Historic Sites
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Adsmore House And Gardens Princeton, Kentucky
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Visitors are invited to tour the home which reflects the era of top hats and fans,... |
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Alamo, Miami Miami, Florida
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The first city hospital, which opened at the time of the influenza epidemic of 1918, is... |
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Allegheny County Courthouse And Jail Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Designed by famed architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the Allegheny County Courthouse and... |
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Andalusia Estate Bensalem, Pennsylvania
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Home for generations to the Biddle family, Andalusia is one of the finest examples of... |
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Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Little Rock, Arkansas
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The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is devoted to getting the citizens of Arkansas... |
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Asa Packer Mansion Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
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Mary Packer Cummings willed the mansion and all its contents to the county in 1912 and... |
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Ashael Bush House Salem, Oregon
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Bush House typifies a Victorian home in the truest sense of that word. Built by Asahel... |
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Assumption Parish Courthouse Napoleonville, Louisiana
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The Assumption Parish Courthouse was built in 1896, while the nearby jail is an earlier... |
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Astor House Museum And Clear Creek History Park Golden, Colorado
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The Astor House was built in 1867, and stayed in continuous operation as a boarding and... |
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Augustus Lutheran Church Collegeville, Pennsylvania
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The first church building of Augustus Lutheran Church is still standing and is the oldest... |
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Avon Inn Avon, New York
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This stately, 19th-century Greek Revival mansion, listed on the National Register of... |
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Babcock Smith House Museum Westerly, Rhode Island
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Since the middle of the eighteenth century the Babcock-Smith House has stood amid an ever... |
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Barker Mansion Michigan City, Indiana
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Much of the decor consists of authentic Barker family artifacts, including furnishings... |
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Barlow House Museum Barlow, Kentucky
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On display in the house are many wonderful examples of Mr. Barlow's varied and valued... |
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Barnacle, The Miami, Florida
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The distinctive vernacular architecture that prevailed in Miami at the end of the 19th... |
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Beall Dawson Historic House Museum Rockville, Maryland
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Though today Rockville, MD, is a bustling suburb of the nation's capital, it was but a... |
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Beattie Powers Place Catskill, New York
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The site, with sweeping views of the Hudson River and the state historic site of Olana,... |
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Bellamy Mansion Museum Of History And Design Arts Wilmington, North Carolina
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The Bellamy Mansion is one of North Carolina's most spectacular examples of antebellum... |
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Belle Mont Mansion Tuscumbia, Alabama
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Magnificently sited on a commanding hilltop, Belle Mont is one of early Alabama’s... |
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Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Asheville, North Carolina
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The Blue Ridge National Heritage Area encompasses the mountains of North Carolina and... |
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Bolduc House Historic Properties Sainte Genevieve, Missouri
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Built in 1770 out near the river on the Le Grand Champ field by Louis Bolduc, a Canadian... |
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Boscobel House & Gardens Garrison, New York
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Boscobel is situated on a bluff on the east bank of the Hudson River opposite the United... |
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Brennan House & Medical Office Museum Louisville, Kentucky
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The three story, red brick Italianate-style home is furnished in a Victorian interior,... |
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Bronck Museum Coxsackie, New York
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The home that Bronck built in 1663 is the oldest home in upstate New York. The complex... |
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Brucemore Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Brucemore’s story is about hundreds of immigrants drawn to Cedar Rapids to work in... |
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Bucks County Historical Society Doylestown, Pennsylvania
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Inspired by the vision and creativity of Henry C. Mercer (1856-1930), it is the mission... |
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Bull Stone House Campbell Hall, New York
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Built in 1722, the house was once home to William Bull, a stonemason builder, and his... |
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Bulloch Hall Roswell, Georgia
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Completed in 1839 for Major James Stephens Bulloch, one of Roswell's founders, Bulloch... |
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Cahokia Courthouse Cahokia, Illinois
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Built about 1740 as a four-room private residence by Jean le Poincet and later purchased... |
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Campbell House Museum St. Louis, Missouri
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After a monumental five-year, $3 million restoration the museum now stands as one of the... |
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Caramoor Center For Music And The Arts Katonah, New York
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The Rosen House, built around a central courtyard, is the former summer home of Caramoor'... |
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Carpenters' Historic Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Since its founding, Carpenters’ House has been the home to numerous tenants in the... |
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Carroll Mansion And Phoenix Shot Tower Baltimore, Maryland
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Two sites operated by Carroll Museums, located in historic Jonestown, which was founded... |
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Castillo De San Marcos National Monument St. Augustine, Florida
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Begun in 1672, the Castillo de San Marcos is the last 17th century fort left in the... |
