Buildings, Historic
Taos, New Mexico
The multi-storied adobe buildings of Taos Pueblo have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years.Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The main part of the present buildings were most likely...
Nashville, Tennessee
Completed in 1859, the state capitol was designed after the monument of Lysicrates in Athens, Greece by architect William Strickland.The Capitol, still in use by state government, features numerous works of art, historical murals and frescos, portraits, massive chandeliers, the House and Senate...
Des Moines, Iowa
This historic home is the residence to Iowa's state governors. Benjamin Franklin Allen, Iowa's first millionaire, built Terrace Hill as his family home in 1869 with the help of Fred Hubbel. Ultimately, Frank Allen built Terrace Hill as a monument to his wealth, and Fred Hubbell saved Terrace Hill...
Fillmore, Utah
Utah's oldest existing governmental building, completed in 1855, is the Territorial Statehouse in Fillmore.In anticipation of Utah's statehood, Brigham Young directed construction of the building as the state's capitol. The Statehouse is the south wing of a large domed capitol building in the form...
Marshall, Texas
The historic Texas and Pacific Depot presents artifacts and weaves interesting anecdotes into the story of Marshall and the Texas and Pacific Railway.The museum is housed in the recently restored Texas and Pacific Railway Depot (built in 1912). A short handicapped accessible tunnel under two sets...
New Orleans, Louisiana
The Cabildo was the seat of colonial government in New Orleans, Louisiana; declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, it is now the home of the Louisiana State Museum. The building—which had been both the site of the Louisiana Purchase Transfer and the home of the Louisiana Supreme Court which...
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
The Greenbrier resort has been welcoming visitors since 1778 and is home to the Presidents Cottage Museum, the vacation site for 26 United States presidents.The Greenbrier is an award-winning resort located in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. As a National Historic landmark, The Greenbrier's...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The Old Post Office, built between 1892 and 1899, is home to the Bells of Congress, which were gifted to the U.S. from England on the nation's bicentennial.Its rustication, strong semi-circular arches, squat clustered columns united by a foliate Sullivanesque capital-frieze, make it the last major...
Washington, District Of Columbia
This building, located in the midst of Washington D.C., was an 18th century home to middle class residents.In the midst of Washington, D.C., a city of grand memorials to national leaders and significant events, stands an unassuming building commemorating the daily lives of ordinary Americans who...
Catskill, New York
Nurtured by the Catskill Mountain region, artist Thomas Cole found a home at Cedar Grove.The home, built in 1815, became the primary site where Thomas Cole began his artwork. Cole later created the Hudson River School of Art, which now leads a trail that is located on the historic property. Today...
Setauket, New York
Encompassing Old Field, Poquott, the Setaukets and Stony Brook, the three villages have a rich heritage that extends well beyond colonial America.The Three Village Historical hung its sign outside the Society Headquarters at 93 North Country Road in Setauket. For thirty four years the Society had...
Tiburon, California
A relic of the railroad-ferry yards and piers at Point Tiburon, the depot is on the National Register of Historic Places.More than a pretty waterfront town, Tiburon has a rich railroad and maritime history, which is captured in the Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum. It has a shoreline location with...
Bristol, Florida
This expansive and verdant state park features an opulent plantation including Civil War-era Confederate cannon installations.
Torreya State Park is the current site of the Gregory House, a fully furnished plantation dating from 1849. The park also saw the movement of Andrew Jackson's armies during...
Torrington, Connecticut
The society operates the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum, the Torrington History Museum and the John H. Thompson Memorial Library, and the West Torrington birthplace of abolitionist, John Brown.When Torrington resident Orsamus R. Fyler (1840-1909) commissioned a new home in 1897, he had no idea that...
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
The 1908 Queen Anne-style Victorian home features original furnishings, as well as mining and pioneer life artifacts from Routt County, and a comprehensive History of Skiing exhibit.The Western room, home of an extensive firearms collection, traces ranching life, the rodeo, and the story of an...
Troy, Michigan
The museum endeavors to provide a hands-on learning experience designed to provide lifelong learning opportunities focused on Troy Community heritage. The museum preserves cultural heritage through physical structures, collection of artifacts, and archival materials.The museum offers ten historic...
