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The Stanley-Whitman House
National Historic Landmark located in Farmington, CT. Features living history program, tours, museum highlights, and details about this 18th century home.
http://www.stanleywhitman.org
Oneida Community Mansion House
National Historic Landmark. This museum features the history of the Oneida religious community founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848.
http://www.oneidacommunity.org/
Alden B. Dow Home
National Historic Landmark located in Midland, MI. Features the architectural history papers and drawings available for research, tour times, and contact information.
http://www.abdow.org/
The Hay House
Built in the late 1850s in an elaborate Italianate style by entrepreneur William Johnston.
http://www.georgiatrust.org/hay.html
Croft House Museum
A Shetland croft of the 19th century, comprised of a house, steading and watermill.
http://www.shetland-museum.org.uk/crofthouse/
The Earle-Harrison House and Gardens on 5th Street
An 1858 historic home located in Waco, Texas with 5 acres of gardens.
http://www.earleharrison.com/
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Frederick Douglass purchased his final home in 1877, and named it Cedar Hill.
http://www.nps.gov/frdo/freddoug.html
Raynham Hall Historic House Museum
A historic home on the shores of Oyster Bay, Long Island, revealing life from the American Revolution to the beginning of the Gold Coast.
http://www.raynhamhallmuseum.org/
Historic Rosedale Plantation
Built in 1815, Rosedale Plantation and its gardens have been lovingly restored and are open to the public for tours.
http://libweb.uncc.edu/archives/crhc/rosedale.htm
Astor House Museum
Restored as a late Victorian hotel built in 1867, Astor House Museum exhibits the way of life of legislators, miners, cowboys, and families in early Golden, Colorado.
http://www.astorhousemuseum.org
The Williams Residence
An 1889 New Orleans townhouse restored by General L. Kemper and Leila Williams in the 1940s.
http://www.hnoc.org/willres.htm
Ascott House
UK National Trust garden and property previously in the ownership of the Rothschild family. Includes contact information.
http://www.ascottestate.co.uk/
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Home
Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston in 1883 and established at ?Fairsted,? the world's first full-scale professional office for the practice of landscape design.
http://www.nps.gov/frla/home.htm
Museums at Gammel Estrup Manor
Provides historical settings for both the Jutland Manor House Museum and the Danish Agricultural Museum. A single ticket covers admission to both museums and the surrounding park and fields. With a history dating to the 15th century, Jutland Manor was originally the home to two noble Jutland families, the Broks and Scheels. The Danish Agricultural Museum is located in the farm buildings of Gammel Estrup Manor. Modern buildings house exhibitions dealing with life in former times and today. Pictures, prices, hours, tourist information and descriptions of the buildings and surrounding lands.
http://www.gl-estrup.dk/
Molly Brown House Museum
Learn about the life and times of "Unsinkable" Molly Brown in her restored Victorian home in Denver, Colorado
http://www.mollybrown.com/
Hildene Museum
Historic summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln in Manchester, Vermont.
http://www.hildene.org/
Eastgate House
Home of the Charles Dickens Centre and museum dedicated to the writer.
http://www.medwaytowns.com/eastgate.html
Paarl Museum
This charming museum houses period furniture and exhibits of the history of Paarl and its people.
http://www.museums.org.za/paarlmuseum
The Decatur House Museum
Describes the house (built for naval hero Stephen Decatur in 1819), and its residents over the years. Features extensive collection of furnishings, textiles, silver, ceramics and works of art. Includes hours and directions. Located in Washington, DC.
http://decaturhouse.org/
Louis Armstrong House and Archives
Celebrating the life and work of Jazz great Louis Armstrong.
http://www.satchmo.net/
Hutchison House Museum
Owned and operated by the Peterborough Historical Society, depicting pioneer life in Ontario 1840-1860. Tours, Scottish Teas, Bookshop.
http://www.nexicom.net/~history
Philip Porcher House
A circa 1770 Georgian style home located in the heart of the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina.
http://www.bbonline.com/sc/porcher/
St. Louis' Historic House Museums
Six house museums open to the public for individual and group tours.