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Castle Of Marietta, The Marietta, Ohio
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The Castle of Marietta is the backdrop where groups and individuals of all ages come to... |
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Castlewood Plantation House Chesterfield, Virginia
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One of the finest Palladian style period houses in Chesterfield County, Castlewood has a... |
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Cathedral Basilica Of Saint Augustine St. Augustine, Florida
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First completed in 1565 of pine posts and cypress fronds by the founders of the city and... |
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Chesapeake Beach Railway Museum Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
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Located in a train station that was in operation from 1900 until the Great Depression,... |
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Clarke County Historical Museum Grove Hill, Alabama
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Housed in the historic Alston-Cobb house, the Clarke County Historical Museum seeks to... |
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Clermont State Historic Site Germantown, New York
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Clermont became the home of the historic Livingston family in 1728 when Robert Livingston... |
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Conrad Caldwell House Museum Louisville, Kentucky
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The house was built for Theophilus Conrad, a Frenchman who made his fortune in the... |
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Coral Castle Homestead, Florida
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A garden of carved stone, baffling in its construction, is the work of the reclusive Ed... |
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Cornwall Iron Furnace Lebanon, Pennsylvania
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Cornwall Furnace is indeed a unique survivor of the early American iron industry.... |
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Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Port Washington, New York
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The society maintains the Sands-Willets House, part of which dates from the early 1700s,... |
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Cragfont Castalian Springs, Tennessee
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Cragfont was the home of General James Winchester, a protagonist of the American... |
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Daniel Boone Home Defiance, Missouri
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The adjoining Boonesfield Village is a collection of historic buildings from throughout... |
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Debary Hall Historic Site DeBary, Florida
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Visitors to Debary Hall will learn about the nineteenth-century tourism that overtook... |
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Decatur House Museum Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Decatur House, designed by the father of American architecture, Benjamin Henry... |
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Deland Memorial Hospital Museum Deland, Florida
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Currently a museum housing eight galleries and exhibits, The DeLand Memorial Hospital was... |
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Delaware & Hudson Canal Museum High Falls, New York
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Nearly 4,000 artifacts maps, models, paintings, and documents relating to the canal... |
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Denison Society & Homestead Museum Mystic, Connecticut
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This historic Denison house, Pequotsepos Manor, was the home for six generations of one... |
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Dillon House Fremont, Ohio
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The Dillon House represents one of Fremont’s finest Victorian-era homes. It was... |
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Dorchester County Historical Society Cambridge, Maryland
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Located on the Eastern Shore, the Dorchester County Historical Society is based out of... |
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Dow Museum Of Historic Houses St. Augustine, Florida
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The nine houses in the Dow Museum of Historic Homes, dating from 1790 to 1910, are... |
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Dr. James Ford Historic Home Wabash, Indiana
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Dr. James Ford lived his life in the nineteenth century as a physician, family man,... |
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Dubuque County Jail Dubuque, Iowa
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Rague’s architectural style is a fine example of Egyptian Revival architecture,... |
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Durham Museum Omaha, Nebraska
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The Durham Museum provides countless opportunities to discover Omaha's history. After... |
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Dyckman Farmhouse Museum New York, New York
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The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is a visual treat for everyone who looks up and sees it... |
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Edison And Ford Winter Estates Fort Myers, Florida
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These estates feature changing special exhibits that explain the history and innovations... |
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El Capitolio De Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
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For Puerto Ricans, El Capitolio de Puerto Rico stands as a powerful symbol of self-... |
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Eleazer Arnold House Lincoln, Rhode Island
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Though over restored, the Arnold House is still the best of the "stone-enders"... |
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Fairfield Heritage Association: Georgian Museum Lancaster, Ohio
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Located in one of Lancaster's three National Historic Districts, this outstanding example... |
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Fallingwater Mill Run, Pennsylvania
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Wright designed and built Fallingwater from 1936 to 1939 for the Kaufmann family. In 1938... |
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Felix Valle House State Historic Site Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
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Settled by French-Canadian habitants in the late 1740s, the village of Ste. Genevieve has... |
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Fisher And New Center Buildings Detroit, Michigan
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The seven Fisher brothers built the Fisher Building as a home for Fisher and Company,... |
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Fourth Ward School Virginia City, Nevada
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On November 28, 1876, the excited residents of Virginia City christened their new... |
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Gaineswood Demopolis, Alabama
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One of America’s finest Greek Revival houses, Gaineswood is a masterpiece.... |
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Gamble Plantation Historic State Park Ellenton, Florida
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The Gamble Plantation's history stretches from Major Robert Gamble, who presided over a... |
