Mary Packer Cummings willed the mansion and all its contents to the county in 1912 and the home has been open to the public since 1956. Tours lead visitors through the library, drawing room, entrance hallway, dining room, ladies parlor, kitchen, spiral staircase, and cupola, among other areas of the sprawling home. The mansion also hosts special events.
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Navy – Merchant Marine Memorial Washington, District Of Columbia |
Located in Lady Bird Johnson Park on Columbia Island, the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial |
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Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park Key West, Florida |
Named after 12th president Zachary Taylor, the U. S. |
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Wright’s Chance/Queen Anne’s County Historical Society Centreville, Maryland |
Dating back to the 1700s, Wright's Chance is a Colonial period plantation house. |
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The Powder Magazine Charleston, South Carolina |
Construction began on The Powder Magazine in 1712 and was completed by 1713, making it |
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Del Webb Sun Cities Museum Sun City, Arizona |
The Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum is dedicated to the p |
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Steamship Historical Society of America East Providence, Rhode Island |
THE STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA was established in 1935 as a means of bring |
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Tryon Palace New Bern, North Carolina |
Tryon Palace is a modern recreation of the original palace, which served as the royal g |
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Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens Columbia, South Carolina |
One of Columbia's oldest remaining historic houses, the Hampton-Preston Mansion was hom |
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Old Sturbridge Village Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
Old Sturbridge Village is the largest living history museum in New England, spanning o |
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Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area tells the whole story of the Civil War, |
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Diocese Of Helena Helena, Montana |
The Vicariate Apostolate of Nebraska was erected for Montana east of the Cascade Mounta |
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Presidio Of Monterey Museum Monterey, California |
Because of the important role of the military in Monterey between 1902 and today, the m |
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Fort Mulligan At Petersburg Petersburg, West Virginia |
Federal or Confederate troops occupied this hill and its surrounding area beginning at |
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Tank Museum Danville, Virginia |
The Tank Museum has the most extensive collection of International Tank & Cavalry a |
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Fort Mifflin On The Delaware Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Originally built in 1771 and continuously used by the U.S. |
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Fort Buford Williston, North Dakota |
Fort Buford was a United States Army base established in 1866 at the confluence of the |
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Fort Phil Kearny State Historic Site Banner, Wyoming |
Visitors are invited to explore the grounds of this famous site. |
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Fort Bridger Fort Bridger, Wyoming |
It was obtained by the Mormons in the early 1850s, and then became a military outpost i |
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Bentonville Battlefield Four Oaks, North Carolina |
In addition to the fiber-optic display, Bentonville's remaining exhibits have received |
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Fort Nashborough Nashville, Tennessee |
John Donelson and James Robertson were both leading settlement parties when they establ |
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Fort Plain Museum & Historical Park Fort Plain, New York |
A significant fort during the Revolutionary War, Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley exists |
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Kingsley Plantation Jacksonville, Florida |
The Kingsley Plantation, administered by the National Park Service, is located on Fort |
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John Marshall House Richmond, Virginia |
This temple-front, four-room plan house with an Adamesque interior has undergone remark |
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Magnolia Grove Greensboro, Alabama |
Nationally significant as the boyhood home of Spanish-American War hero and U.S. |
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Mordecai Historic Park Raleigh, North Carolina |
While at Mordecai, visitors can tour other historic structures which have been moved to |
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Sotterley Plantation Hollywood, Maryland |
The oldest remaining Tidewater plantation, Sotterley is now a National Historic Landmar |
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Bledsoe's Fort Historic Park Castalian Springs, Tennessee |
Although the original building is no longer standing, the archaeological remains of Ble |
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Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site St. Louis, Missouri |
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White Pine Village Ludington, Michigan |
Historic White Pine Village opened in 1976 and is an historic village of over twenty-fi |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Washington, District Of Columbia |
In the 19th century the C&O Canal provided jobs and opportunities for people throug |