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...
Lexington, Kentucky
This historic home hosts the Kentucky Life Museum which displays Kentucky relics, artifacts and objects that portray aspects of Kentucky life.Waveland is considered one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in Kentucky. The home sits atop a small knoll surrounded by 200 acres of...
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...
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...
Weston, West Virginia
The Museum showcases hundreds of pieces of American-made glass arranged by form and or by company. Most of the pieces are from glass houses that once operated in the region of Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
Highlighted are pieces from the Blenko company which has produced colored...
Rhinebeck, New York
The 19th-century Queen-Anne style house boasts 35 rooms and an interior designed by Joseph Burr Tiffany, Louis Comfort Tiffany's cousin.The history of Wilderstein begins in 1852 with Thomas Holy Suckley's purchase of the river front site, then a sheep meadow of the adjacent late 18th-century estate...
Oxford, Ohio
At the museum, visitors will find exhibits about William Holmes McGuffey and his marvelous house, and about the history of life in Oxford, Ohio.The mission of William Holmes McGuffey is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit materials relating to the life of William Holmes McGuffey, the...
Dover, Delaware
Woodburn has served as the official residence of the Governor of Delaware since it was purchased by the state in 1965.Historians credit Woodburn's historical importance as much to the home's architecture as to its previous notable residents. Gentlemen farmers, landowners, an abolitionist, two U.S....
Alexandria, Virginia
This expansive 19th century estate once belonging to Martha Washington's daughter.The main Federal-style house was designed by the architect of the U.S. Capitol, Dr. William Thornton, and constructed between 1800 and 1805 for Washington’s nephew Major Lawrence Lewis and his bride, Eleanor...
Bloomington, Indiana
This historic home was built by Indiana University's first president, Andrew Wylie, in 1835.The house is distinctive and unusual for south-central Indiana, a blend of Federal and Georgian styles of architecture more characteristic of southwest Pennsylvania, where Wylie was born and raised. It...
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Renowned architect Sabàs Honoré reconstructed this theater after a 1919 fire demolished the original building.Originally constructed in 1909, the Yagüez Theater has been the leader in presenting grand opera, international dance and chamber orchestra music in Mayagüez. Teatro...