Historic Sites
Architecture, Historic Sites |
|
Displaying 1 - 100 of 196 | ||
|---|---|---|
 |
Alabama Capitol Montgomery, Alabama
|
Completed in 1851, this National Historic Landmark is a museum of state history and... |
 |
Alfred B. Maclay State Gardens Tallahassee, Florida
|
These beautiful ornamental gardens were first planted in 1923 by Alfred B. and Louise... |
 |
Allegheny County Courthouse And Jail Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
Designed by famed architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the Allegheny County Courthouse and... |
 |
Amana Colonies Amana, Iowa
|
The name Amana means to "remain faithful". It has, in many ways, remained... |
 |
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Little Rock, Arkansas
|
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is devoted to getting the citizens of Arkansas... |
 |
Ashael Bush House Salem, Oregon
|
Bush House typifies a Victorian home in the truest sense of that word. Built by Asahel... |
 |
Assumption Parish Courthouse Napoleonville, Louisiana
|
The Assumption Parish Courthouse was built in 1896, while the nearby jail is an earlier... |
 |
Athenaeum Rectory Columbia, Tennessee
|
Originally designed in 1835 as a home for Samuel Polk Walker, President James K. Polk's... |
 |
Avon Inn Avon, New York
|
This stately, 19th-century Greek Revival mansion, listed on the National Register of... |
 |
Babcock Smith House Museum Westerly, Rhode Island
|
Since the middle of the eighteenth century the Babcock-Smith House has stood amid an ever... |
 |
Barker Mansion Michigan City, Indiana
|
Much of the decor consists of authentic Barker family artifacts, including furnishings... |
 |
Barnacle, The Miami, Florida
|
The distinctive vernacular architecture that prevailed in Miami at the end of the 19th... |
 |
Bayside Historic District Miami, Florida
|
Comprised of four distinct subdivisions, Bayside mirrors the diversity and taste of its... |
 |
Beall Dawson Historic House Museum Rockville, Maryland
|
Though today Rockville, MD, is a bustling suburb of the nation's capital, it was but a... |
 |
Bear Mountain Bridge And Tollhouse Camp Smith, New York
|
As the oldest of NYSBA’s bridges, Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular... |
 |
Beattie Powers Place Catskill, New York
|
The site, with sweeping views of the Hudson River and the state historic site of Olana,... |
 |
Bellamy Mansion Museum Of History And Design Arts Wilmington, North Carolina
|
The Bellamy Mansion is one of North Carolina's most spectacular examples of antebellum... |
 |
Belle Mont Mansion Tuscumbia, Alabama
|
Magnificently sited on a commanding hilltop, Belle Mont is one of early Alabama’s... |
 |
Belmont Mansion Nashville, Tennessee
|
The moving spirit of Belmont Mansion was Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham. Born on... |
 |
Bennington Battle Monument Bennington, Vermont
|
Soaring more than 300 feet above the lovely streets of Old Bennington, a striking stone... |
 |
Billingsley House Museum Upper Marlboro, Maryland
|
Although Major John Billingsley never lived on the property he acquired from Lord... |
 |
Bleak House Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Bleak House, an antebellum mansion of fifteen spacious rooms and wide halls, stands well... |
 |
Bolduc House Historic Properties Sainte Genevieve, Missouri
|
Built in 1770 out near the river on the Le Grand Champ field by Louis Bolduc, a Canadian... |
 |
Bonnet House Museum & Gardens Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|
The American artist Frederic Clay Bartlett used the Bonnet House as his winter residence... |
 |
Brucemore Cedar Rapids, Iowa
|
Brucemore’s story is about hundreds of immigrants drawn to Cedar Rapids to work in... |
 |
Bull Stone House Campbell Hall, New York
|
Built in 1722, the house was once home to William Bull, a stonemason builder, and his... |
 |
Bulloch Hall Roswell, Georgia
|
Completed in 1839 for Major James Stephens Bulloch, one of Roswell's founders, Bulloch... |
 |
Cades Cove Thompson Brown House Museum Maryville, Tennessee
|
Thompson-Brown House, included in the National Register of Historic Places and located at... |
 |
Cahokia Courthouse Cahokia, Illinois
|
Built about 1740 as a four-room private residence by Jean le Poincet and later purchased... |
 |
Campbell House Museum St. Louis, Missouri
|
After a monumental five-year, $3 million restoration the museum now stands as one of the... |
 |
Carroll Mansion And Phoenix Shot Tower Baltimore, Maryland
|
Two sites operated by Carroll Museums, located in historic Jonestown, which was founded... |
 |
Carson City Post Office Carson City, Nevada
|
The Carson City Post Office is an imposing late 19th-century building encompassing an... |
 |
Castle Of Marietta, The Marietta, Ohio
|
The Castle of Marietta is the backdrop where groups and individuals of all ages come to... |
 |
Chesapeake And Ohio Canal National Historic Park Hagerstown, Maryland
|
Originally, the C&O Canal was a lifeline for communities and businesses along the... |
 |
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum St. Michaels, Maryland
|