http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/house-museum/
Harewood House
The restoration of historic buildings ranging from Home Farm to Harewood Castle, and the protection and development of wildlife habitats and the maintenance of listed parkland.
http://216.92.23.157/nav-shocked/index4.htm
Kykuit, The Rockefeller Estate
A grand house built by family patriarch John D. Rockefeller; it is now open to the public. A description, tour hours, on-line ticket orders, and Rockefeller biographies are found here.
http://www.hudsonvalley.org/web/kyku-main.html
The Susan B. Anthony House
Home and artifacts of Susan B. Anthony in Rochester, NY. Museum and National Historic Landmark of the champion of suffrage, abolition, temperance and equal rights.
http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/
Historic Deepwood Estate Museum
Tour Salem Oregon's ornate 1894 multi-gabled, Queen Anne style home. Povey stained glass and exceptional craftsmanship throughout.
http://www.oregonlink.com/deepwood/
Woodrow Wilson House
Presidential museum and National Trust Historic site. Woodrow Wilson history, calendar of events and exhibitions, educational programs, tour preview, staff directory, directions and rental information.
http://www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org/
Richard Salter Storrs House
1786 home of New England's Storrs family. Museum features 18th century furnishings and decorative arts. Maintained by the Longmeadow Historical Society.
http://www.antiquing.com/houses/storrs.htm
Bush House
Tour a Salem, Oregon landmark Victorian home built by Oregon pioneer businessman Asahel Bush II in 1877-78.
http://www.oregonlink.com/bush_house/
Jason Lee House
Tour 1841 home of Oregon pioneer Jason Lee, located in Salem, Oregon.
http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/jasonleehouse/
Methodist Parsonage
Tour 1841 Methodist Parsonage in Salem, Oregon.
http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/parsonage/
John D. Boon House
1847 house is believed to be the oldest single family dwelling in Salem, Oregon.
http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/johnboonhouse/
Glessner House Museum
Located in Chicago, Illinois, Glessner House was finished in 1887, one year after the architect, Henry Hobson Richardson's death.
http://glessnerhouse.org/
Brubacher Farm House
Located in Waterloo, Ontario, Brubacher Farm House was constructed in 1850. It is furnished with Pennsylvania German Mennonite furnishings from the 1850-90 period.
http://grebel.uwaterloo.ca/bhouse/index.html
The Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum
The Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum is the former home of the famous poet Eugene Field, the poet of childhood. It has an extensive collection of 19th century toys and furnishings.
http://www.eugenefieldhouse.org
Schmidt House
Josephine County Historical Society in Oregon preserves this historical home located in Grants Pass.
http://www.webtrail.com/jchs/schmidt.html
Oshawa Community Museum and Archives
Comprised of three historic homes in Lakeview Park on the shore of Lake Ontario. The Museum brings Oshawa's history to life through guided tours, historic walks, workshops and educational programming.
http://www.oshawamuseum.org/
McLoughlin House National Historic Site
Built in 1845 and located in Oregon City, Oregon, the house and its furnishings have been fully restored to be authentic to the mid-Nineteenth Century, when McLoughlin occupied the home.
http://endoftheoregontrail.org/mchouse.html
Tudor Place
Located in Georgetown Washington, D.C., as a house of architectural distinction lived in by six generations of the same family from 1805 to 1984. Set in over five acres of garden.
http://www.tudorplace.org/
The Vermont Legislature State House
After 140 years, the house still commands the landscape of Montpelier, the smallest capital city in America. The House and Senate chambers are the oldest legislative chambers in their original condition anywhere in the country.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/sthouse/sthouse.htm
Milton House National Historic Landmark
A stop on the Underground Railroad.
http://www.miltonhouse.org/
Sand Historic House
Historic house and garden, situated in the picturesque regency seaside resort of Sidmouth.
http://www.eastdevon.net/sand/
Burritt Museum and Park
Burritt Mansion is part of a 167-acre park.
http://www.ci.huntsville.al.us/Burritt/
Wyckoff House and Association, Inc.