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Gari Melchers Home And Studio Fredericksburg, Virginia
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This colonial-era home, known as Belmont, was built on a hill outside Fredericksburg... |
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General Motors Building Detroit, Michigan
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The General Motors Building, completed in 1923, is the oldest extant General Motors... |
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Goldring Woldenberg Institute Of Southern Jewish Life Jackson, Mississippi
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Jews have lived in the South since the late 17th century. As late as 1820, more Jews... |
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Gordon House Silverton, Oregon
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The Gordon House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, widely heralded as the greatest... |
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Governor Henry Lippitt House Museum Providence, Rhode Island
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Over the years the family made only a few changes respecting the historic integrity of... |
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Greenbelt Museum Greenbelt, Maryland
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This museum includes 2 sites as well as guided tours of the town. The sites are a... |
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Grouseland Vincennes, Indiana
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Harrison was elected ninth President of the United States in 1840, so the home is a... |
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Hacienda De Los Martinez Taos, New Mexico
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Built in 1804 by Severino Martin (later changed to Martinez), this fortress-like building... |
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Hammerstein Historical House Hollywood, Florida
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The house was designed by prominent Hollywood architect Bayard Lukens in 1935 for Vera... |
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Harry S. Truman Little White House Museum Key West, Florida
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The museum's exhibits range from the microcosmic (the 1948 election) to the macrocosmic (... |
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Hart Cluett House Troy, New York
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The marble-faced structure known as the Hart-Cluett House is one of the finest intact... |
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Hay House Macon, Georgia
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Visitors can learn about the home's nationally significant architecture, technological... |
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Healy House Museum And Dexter Cabin Leadville, Colorado
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James V. Dexter's surprisingly plush 1879 log cabin was the Leadville residence of the... |
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Henry County Historical Society Napoleon, Ohio
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A group of twenty-two interested individuals met at the Henry County Courthouse on... |
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Hillforest Aurora, Indiana
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Shipping and riverboats were significant elements of the Gaff business enterprises and... |
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Hills & Dales Estate LaGrange, Georgia
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Visitors are invited to tour the Neel Reid designed home and historic Ferrell Gardens.... |
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Hippodrome State Theatre Gainesville, Florida
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The Hippodrome State Theatre, founded in 1972 by local actors, is a major performing arts... |
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Historic Augusta Incorporated Augusta, Georgia
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Historic Augusta, Inc. is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the... |
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Historic Capitol Tallahassee, Florida
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Residing in its current location since 1845, the Historic Capitol today houses a museum... |
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Historic Columbia Foundation Columbia, South Carolina
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Historic Columbia Foundation serves as the steward of seven historic sites within the... |
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Historic Dayton House Worthington, Minnesota
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The home was built in 1890 and first owned by George Draper Dayton, founder of Dayton's... |
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Historic Downtown Franklin Franklin, Tennessee
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Historic Franklin, Tenn. is maintained by the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and... |
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Historic Fallsington Fallsington, Pennsylvania
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In 1690, Samuel Burgess donated six acres to the Meeting for construction of the first... |
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Historic Odessa Foundation Odessa, Delaware
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The Historic Houses of Odessa offers guided tours all year long of five historic houses... |
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Historic Shepherdstown Museum Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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The historic Shepherdstown Museum was founded in 1983 to make preserve artifacts that may... |
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Historic Spanish Point Osprey, Florida
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Sitting upon 30 acres, this museum features a number of regional history exhibits.... |
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Historical Society Of Saginaw County & The Castle Museum Saginaw, Michigan
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The remarkable "Castle" Federal building in downtown Saginaw had been slated... |
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Hoover Historical Center North Canton, Ohio
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Among the interactives on the tour is a push-button to activate a recording of Hoover... |
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Hotel De Paris Museum Georgetown, Colorado
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The NSCDA in Colorado purchased the building in 1954 and now operates it as the only... |
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House Of Seven Gables Salem, Massachusetts
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Built in 1668, the House of Seven Gables is the oldest surviving 17th century wooden... |
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Hulihe`e Palace Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
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Built in 1838 by Governor John Adams Kuakini (cousin of King Kamehameha), Hulihe`e Palace... |
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Independence Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Constructed between 1732 and 1756 as the State House of the Province of Pennsylvania, it... |
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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?
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“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.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“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.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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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.
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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.