Founded in 1965, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum has expanded from a two acre campus... |
 |
Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
|
Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression,... |
 |
City Of Deadwood Deadwood, South Dakota
|
What you'll see in Deadwood today is a careful, accurate restoration of a historically... |
 |
Clarke County Historical Museum Grove Hill, Alabama
|
Housed in the historic Alston-Cobb house, the Clarke County Historical Museum seeks to... |
 |
Colonial Spanish Quarter St. Augustine, Florida
|
As St. Augustine's sole living history museum, the Colonial Spanish Quarter offers a rare... |
 |
Coral Castle Homestead, Florida
|
A garden of carved stone, baffling in its construction, is the work of the reclusive Ed... |
 |
Cragfont Castalian Springs, Tennessee
|
Cragfont was the home of General James Winchester, a protagonist of the American... |
 |
Crown Point State Historic Site Crown Point, New York
|
During the French and Indian War, Ft. Fredric served as a critical French Bastion... |
 |
Daniel Boone Home Defiance, Missouri
|
The adjoining Boonesfield Village is a collection of historic buildings from throughout... |
 |
Debary Hall Historic Site DeBary, Florida
|
Visitors to Debary Hall will learn about the nineteenth-century tourism that overtook... |
 |
Decatur House Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
|
The Decatur House, designed by the father of American architecture, Benjamin Henry... |
 |
Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona
|
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the... |
 |
Deland Memorial Hospital Museum Deland, Florida
|
Currently a museum housing eight galleries and exhibits, The DeLand Memorial Hospital was... |
 |
Dillon House Fremont, Ohio
|
The Dillon House represents one of Fremont’s finest Victorian-era homes. It was... |
 |
Dorchester County Historical Society Cambridge, Maryland
|
Located on the Eastern Shore, the Dorchester County Historical Society is based out of... |
 |
Dow Museum Of Historic Houses St. Augustine, Florida
|
The nine houses in the Dow Museum of Historic Homes, dating from 1790 to 1910, are... |
 |
Dr. William A. Chapman House Miami, Florida
|
Dr. William Chapman, one of Miami's first black physicians, was known for his educational... |
 |
Dubuque County Jail Dubuque, Iowa
|
Rague’s architectural style is a fine example of Egyptian Revival architecture,... |
 |
Dunlawton Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens Port Orange, Florida
|
Interpretive signs recount the history of this famous 16th century sugar mill and of the... |
 |
Durham Museum Omaha, Nebraska
|
The Durham Museum provides countless opportunities to discover Omaha's history. After... |
 |
East Hillsborough Historical Society Plant City, Florida
|
The offices of the Society are located on the second floor of the 1914 Plant City High... |
 |
Edison And Ford Winter Estates Fort Myers, Florida
|
These estates feature changing special exhibits that explain the history and innovations... |
 |
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House Grosse Pointe, Michigan
|
Edsel & Eleanor Ford House tells the story of the home life of a prominent American... |
 |
El Capitolio De Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
|
For Puerto Ricans, El Capitolio de Puerto Rico stands as a powerful symbol of self-... |
 |
Equinunk Historical Society Equinunk, Pennsylvania
|
H.N. Farley bought the Calder lands and buildings from the estate of Joseph Calder in... |
 |
Essex Inn, The Essex, New York
|
It has operated almost continuously since the early lake port days, making it one of the... |
 |
Fairfield Heritage Association: Georgian Museum Lancaster, Ohio
|
Located in one of Lancaster's three National Historic Districts, this outstanding example... |
 |
Fallingwater Mill Run, Pennsylvania
|
Wright designed and built Fallingwater from 1936 to 1939 for the Kaufmann family. In 1938... |
 |
Felix Valle House State Historic Site Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
|
Settled by French-Canadian habitants in the late 1740s, the village of Ste. Genevieve has... |
 |
Fisher And New Center Buildings Detroit, Michigan
|
The seven Fisher brothers built the Fisher Building as a home for Fisher and Company,... |
 |
Former Governor's Mansion Bismarck, North Dakota
|
At various times he was a wholesale liquor dealer, register of the Bismarck Land Office,... |
 |
Fort Caroline National Memorial Jacksonville, Florida
|
The need to compete with their ocean-spanning 16th-century rivals, the Spanish, chased... |
 |
Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Fort Lauderdale, Florida
|
Located on the New River, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society tells the story of our... |
 |
Fourth Ward School Virginia City, Nevada
|
On November 28, 1876, the excited residents of Virginia City christened their new... |
 |
Friends Of White Water Shaker Village Cincinnati, Ohio
|
The nucleus of the White Water settlement formed in 1822 when members of the Union... |
 |
Gaineswood Demopolis, Alabama
|
One of America’s finest Greek Revival houses, Gaineswood is a masterpiece.... |
 |
Gamble Plantation Historic State Park Ellenton, Florida