Association created to promote interest in Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, his descendants, and in the Wyckoff House Museum located in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn, New York.
http://www.wyckoffassociation.org/
Wayne County Historical Society and Museum
Located in Wooster, Ohio, the Wayne County Historical Society's campus is based around the General Reasin Beall homestead.
http://www.waynehistorical.org
Prescott House
Georgian-style home of local brick built from 1814-1816.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/prh/index.htm
Hotel de Paris Museum
The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in Colorado acquired the hotel in 1954 and turned it into a museum. Originally established by Frenchman Louis Dupuy in 1875.
http://www.hoteldeparismuseum.org/
Firle Place: Historic House.
Firle Place was home to the Gage family for more than 500 years.
http://www.firlestreet.freeserve.co.uk
Broadgreen Historic House
Historic 19th century cob house. Includes visiting hours, a brief history of the Buxton family, services offered, and photographs. Located in Nelson, New Zealand.
http://www.geocities.com/broadgreen_house
Historic Georgetown, Inc.
Residential interpretation of the Georgetown-Silver Plume National Historic Landmark District includes Hamill House, Bowman-White House, Kneisel House, Tucker-Rutherford Cottage and the Johnson Log Cabin.
http://www.historicgeorgetown.org/
Fairfax House
Located in York, England, Fairfax House is home to the famous Noel Terry collection.
http://www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk
Rancho Camulos Museum
A 40 acre National Historic Landmark, situated within an 1800 acre working ranch.
http://www.ranchocamulos.org/
The Sherlock Holmes Museum
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/historic_houses.html
Iolani Palace
The official residence of King Kalakaua and Queen Lili`uokalani, the last monarchs of Hawai`i.
http://www.iolanipalace.org/
Joseph Schneider Haus Museum and Gallery
House museum with galleries and archives dedicated to the heritage of Kitchener, Ontario.
http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/web/region.nsf/c56e308f49bfeb7885256abc0071ec9a/33237bdcdca24c6f85256b0500528a5a!OpenDocument
David Davis Mansion State Historic Site
Victorian home of Judge David Davis, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, located in Bloomington, Illinois. The mansion, built in late 1800s has been restored to its original splendor.
http://www.lookingforlincoln.com/blooming.htm
Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
A living history museum with house tours.
http://www.parks.sonoma.net/burbank.html
Voigt House Victorian Museum
Built in 1895, the house bespoke the prosperity and social status of the Carl G.A. Voigt family.
http://www.grmuseum.org/voigt/index.htm
The Hermitage Historic House
It was a Revolutionary War headquarters of Washington and the site of Aaron Burr's marriage to Theodosia Prevost. Furnishings reflect late Victorian lifestyle.
http://thehermitage.org
Astors' Beechwood Mansion
An ocean front mansion located in Newport, Rhode Island, is the former home of Caroline Astor, the mother of John Jacob Astor IV, who died on the RMS Titanic.
http://www.astors-beechwood.com/Home.html
Huntington Homestead
The Birthplace of Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Located in Scotland, CT.
http://huntingtonhomestead.org/
McCulloch House
Home of Thomas McCulloch, first president of Dalhousie College, the museum contains furnishings and personal items.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mch/index.htm
Orchard House
Nineteenth century museum home of Louisa May Alcott, writer of Little Women and of the Alcott family, in Concord, Massachusetts.
http://www.louisamayalcott.org/
Haliburton House
Haliburton's one-and-a-half story wooden villa, set on a 40-acre estate overlooking Windsor, was built in 1836.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/hh/index.htm
Shand House
The Shand family built this ornate late-Victorian house in 1890-91.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/sh/
Pope-Leighey House
Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian house was developed as a means of providing affordable housing for people of moderate means.
http://www.nationaltrust.org/national_trust_sites/pope_leighey.html
Scone Palace
The ancient Crowning Place of the Kings and Queens of Scotland was at Scone Palace, near Perth.
http://www.scone-palace.net/
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Home and Museum
Mansfield, Missouri.
