Novelist, lecturer, humorist, entrepreneur, steamboat pilot, and more: Mark Twain was a true multi-hyphenate, but above all he is one … More
Category: Historic Houses
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
Inspiring Art: Weir Farm National Historical Park
All National Park Service sites are special, but Weir Farm National Historical Park in Wilton, Connecticut, has the distinction of … More
The New Louis Armstrong Center in Queens Celebrates Opening & Collection
As spring turned to summer in June of 2023, it was a great day on 107th Street in Corona, Queens. … More
New Grant Round Fuels Imaginative Projects Centered on Women’s History at Three Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Sites
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the second round of Dorothy C. Radgowski Learning Through Women’s … More
A Center for Poetry: The Emily Dickinson Museum
Emily Dickinson and the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts, are having a cultural moment. Reopened in August 2022 after … More
Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum Blooms in Virginia
The power a special place can have on individuals and communities is clear throughout the Anne Spencer House & Garden … More
Bannerman Castle on the Hudson
Bannerman Castle is perched on Pollepel Island, a 6.5 acre tract of land in the Hudson River, midway between Beacon, … More
Preserving Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House
Deceptively simple and functional but meticulously detailed: At the Pope-Leighey House in Alexandria, Virginia, these characteristics of Frank Lloyd Wright’s … More
Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center and Its Role in the Story of Black History in America
Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center is the center of Black history not only in St. Augustine, Florida but also one … More
