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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.
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Historic house museums — historic structures originally...
- Hearthstone Historic House Museum
The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is a historic home in...
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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.
- 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.
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Welcome to Rosson House Museum. 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.
