The Lower Hudson River Valley, shouldered by its scenic rolling hills, is a repository for art, architecture, literature and legend. … More
Tag: Historic Homes
Hildene: Robert Todd Lincoln’s Vermont Estate
Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the president, visited Manchester, