Daniel Chester French was at work in his Massachusetts summer home and studio in 1914, when he was commissioned to … More
Category: Historic Houses
Nemours Estate Gardens
If the gardens and mansion at Alfred I. du Pont’s Delaware estate, Nemours, were built to impress, they were also … More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Gift to the City of Boston
Wandering through her neo-renaissance Florentine palazzo, now the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, you can’t help wishing you’d been invited to … More
Sharing Immigrants’ Stories at New York’s Tenement Museum
While many house museums in America present the lives of famous or wealthy individuals, the Tenement Museum on New York … More
Lindsborg, Kansas: Little Sweden of the Plains
Following in the footsteps of its resourceful founders, today’s Lindsborg artfully blends old traditions with the forces of modern life. … More
Christmas at Nemours Estate
Built by Alfred I. duPont as a gift to his second wife, Alicia, Nemours is a Gilded Age confection glittering … More
Robert Frost’s New Hampshire Homes
Robert Frost is considered the quintessential New England poet, and although his images may be rooted in its land and … More
A Pair of Frank Lloyd Wright Houses in Manchester NH
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was one of the United States’ best known architects, especially for his modern homes done in … More
The Ephraim Historical Foundation: Telling the Story of a Unique American Community
Door County, Wisconsin, the 70-mile long peninsula that juts north into Lake Michigan, is synonymous for spring cherry blossoms, grazing … More
Friends of Mozart: One of New York’s Best Kept Secrets
Although established in 1974, Friends of Mozart remains one of New York’s best kept and beloved New York secrets. Each … More