New Bern, North Carolina
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal governors' palace of the Province of North Carolina. William Tryon commissioned the palace as he ascended to the royal governorship in 1765. He only lived in the palace for one year, leaving North Carolina in 1771...
Sonora, California
The Old Jail building that houses the Tuolomne County Museum and History Center contains displays documenting the county history.The front gallery is full of photographs and artifacts depicting the county's geographical regions. The six regions are represented as follows: Sonora, Crossroads of...
Brielle, New Jersey
In addition to preserving local history, the society's efforts have included restoration and documentation of the Osborn Family Burial Ground and the establishment of the 9/11 memorial garden. In 1973, a group of citizens interested in preserving and studying the history of Brielle and its...
Kansas City, Missouri
This fully restored 1914 landmark is Kansas City's most prominent destination for entertainment and cultural activities. The station is home to a permanent rail exhibit with vintage rail cars, an interactive science center, a vibrant Theater District featuring giant-screen movies and live theater,...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Congress passed The Coinage Act on April 2, 1792, which created the Mint and authorized the first federal building erected under the Constitution.Since Congress created the United States Mint on April 2, 1792, it has grown tremendously. The United States Mint receives more than $1 billion in annual...
Reno, Nevada
Designed by Frederick DeLongchamps in 1932, this post office is one of the best examples of Art Deco design, specifically Zig-Zag Moderne, in Nevada.MacDonald Engineering constructed the building, with the assistance of the Civil Works Administration (CWA), one of President Franklin Roosevelt's New...
Cohoes, New York
The home, once used as military headquarters, contains exhibits on 18th century life and original furniture.Situated at the strategic junction of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, the 18th-century brick mansion served as military headquarters during the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and...
Danville, Illinois
The true house Museum is housed in a home built by pioneer physician William Fithian, who in his time, served as prairie legislator, horseback doctor, Civil War surgeon and personal friend of Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Fithian and Lincoln became friends when they both served in the Illinois legislature...
Portland, Maine
This building is an outstanding example of nineteenth-century American architecture and design. With remarkably intact original interiors and decorations, it survives as a unique example of the princely palaces created for America’s wealthiest citizens in the pre-Civil War era.Victoria...
Mardela Springs, Maryland
The Westside Historical Society preserves the history of the Mardela Springs area through its Village at Barren Creek Springs.The Westside Historical Society preserves the history of the Mardela Springs area through its Village at Barren Creek Springs.
This village includes the Historic Barren...
Richmond, Virginia
Constructed in 1929 from the remains of a 16th-century English manor, the house retains much of its original decor, including English and Spanish antiques, silk draperies, Oriental carpets, and fine silver and china.Virginia House was completed a few months before the stock market crash of 1929....
Richmond, Virginia
Designed by Thomas Jefferson and first occupied in 1788 by Virginia's General Assembly, this is America's oldest English-speaking legislative building.During the Civil War, the Confederate Congress also met at the state capitol building. The east (House) and west (Senate) wings were added between...
Miami, Florida
The sprawling, scenic grounds of the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens once served as the winter residence of the wealthy post-WWI industrialist James Deering.His tenure at the site, stretching from 1916 to 1925, is today remembered in the museum's various exhibits, while the splendor he bestowed upon the...
Carson City, Nevada
The Wabuska Railroad Station was erected in 1906 by the Southern Pacific Railroad as a freight and passenger station serving the Mason Valley region of Lyon County, Nevada.Early rail service to Wabuska was operated by the Carson and Colorado Railroad Company, until 1900, when the Southern Pacific...
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Wahconah Park still has a wooden grandstand, a rarity in 21st century baseball. Constructed in 1919, Wahconah Park has hosted over a dozen different minor league and independent league teams, including affiliates for the Cleveland Indians, New York Mets,...
Jacksonville, Florida
This complex explores the late 19th century history of the Mandarin community.Walter Jones Historical Park, with its 1875 farmhouse, 1876 barn and sawmill, and historical museum, recalls a 19th-century homestead and offers a view of the change that has occurred in the region in less than a century...
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Built in 1716-1718 for Captain Archibald Macpheadris and his bride-to-be Sarah Wentworth, daughter of New Hampshire's provincial Governor, John Wentworth, the Warner House is the earliest extant brick urban mansion in New England.The dramatic wall murals in the hallway are the oldest colonial...
