Buildings, Historic
Rockville, Maryland
The Montgomery County Historical Society uses its historic buildings, collections and educational programs to provide for the county's residents to find a common ground through history.The Montgomery County Historical Society uses its historic buildings, collections and educational programs to...
Montgomery, Alabama
Mob violence that met interracial student bus riders at this station on May 20, 1961 shocked the nation and led the Kennedy Administration to side with civil rights protestors.Mob violence that met interracial student bus riders at this station on May 20, 1961 shocked the nation and led the Kennedy...
Laurel, Maryland
The house and the 70 acres on which it stands are what remain from what was once a 9,000 acre plantation.Ann Ridgely and Thomas Snowden, members of two prominent Maryland families, began construction on this house in 1781. The couple's reputation led to the visits of many notable individuals, such...
Yorktown, Virginia
Located behind the allied siege lines, this house was used as the stage for the surrender negotiations between Allied and British representatives in 1781, ending the Revolutionary War.The site on which the Moore House now stands was first patented by Governor John Harvey in the 1630's, and was once...
Leesburg, Virginia
This Greek Revival mansion and extensive gardens located outside Leesburg was once home to two governors, but the draw for most visitors is the estate's connection to horses.The mansion, a focal point of the estate, evolved from a fieldstone farmhouse in 1781 to its present turn-of-the-century...
Gilford, New Hampshire
The Grange, an influential farmer's organization, was a key feature in Gilford Village life for much of the 20th Century. Agricultural programs and ceremonial meetings took place in the upstairs hall and large socials were held downstairs. Unable to compete with Gilford's 1840 Village Store...
Baltimore, Maryland
Mount Clare is a 1760 colonial Georgian home built by one of Maryland's leading patriots and one of the first U.S. state senators, Charles Carroll, barrister.Mount Clare was the center of Georgia Plantation, a self-sufficient plantation with a diverse community. Designated a National Historic...
Mount Pulaski, Illinois
This Greek Revival courthouse, built in 1848, served as the Logan County seat of government until 1855 and was where attorney Abraham Lincoln gained his reputation as an accomplished practitioner of law and a gifted speaker.The two-story brick building stands at the center of the Mount Pulaski...
Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Dedicated to the preservation of Murfreesboro, the society preserves a historic district that boasts many historic homes and museums.The Murfreesboro Historical Association is dedicated to preservation and history. The town has significant properties dating to the 1700s - not just one or two - but...
Kalispell, Montana
Buily in 1894, Central School carries on its educational tradition as a museum preserving and presenting local history, of Kalispell and Northwest Montana.The Museum is housed in the historic Central School building, which first opened its doors in 1894. In nearly 100 years of serving the...
Camden, New Jersey
Constructed as a major addition to the Camden County Historical Society in 1966, the two-story museum showcases exhibits about life in the region during the last three centuries. The Camden County Historical Society's three-building complex on the eastern edge of Camden is one of the...
Cañon City, Colorado
Located in the historical cell house that was the original Women's Correctional Facility constructed in 1935, this museum showcases the history of the staff and inmates of this former prison.The remodeled facility now welcomes visitors to explore 32 cells filled with exciting exhibits and life...
Madison, New Jersey
Drawing on its collection of over 8,000 hand tools and their products, METC uses material culture to interpret the lives and technologies of people who lived and worked before the rise of large-scale industrialization in this country.The mission of the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is to...
Ontario, California
At the Museum of History and Art, Ontario promotes knowledge and understanding of the history, art, and cultural traditions of the greater Ontario area in a broad context. In "Road Ways" and "Gem of the Foothills", visitors can examine the history of Ontario and its neighboring...
Mobile, Alabama
This museum interprets the history of the Mobile Bay Area and Southwestern Alabama.This museum interprets the history of the Mobile Bay Area and Southwestern Alabama.
Explore 300 years of Mobile history and material culture in the 1857 National Landmark building, the Southern Market/Old City Hall....
Texarkana, Texas
The Museum of Regional History tells the fascinating story of Texarkana, the city in two states.
Housed in the city's oldest brick building, all new galleries with exhibits tell of the region's history including agriculture, early industry, civil rights and World War II. See extraordinary pottery...
