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Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (val Kill Cottage) Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (val Kill Cottage)
Hyde Park, New York

Eleanor Roosevelt chose Val-Kill for her retreat, her office, her home, and her "labora

Eleazer Arnold House Eleazer Arnold House
Lincoln, Rhode Island

Though over restored, the Arnold House is still the best of the "stone-enders" remainin

Elizabeth Van Tassel House Elizabeth Van Tassel House
Tarrytown, New York

There is no way around this, so we may as well be frank: the location of the Van Tassel

Emily Dickinson Museum Emily Dickinson Museum
Amherst, Massachusetts

Emily Dickinson's troubled life and influential work are chronicled at the Emily Dickin

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace And Museum Ernest Hemingway Birthplace And Museum
Oak Park, Illinois

The Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Home is a large Victorian home built by his maternal gr

Ernest Hemingway Home And Museum Ernest Hemingway Home And Museum
Key West, Florida

Ernest Hemingway finished the final draft of his masterpiece, "A Farewell to Arms," and

Ethan Allen Homestead Museum Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
Burlington, Vermont

A short drive from downtown Burlington, the Homestead offers hands-on history, spectacu

Eudora Welty House Eudora Welty House
Jackson, Mississippi

Visitors will see Welty's house as she lived in it.

Executive Mansion Executive Mansion
Springfield, Illinois

Carefully restored in 1971, the building houses many treasures.

Falcon Rest Mansion & Gardens Falcon Rest Mansion & Gardens
McMinnville, Tennessee

This 10,000-square-foot mansion, built by entrepreneur Clay Faulkner in 1896, included

Fallingwater Fallingwater
Mill Run, Pennsylvania

Wright designed and built Fallingwater from 1936 to 1939 for the Kaufmann family.

Fendall Hall Fendall Hall
Eufaula, Alabama

Fendall Hall is one of Alabama’s outstanding Italianate houses and contains elaborate a

First State Heritage Park First State Heritage Park
Dover, Delaware

Established by Governor Ruth Ann Minner in 2004, The First State Heritage Park represen

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home
Savannah, Georgia

Flannery O'Connor was born in Savannah on March 25, 1925.

Former Governor's Mansion Former Governor's Mansion
Bismarck, North Dakota

At various times he was a wholesale liquor dealer, register of the Bismarck Land Office

Fosterfields Living History Farm Fosterfields Living History Farm
Morristown, New Jersey

Originally owned by General Joseph Revere, grandson of Paul Revere, the property is now

Frank Phillips Home Frank Phillips Home
Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Frank Phillips, an ambitious barber-turned-bond salesman from Iowa, came to Bartlesvill

Franklin Court Franklin Court
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franklin Court was the site of the handsome brick home of Benjamin Franklin, who lived

Fred Drummond Home Fred Drummond Home
Hominy, Oklahoma

The Drummond family built one of the most successful trading and ranching operations in

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Washington, District Of Columbia

Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, from

French Legation Museum French Legation Museum
Austin, Texas

The French Legation Museum as it exists today represents a conscientious effort to retu

Fulton Mansion Fulton Mansion
Rockport, Texas

Completed in 1877, the home featured ornate trim work and furnishings and the latest te

Gaineswood Gaineswood
Demopolis, Alabama

One of America’s finest Greek Revival houses, Gaineswood is a masterpiece.

Gari Melchers Home And Studio Gari Melchers Home And Studio
Fredericksburg, Virginia

This colonial-era home, known as Belmont, was built on a hill outside Fredericksburg du

Gaslamp Quarter/william Heath Davis Historic House Museum Gaslamp Quarter/william Heath Davis Historic House Museum
San Diego, California

In telling the stories of the land, the buildings, and the people, visitors can gain in

Gene Stratton Porter State Historical Site Gene Stratton Porter State Historical Site
Rome City, Indiana

What is now the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site was the Porter’

General Henry Knox Museum General Henry Knox Museum
Thomaston, Maine

In 1795, newly retired, General Henry Knox bade farewell to Philadelphia and moved his

General Lew Wallace Study And Museum General Lew Wallace Study And Museum
Crawfordsville, Indiana

General Lew Wallace’s study is a separate standing building that was constructed fifty

George M. Murrell Home George M. Murrell Home
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Born to a prominent family in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1808, George Michael Murrell marr

George Washington Birthplace George Washington Birthplace
Colonial Beach, Virginia

The Memorial House and Colonial Kitchen were constructed in 1931 to recreate the home i

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