This classical revival house represents the only full expression we have of Wharton's architectural interests. The Mount is an autobiographical house. Every aspect of the estate –including its gardens, architecture, and interior design – evokes the spirit of its creator. The house is the only U.S. monument to Edith Wharton, and one of the mere 5% of National Historic Landmarks dedicated to women.
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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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Lee Chapel And Museum Lexington, Virginia |
Since the days of Robert E. |
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Bishop Hill Bishop Hill, Illinois |
Many consider the Jansonist emigration as the beginning |
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Lincoln Family Church Springfield, Illinois |
The Lincoln family began attending the church in 1850 after the death of three-year-old |
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Fort Matanzas National Monument St. Augustine, Florida |
The Spanish completed Fort Matanzas in 1742 to protect Matanzas Inlet, the "backdoor" t |
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Nasa Wallops Flight Facility Visitors Center Wallops Island, Virginia |
Rocket launches at WFF can be difficult to view due to the small size of some sounding |
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Antietam National Battlefield Sharpsburg, Maryland |
It was at this battlefield that the Civil War saw its bloodiest single day battle. |
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Boston Harbor Islands Boston, Massachusetts |
Many of the Boston Harbor Islands contain buildings and structures related to such uses |
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Fort Abercrombie Abercrombie, North Dakota |
It was also the only post in the area to be besieged by Dakota (Sioux) warriors for mor |
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Fort De Chartres Prairie du Rocher, Illinois |
This site marks the location of the last of three successive forts named “de Chartres” |
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Fort Sumter National Monument Sullivan's Island, South Carolina |
Decades of growing strife between North and South erupted i |
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Old Barracks Museum Fort Dix, New Jersey |
The barracks serves as an educational center for Colonial and American history, and sta |
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Watervliet Arsenal Museum Watervliet, New York |
A small museum features exhibits on the evolution of large artillery and the arsenal’s |
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Sherwood Forest Plantation Charles City, Virginia |
The plantation, first recorded in a 1616 land grant, was originally known as Smith's Hu |
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Northampton Slave Quarters Lake Arbor, Maryland |
Of the large tobacco plantations of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, Northampton was |
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Poche Plantation Convent, Louisiana |
The Judge Poche Plantation House is significant in the areas of architecture and local |
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Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Little Rock, Arkansas |
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is devoted to getting the citizens of Arkans |
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Levi Shinn Log House Shinnston, West Virginia |
This late-18th-century colonial log cabin evokes the long-gone days of America's Revolu |
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The Hermitage Home Of President Andrew Jackson Nashville, Tennessee |
The Hermitage mansion has been meticulously restored to its 1837 appearance and today l |
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Greenbank Mill Wilmington, Delaware |
The first mill at Greenbank was reportedly called the Swede's Mill dating from 1677. |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument Savannah, Georgia |
The Battle for Fort Pulaski in April 1862 marked a turning |
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Smith's Castle North Kingstown, Rhode Island |
During the 18th century, large plantations dotted the Narragansett shoreline from Wickf |