908 Beaux Arts style mansion was home to A.R. Beardsley, one of the founders of Miles Laboratories. The mansion is decorated with restored velvet and silk wall coverings and ornately painted ceilings. The exterior features a wrap-around marble veranda. The tour also includes the attached greenhouse and garage, which includes three classic automobiles. Read More

• 516-922-4792
• 12 Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY, USA

Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919. From 1902 to 1908 his "Summer White House" was the focus of international attention. Otherwise, it was the home of a most remarkable fellow. Read More

• 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 house has formal gardens, a collection of horse drawn vehicles, and the original furnishings. Read More

• 508-753-8278
• 40 Highland Street, Worcester, MA, USA

Salisbury Mansion was once home to one of Worcester County's wealthiest families. It was built in 1772 as a combination store and dwelling for a bachelor merchant from Boston, Stephen Salisbury (1746-1829). He brought his bride, Elizabeth Tuckerman (1768-1851) of Boston, to live there in 1798. Read More

• 409-295-7824
• 1836 Sam Houston Ave, Huntsville, TX, USA

Sam Houston's home built in 1847 and the home where he died, the 1858 Steamboat House as well as his law office are on the grounds of the park. Read More

• 713-759-1292
• 1100 Bagby St, Houston, TX, USA

Park includes the 1847 Kellum Noble House, the 1850 Nichols-Rice-Cherry House, the 1868 Pilot House, and the 1870s San Felipe Cottage. Read More

• 903-583-5558
• Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site, State Hwy 56, Bonham, TX, USA

Step into the warm and welcoming world of one of Texas’ best known statesmen, Sam Rayburn. One of the most powerful and influential politicians in the 20th century, Rayburn served in the U.S. Congress for 48 years, holding the position of speaker for 17 years. His 1916 home, now the Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site, preserves his real… Read More

• 314-977-2666
• 3673 W Pine Mall, St. Louis, MO, USA

Built by Samuel Cupples in 1890 at a cost of $500,000, the 42 room Romaneque mansion is constructed out of intricately carved sandstone and granite. The interior features paneling of exotic woods, parquet floors, Tiffany stained glass, and St. Louis ironwork. The house is furnished with period pieces. The former bowling alley now serves as an art gallery. Read More

• 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 House/Plaza Hall, the Plaza Stables, and the newly reopened Castro-Breen Adobe. Many of the interiors are arranged as furnished vignettes or with colorful and informative exhibits that help create a unique learning environment for people of all ages. The… Read More

• 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

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

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

• 928-782-1841
• 240 South Madison Avenue, Yuma, AZ, USA

The Sanguinetti House Museum, located in an 1870s adobe home, focuses on the history of the Lower Colorado River from the 1540s to the present. Read More

• 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; antique glassware; marine, military and Indian artifacts. Also on the grounds is the late 19th century Banner Cabin, which is furnished in period. Read More

• 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

• 314-729-4720
• 1015 S Sappington Rd, St. Louis, MO, USA

A fine example of the Federal style, the two story brick home was built in 1808. A library and barn are also on the grounds. Read More

• 207-384-2454
• 5 Portland Street, South Berwick, ME, USA

Writer Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909) spent much of her life in this stately Georgian residence, owned by her family since 1819. Jewett drew on the house for inspiration for her novel Deephaven and often wrote at the desk in the upper hall overlooking the active town center. Read More