Richmond, Virginia
This museum's rich collection of civilian and military Civil War artifacts relate to the Confederate States of America and the post-war "Lost Cause" era.The museum complex also includes tours of the official residence of CSA President Jefferson Davis and his family, which give a fascinating glimpse...
Mystic, Connecticut
The society, founded in 1973, owns an ever-growing collection of Mystic-related historical books, maps, photographs, and other documents and artifacts contributed by the community.The society maintains a part-time archival and curatorial staff available to assist researchers and to continue the...
Lubbock, Texas
The National Ranching Heritage Center explores the history of ranching and pioneer life throughout 45 restored buildings, including a blacksmith shop, windmills, barns, and corrals.Forty-five authentic, furnished ranch buildings and structures have been relocated to the NRHC and show the evolution...
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A National Historic Landmark, this formation was surveyed by a young George Washington and was once owned by Thomas Jefferson.This geological formation has carved out a gorge in the mountainous limestone terrain of Cedar Creek, forming an arch 215 ft high with a span of 90 ft wide. It consists of...
Carson City, Nevada
The Nevada State Capitol was designed by San Francisco architect Joseph Gosling for $250, and built by local building contractor Peter Cavanaugh between 1870 and 1871.It is a two-story masonry Classical Revival structure that incorporates Renaissance Revival and Italianate elements into its...
Carson City, Nevada
Beginning in 1870, eight coin denominations bearing the mint mark "CC" were produced until June 1, 1893. More than $49,000,000 of gold and silver was coined here. The mint is now a museum dedicated to preserving Nevada's rich history.With an abundance of silver from the booming Comstock...
New Canaan, Connecticut
The society, founded in 1889 in New Canaan, Connecticut, runs five historic buildings, seven museums, and a library.Fulfilling its mission, the society brings together the historical artifacts, events, and family genealogies of the town. The museums preserve and display collections, relics, and...
New Castle, Delaware
The New Castle Historical Society offers visits to three sites: the Amstel House, the Dutch House, and the Old Library Museum.The Dutch House is a small 17th century, in which visitors will find a pewter set, an unusual cupboard, a spoon rack, a 1714 Bible, and other Dutch colonial artifacts. The...
Mineral Wells , West Virginia
This restored one-room school is furnished with period furnishings, books and artifacts, and contains albums of photos and history of area schools.This restored one-room school is furnished with period furnishings, books and artifacts, and contains albums of photos and history of area schools.The...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Originally used to house the office of the first Secretary of War, Henry Knox, the building currently features exhibits highlighting the founding of the United States military.The New Hall Military Museum, located in Carpenters’ Court, along Chestnut Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, is...
New Haven, Connecticut
Located in New Haven's historic downtown, the museum offers visitors the opportunity to explore the city and region's people, places and events from the Quinnipiac Indians to the present day.The New Haven Colony Historical Society was founded in 1862 by a group of citizens interested in preserving...
New London, New Hampshire
The society's collection includes a small village of 19th century buildings, over two dozen horse-drawn vehicles, and thousands of other artifacts reflecting everyday life in rural New England. Founded in 1954, the New London Historical Society is a non-profit volunteer organization...
Newport, New Hampshire
The original Sullivan County Courthouse building was built in 1826 in the Federal style. The historical society has installed exhibits within the building in order to display objects of local and historical importance. The mission of this corporation shall be to bring together those...
Norfolk, Connecticut
Visit the museum for collections of objects from everyday life made in Norfolk, the county store exhibit, or one of many rotating exhibits.The museum is housed in the old Norfolk Academy, built in 1840, later used as the Town Hall and Jail, and located on the Norfolk Village Green. The Little...
Norfolk, Virginia
This local museum focuses on the history of military, art, and maritime past in the city of Norfolk.Opened just two years ago in the historic Willoughby-Baylor House, exhibits here reveal the richness of the history of Norfolk and Hampton Roads. The region's role as an international port and...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Completed in 1840, the capitol building is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of a major civic building in the Greek Revival style.During much of the Colonial period, North Carolina was without a fixed capital. Governors lived in their own homes and the Assembly moved from place to place...
Coulterville, California
The history center offers beautiful displays in a building that is over 150 years old, coupled with the charming downtown, teach what it was like to be in the first days of California statehood.The Northern Mariposa County History Center is a great place to begin exploring the area. The town is...
Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
The society manages two buildings-- the Maple Shade Barn and Dill's Tavern, an 18th-century living history museum.The Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society was formed in 1984 to promote and encourage the study, collection and preservation of any or all aspects of the historical...
Norwalk, Connecticut
Originally founded in 1899, the Norwalk Historical Society intends to preserve the past of Norwalk for future generations.The Mill Hill complex consists of three historical buildings and a cemetery. Through the efforts of the Norwalk Historical Society they have been preserved and established in...
Novato, California
The Novato History Museum attempts to explore the history and culture of the Novato area.Visitors can see various exhibits about local history in the home of Novato's first Postmaster, Henry F. Jones. The building, possibly the oldest dwelling in Novato, may have been one of several houses...
Pontiac, Michigan
The society, founded in 1874, originally resolved “to collect and preserve things of the past, present, and future appertaining to the county which will delight and instruct the present and future inhabitants.”Pine Grove consists of 4 1/2 acres of land, the Wisner mansion and several...
Oakley, Idaho
Founded in 1878, this town is today on the National Register of Historic Places due to the collection of old stone and brick buildings in the area which date back to 1883.South of Burley near City of Rocks National Reserve, this town was founded by Mormon immigrants in 1878. Today it is on the...
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City National Memorial honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were changed forever on April 19, 1995.The Memorial Museum takes visitors on a chronological, self-guided tour through the story of April 19, 1995, and the days, weeks, months and years that followed the bombing of...
Fort Dix, New Jersey
The barracks serves as an educational center for Colonial and American history, and stands as the last remaining structure of its kind.The Old Barracks is a State and National Landmark located in Trenton, New Jersey. Built in 1758 by the Colony of New Jersey during the French and Indian War, the...
Selma, Alabama
Once a thriving center of commerce, Cahawba is now Alabama's most famous ghost town and a scenic park.Cahawba was once Alabama's state capital (1820-1826) and a thriving antebellum river town. It became a ghost town shortly after the Civil War. Today it is an important archaeological site and a...
Iowa City, Iowa
Now undergoing restoration and set to open in the summer of 2006, the Old Capitol served as the last capitol of the Iowa Territory (1842-1846) and as Iowa's first state capitol (1846-1857).During the over 150 years that Old Capitol has served Iowa as a seat of government and education, it has...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This building housed the U.S. Supreme Court from 1791 to 1800.Located on the corner of Chestnut and 5th Streets, Old City Hall is open year round, with hours varying by season. Visitors are admitted free of charge on a first-come, first-served basis. A portion of the building serves as the security...
Windsor, Vermont
The first constitution in America to prohibit slavery, allow men to vote without requiring property ownership, and authorize a public school system was adopted here in Windsor, Vermont in 1777.Less than a year after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, another new Republic was taking...
Winchester, Virginia
This Civil War museum is located within a historic courthouse with Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah campaign headquarters close by.The courthouse was originally built in 1840 to serve the citizens of Winchester and Frederick County to replace the 1741 courthouse that was on the same site at one time...
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
This museum's three exhibit rooms trace the evolution and expansion of this Florida town and the significance of the school.The Davie School Foundation was founded in 1984 in order to preserve the Old Davie School as a history and culture museum of Davie and western Broward County. The Old Davie...
Ambridge, Pennsylvania
This was once the home of the 19th century Christian communal group, the Harmony Society.In 1804, the followers of the Separatist George Rapp (1757-1847) emigrated to America from Iptingen (near Stuttgart) in southwest Germany seeking religious and economic freedom. Nearly 800 farmers and craftsmen...
Warrenton, Virginia
The complex includes the 1808 brick jail, converted to the jailer's residence and completed in 1823, and the parallel 1823 stone jail with its high-walled jail-yard.Warrenton's former jail is a singular example of the state's early county penal architecture. Located next to the courthouse, the jail...
Fort Edward, New York
The house museum, originally the 1772 home of Patrick Smyth, has been open to the public since 1953 with authentic furnishings depicting the lives of occupants from the 1770s through the 1940s.Built with timbers taken from the ruins of the French & Indian War fortification Fort Edward, the...
Seattle, Washington
Originally settled in 1850 as a small, fertile farming community called Duwamish, old Georgetown is now known for social reform movements.Georgetown's saloon and brewery owners worried that the community's unincorporated status might allow the "war against saloonacy" to turn Georgetown...