http://www.lauraingallswilderhome.com/
Keats - Shelley House
Find our about the architects, painters, musicians and poets who all lodged here, including John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Shelley, Tobias Smollet, George Eliot, Goethe, Coleridge, Shelley, Byron, and Joyce.
http://heritage.virtualsite.co.uk/keats/
Gadsby's Tavern Museum
Today a historic house museum, the tavern is one of the few remaining 18th century taverns in America. Located in Alexandria, Virginia.
http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/gadsby/
Apsley House
Home of the Dukes of Wellington since 1817, the museum exhibits fine art paintings, porcelains, silver, and military memorabilia.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/apsley/
The Emily Dickinson Homestead
Home of Emily Dickinson now a National Historic Landmark owned by the Trustees of Amherst College.
http://www.dickinsonhomestead.org/
Point Ellice House
Features a collection of household Victoriana, with a virtual tour through the site and an on-line database of Victorian objects.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/peh/
Mission Houses Museum
A historic house museum of the early 19th-century with a library and gift shop. Annual events include craft fairs, quilt exhibitions, and living history events.
http://www.lava.net/~mhm/
Old Meeting House
A community meeting house built in 1765, it served as a religious meeting house and for community meetings and elections.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/omh/index.htm
Bonelli House Museum
Visit turn of the century Arizona at the restored and preserved Bonelli House Museum in Kingman, Arizona.
http://www.ctaz.com/~mocohist/museum/bonel.htm#MOHAVE
The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
Her last official Washington, DC residence and the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.
http://www.nps.gov/mamc/
Historic Latta Plantation
Historic farm museum that demonstrates the lifestyles of planters, slaves, and settlers of back country North Carolina.
http://www.lattaplantation.org/
The McFaddin-Ward House Museum
Built in 1906 in Beaumont, Texas, the museum is one of the few remaining Beaux Arts Colonial-style houses in the United States.
http://www.mcfaddin-ward.org/
The Martha Berry Museum
Museum featuring the life of Martha Berry and her life's work, Berry College, in Mount Berry, Georgia.
http://www.berry.edu/oakhill/
Longyear Museum
Historic documentation and artifactual material on Mary Baker Eddy's life and achievements, and those of her early followers.
http://www.longyear.org/
Surratt House Museum
Surratt House Museum focuses on the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspiracy and illustrates life in mid 19th century America. Located in Clinton, Maryland.
http://www.surratt.org/
North House Museum
History museum and library of Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Contains the collections of the Greenbrier Historical Society, including many examples of early Virginia furnishings.
http://www.greenbrierhistorical.org/nhx.html
Reynolda House, Museum of American Art
Historic house museum filled with masterpieces of American art and surrounded by formal gardens, shops and restaurants. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
http://www.reynoldahouse.org/
Bala Museum - Memories of Lucy Maud Montgomery
In Bala, Muskoka, the Bala Museum features memories of Lucy Maud Montgomery, famous for writing Anne of Green Gables.
http://www.bala.net/museum/index.html
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is an Italian Renaissance-style villa and formal gardens built in 1916 as the winter residence of industrialist James Deering.
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/parks/mpattra2.htm
The Karen Blixen Museum.
Dedicated to the life and memory of one of Denmark's great writers, Karen Blixen, also know as Isak Dinesen.
http://www.karen-blixen.dk/
The House of Merchants - Folk Museum
Located in southern Iceland, the House of Merchants, built in 1765, is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Iceland. Exhibits display local history and the role of the house through the centuries.
http://www.south.is/husid/english.html
Wylie House Museum
Built in 1835 and the home of Indiana University's first president, Andrew Wylie, and his family, the museum recreates the Wylie home of the 1840s.
http://www.indiana.edu/~libwylie/
The Dickens House Museum
Dickens's 19th century home in London, now preserved as a historic house museum.
http://www.dickensmuseum.com/
Gomez Mill House Museum
Exhibits the history of early pioneer Sephardic Jews in America. Includes online exhibits, visitor information, and museum history.
http://www.gomez.org/
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