Warren, Michigan
The goal of the society is to maintain the sense of history in Warren that is passed on to future generations.Hickory Township became the Village of Warren, which still exists today. Many efforts have been made to restore and maintain the Village area, and these efforts resulted in the designation...
Stillwater, Minnesota
The buildng was completed in 1870 and served as the administrative and judicial center of Washington county for over a century.In the aftermath of the Civil War, the country turned its attention to rebuilding and westward expansion. Lumber prospects in the St. Croix Valley promised wealth and...
Hagerstown, Maryland
The main structure of the Miller House, which serves as the Washington County Historical Society headquarters, was built for prominent young attorney William Prince, who got the house in 1823.
The mansion is a typical town house of the late Federal period. In the entrance hall is the original...
Tacoma, Washington
Founded in 1891 and now into its second century of service, the Washington State Historical Society boasts 3 facilities dedicated to the history of the state and region.
Begin your journey through Washington with an architectural masterpiece: designed by Charles Moore and Arthur Andersson, the 106,...
Maitland, Florida
The Waterhouse Residence Museum evokes the glamour and spectacle of Orange County in the 1880s, a time when the Gilded Age had all of Florida in thrall.
The Carpentry Shop Museum features the historic 19th-century tools with which William Waterhouse originally constructed his residence.The...
Wooster, Ohio
Consisting of six primary structures, the society’s campus offers visitors a unique opportunity to journey through Wayne County's rich history -- from pioneer days to the modern era.The Wayne County Historical Society and Museum believes it's the little things that count in bringing history...
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Offering comfort and hospitality to travelers along the Boston Post Road since 1716, Wayside Inn is the oldest operating Inn in the country, with a rich history that includes Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Henry Ford.What began as an extension of David Howe's family home in 1716, the Inn has...
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Located in the center of Connecticut’s largest historic district, the museum provides the quintessential New England experience.The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, owned and managed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Connecticut, operates four remarkable 18th...
Brooklyn, New York
In 2005, the Weeksville Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford Stuyvesant officially became Weeksville Heritage Center. The center is dedicated to preserving the historic Hunterfly Road Houses and the significant history they represent.The landmark Hunterfly Road Houses are the last...
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
This 19th-century home holds an extensive collection of French antiques.
The Wesley Mansion, dating from the 19th century, features an extensive assortment of original Louis XVI antiques and is sure to attract all those who take interest in the precious items that characterized the interiors of...
Port Allen, Louisiana
The West Baton Rouge Museum houses the only permanent collection of objects, photos, documents, and art that chronicle the history and culture of the entirety of West Baton Rouge Parish and the ways in which the parish relates to the state, national, and global history. Collection items range in...
League City, Texas
The West Bay Common School Museum allows visitors to interactively experience what school and life were like in 19th century Texas.When you visit the 1898 Schoolhouse Museum, the schoolmarm brings history to life with an award winning program, that includes a pen and ink lesson, reading at the...
Pecos, Texas
West of the Pecos Museum attempts to preserve the important and very colorful history of not only Pecos and Reeves County, but also the entire region west of the Pecos River.The West of the Pecos Museum contains three floors, over 50 rooms of exhibits, artifacts, history and West Texas lore,...
Cleveland, Ohio
In October, 2003, the museum secured a long-term lease from the City of Cleveland for the building that was formerly Fire Station #28 and the Cleveland Fire Alarm Office and Dispatch Center. Constructed in 1926, the fire station was perfectly suited to establish a first-class regional fire museum...
Weston, Connecticut
The Barn Museum, run by the historical society, includes collections of early farm tools, furnishings, papers, clothing, and records.The Weston Historical Society was formed in 1961. It already held a substantial backlog of history to investigate, record and preserve. It was in 1671 that the forest...
Hopewell, Virginia
This 18th-century house, built in 1789 in the style of a Tidewater plantation, is furnished with period antiques and reproductions.
Weston Plantation includes an elegant 18th-century plantation home overlooking the Appomattox River plus new kitchen and laundry dependencies. The home is notable for...
Washington, District Of Columbia
The White House Historical Association created the Visitor's Center in close proximity to enhance any White House tour experience with further exhibits and displays.In 1995, the National Park Service opened the White House Visitor Center. This facility, located two blocks east of the White House at...