|
The Gamble Plantation's history stretches from Major Robert Gamble, who presided over a... |
 |
General Motors Building Detroit, Michigan
|
The General Motors Building, completed in 1923, is the oldest extant General Motors... |
 |
Gordon House Silverton, Oregon
|
The Gordon House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, widely heralded as the greatest... |
 |
Government House Museum St. Augustine, Florida
|
Since the late 16th century, Government House, located at the west end of the Plaza in... |
 |
Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum Providence, Rhode Island
|
Over the years the family made only a few changes respecting the historic integrity of... |
 |
Greenbelt Museum Greenbelt, Maryland
|
This museum includes 2 sites as well as guided tours of the town. The sites are a... |
 |
Grinnell Historical Museum Grinnell, Iowa
|
Ever since its establishment, the museum has been a collective effort. For women's groups... |
 |
Grouseland Vincennes, Indiana
|
Harrison was elected ninth President of the United States in 1840, so the home is a... |
 |
Hacienda De Los Martinez Taos, New Mexico
|
Built in 1804 by Severino Martin (later changed to Martinez), this fortress-like building... |
 |
Halissee Hall Miami, Florida
|
The Sewell family’s house was one of Miami’s most prominent homes. Halissee... |
 |
Hammerstein Historical House Hollywood, Florida
|
The house was designed by prominent Hollywood architect Bayard Lukens in 1935 for Vera... |
 |
Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina
|
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was home... |
 |
Harry S. Truman Little White House Museum Key West, Florida
|
The museum's exhibits range from the microcosmic (the 1948 election) to the macrocosmic (... |
 |
Hay House Macon, Georgia
|
Visitors can learn about the home's nationally significant architecture, technological... |
 |
Hazlewood Historical House Museum Green Bay, Wisconsin
|
Built overlooking the historic Fox River, Hazelwood was originally the home of the Morgan... |
 |
Henry A. Deland House Museum Deland, Florida
|
The DeLand House Museum was built in 1886 for DeLand's first attorney, Arthur George... |
 |
Henry County Historical Society Napoleon, Ohio
|
A group of twenty-two interested individuals met at the Henry County Courthouse on... |
 |
Heritage Village Largo, Florida
|
Heritage Village, Pinellas County's 21-acre living history museum, is located in the... |
 |
Hillforest Aurora, Indiana
|
Shipping and riverboats were significant elements of the Gaff business enterprises and... |
 |
Hills & Dales Estate LaGrange, Georgia
|
Visitors are invited to tour the Neel Reid designed home and historic Ferrell Gardens.... |
 |
Hippodrome State Theatre Gainesville, Florida
|
The Hippodrome State Theatre, founded in 1972 by local actors, is a major performing arts... |
 |
Historic Capitol Tallahassee, Florida
|
Residing in its current location since 1845, the Historic Capitol today houses a museum... |
 |
Historic Columbia Foundation Columbia, South Carolina
|
Historic Columbia Foundation serves as the steward of seven historic sites within the... |
 |
Historic Dayton House Worthington, Minnesota
|
The home was built in 1890 and first owned by George Draper Dayton, founder of Dayton's... |
 |
Historic Dodge House Council Bluffs, Iowa
|
In 1869, Dodge built his handsome Victorian home at 605 Third Street at the cost of $35,... |
 |
Historic Downtown Franklin Franklin, Tennessee
|
Historic Franklin, Tenn. is maintained by the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and... |
 |
Historic Fallsington Fallsington, Pennsylvania
|
In 1690, Samuel Burgess donated six acres to the Meeting for construction of the first... |
 |
Historic Odessa Foundation Odessa, Delaware
|
The Historic Houses of Odessa offers guided tours all year long of five historic houses... |
 |
Historic Village And Deale Area Museum Tracys Landing, Maryland
|
This site commemorates the first town established on Herring Bay. Find out about... |
 |
Historical Society Of Baltimore County Cockeysville, Maryland
|
The Baltimore County Almshouse, built in 1782, is the Historical Society of Baltimore... |
American Heritage is proud to host the
National Portal to
Historic Collections
Recently added:
- American Revolution Center
- National Museum of Civil War Medicine
- National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- Manassas National Battlefield
- Maryland State House
In association with the
American Association for State and Local History
Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
-
“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
-
65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
-
The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
-
Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
-
40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
-
A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
-
“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
-
The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
-
Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
-
The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
