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A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that is preserved as a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a variety of standards, including those of the International Council of Museums.
It is in this framework that historic houses converted into museums take on special value and significance. More than any other kind of museum, the historic house museum in fact has the power to evoke and create links between the visitor and the history present in the house itself, or which it seeks to represent.
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Casa Loma (improper Spanish for "Hill House") is a Gothic Revival castle -style mansion and garden in midtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that is now a historic house museum and landmark. It was constructed from 1911 to 1914 as a residence for financier Sir Henry Pellatt. The architect was E. J. Lennox, [1] who designed several other city landmarks.
- Fonds 471
- Casa Loma Corporation fonds
- City of Toronto Archives
Historic house museums — historic structures originally intended and/or used as residences, with objects displayed as if inhabited, as a history museum . Historic structures once intended and/or used as homes, but that contain other types of displays, are under Category: Museums by type.
- Charnley-Persky House Museum. Learn a little about Frank Lloyd Wright’s early career at the Charnley-Persky House. Completed in 1892, the home is a glowing example of the creative force brought about by Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright’s collaboration.
- Clarke-Ford House Museum. Dive deep into the 1800s urban frontier with a visit to Chicago’s oldest home. Built in 1836, this Greek Revival residence is filled with period furniture and decorative objects.
- Emil Bach House. Designed in 1915, Emil Bach House is one of the last of Frank Lloyd Wright’s small residential commissions. Located near the Chicago lakefront, this architectural masterpiece features a Japanese Tea House, gardens, and the sublime simplicity of Wright’s strongly centered and self-contained geometry.
- Frederick C. Robie House. Completed in 1910, Frederick C. Robie House is considered the definitive example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie-style architecture.
Aug 22, 2019 · Updated on 08/22/19. Washington, D.C. is home to an array of historic house museums that showcase the life and contributions of some of the nation's most iconic figures. Visitors can step inside the property that was once home to notable leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Clara Barton.
The Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site is a preserved home once rented by American author Edgar Allan Poe, located at 532 N. 7th Street, in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Though Poe lived in many houses over several years in Philadelphia (1838 to 1844), it is the only one which still survives. [2]
