Creative people have long gravitated to New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley for inspiration. Among these was the influential industrial designer … More
Category: Historic Houses
The Newly Opened Maison Caillebotte Sheds Light on a Lesser Known Impressionist
Some call him the Greatest Impressionist You Never Heard Of. Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) not only was friends with Claude Monet, … More
The Evergreens Reopens at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Visitors to the Emily Dickinson Museum (covered last year in Side of Culture) now have even more to explore on … More
“Plant the Change”: Native Plants at Delaware’s Extraordinary Mt. Cuba Center
One of the Brandywine Valley’s lesser-known treasures, Mt. Cuba Center is a captivating botanical garden with a special mission: conserving … More
A Colonial Garden Blooms Again: George Mason’s Gunston Hall
Tucked away on Mason Neck peninsula and just 10 miles south of Mount Vernon, Gunston Hall tells the story of … More
Vermilionville, Acadiana: A Vibrant Melting Pot where food, music and culture blend in Cajun Louisiana
A two-hour drive from New Orleans, Acadiana is a 14,500 square mile portion of southern Louisiana. A special area of … More
An Author’s Legacy: Jack London State Park
“Across Sonoma Mountain, wisps of sea fog are stealing. The afternoon sun smolders in the drowsy sky. I have everything … More
700 Volunteers, 65 Rooms, Glorious Gardens: Akron Ohio’s Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Around the country, historic homes both famous and less well-known tell tales of families and places that shaped the past … More
A Year of Anniversaries at Hartford’s Mark Twain House & Museum
Novelist, lecturer, humorist, entrepreneur, steamboat pilot, and more: Mark Twain was a true multi-hyphenate, but above all he is one … More
Morse-Libby House, or Victoria Mansion, Has a History all its Own
Sitting high above the harbor in Portland, Maine, the Morse-Libby house, later Victoria Mansion, looks out of place in an … More
