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Thornton W. Burgess Museum Thornton W. Burgess Museum
Sandwich, Massachusetts

The Thornton Burgess Museum is located in the Deacon Eldred house on historic Shawme Po

Thurber House Thurber House
Columbus, Ohio

Thurber House is a living history museum in which visitors are invited to

Torreya State Park Torreya State Park
Bristol, Florida

This expansive and verdant state park features an opulent plantation including Civil Wa

Trail End State Historic Site Trail End State Historic Site
Sheridan, Wyoming

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Tucker House Tucker House
Centreville, Maryland

This Federal-style home is the primary headquarters of the Queen Anne's Historical Soci

Tudor Place Historic House And Garden Tudor Place Historic House And Garden
Washington, District Of Columbia

Martha Washington's granddaughter once hosted the brightest luminaries of early America

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
St. Louis, Missouri

Upsala Upsala
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This meticulously restored example of Federal architecture and interior design is noted

Valentine Varian House Valentine Varian House
Bronx, New York

Blacksmith Isaac Valentine built this four-level fieldstone farmhouse in 1758 near the

Van Cortlandt House Museum Van Cortlandt House Museum
Bronx, New York

Merchant Jacobus Van Cortlandt began purchasing land in the Bronx in 1694.

Van Cortlandt Manor Van Cortlandt Manor
Croton On Hudson, New York

At Van Cortlandt Manor, explore the stone manor house and brick ferry house, wander thr

Van Riper Hopper Historic House Museum Van Riper Hopper Historic House Museum
Wayne, New Jersey

The farmstead includes an historical herb garden, Archeology Laboratory, and Albert Pay

Van Schaick Mansion Van Schaick Mansion
Cohoes, New York

The home, once used as military headquarters, contains exhibits on 18th century life an

Vance Birthplace Vance Birthplace
Weaverville, North Carolina

The homestead, a large two-story structure of hewn yellow pine logs, has been reconstru

Vaughan Homestead Vaughan Homestead
Hallowell, Maine

Benjamin Vaughan, the son of merchant-banker Samuel Vaughan, lived in this home from 17

Ventfort Hall Ventfort Hall
Lenox, Massachusetts

Ventfort Hall is an imposing Elizabethan-style mansion built in 1893 for Sarah Morgan,

Victoria Mansion Victoria Mansion
Portland, Maine

Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House, is the finest example of residen

Villa Louis Villa Louis
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Virginia House Virginia House
Richmond, Virginia

Virginia House was completed a few months before the stock market crash of 1929.

Vizcaya Museum And Gardens Vizcaya Museum And Gardens
Miami, Florida

His tenure at the site, stretching from 1916 to 1925, is today remembered in the museum

Wadsworth Longfellow House Wadsworth Longfellow House
Portland, Maine

Within its walls lived three generations of one remarkable family that made significant

Walt Whitman Birthplace And Interpretive Center Walt Whitman Birthplace And Interpretive Center
West Hills, New York

The house itself was built by Whitman's father and contains nineteenth century furnishi

Walt Whitman House Walt Whitman House
Camden, New Jersey

Constructed in 1848, this modest wooden-framed structure built in Greek-revival style w

Walter Jones Historical Park Walter Jones Historical Park
Jacksonville, Florida

Walter Jones Historical Park, with its 1875 farmhouse, 1876 barn and sawmill, and histo

Washington County Historical Society Washington County Historical Society
Hagerstown, Maryland

The main structure of the Miller House, which serves as the Washington County Historica

Washington Irving's Sunnyside Washington Irving's Sunnyside
Tarrytown, New York

Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center
Waterford, New York

Congressman Hugh White’s 1830 Greek-revival homestead, located near the Champlain Canal

Waterhouse Residence Museum & The Carpentry Shop Museum Waterhouse Residence Museum & The Carpentry Shop Museum
Maitland, Florida

The Waterhouse Residence Museum evokes the glamour and spectacle of Orange County in th

Waters House History Center Waters House History Center
Germantown, Maryland

The Waters House was built in three parts, the oldest dating to the mid-1790s.

Watters Smith Memorial State Park And Living History Museum Watters Smith Memorial State Park And Living History Museum
Lost Creek, West Virginia

The heritage of early West Virginia is preserved in the pioneer homestead restoration a

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