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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.
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site is a historic house museum in Hyde Park, New York, United States. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1940. It is owned and operated by the National Park Service.
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- Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121, USA. Phone +1 703-780-2000.
- President Lincoln's Cottage. 140 Rock Creek Church Rd NW, Washington, DC 20011, USA. Phone +1 202-829-0436. Abraham Lincoln lived in the Cottage at the Soldiers' Home from June-November of 1862, 1863 and 1864.
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. 1411 W St SE, Washington, DC 20020-4813, USA. Phone +1 202-426-5961. Frederick Douglass, the famous abolitionist, and advisor to Lincoln, bought this house that he called "Cedar Hill" in SE Washington, D.C.
- Old Stone House. 3051 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA. Phone +1 202-426-6851. Located in the heart of Georgetown, the oldest known private home in Washington, D.C.
Jan 13, 2015 · Save for a handful a major house museums (Mount Vernon, Monticello, Biltmore, Graceland, etc.) I would suggest slim visitation, inadequate revenue and limited staff have been a condition that has afflicted nearly every historic house museum since its creation.
The Museum is a fully-restored 1895 Queen Anne Victorian house museum which interprets the history of Phoenix. Rosson House is only accessible through guided tours. All regular tours last approximately 60 minutes.
Van Cortlandt House Museum is the centerpiece of a 1,000-acre urban park that encompasses what was once the Van Cortlandt family’s plantation. When Frederick van Cortlandt had this house built in 1748-1749, it was part of Yonkers in Westchester County.
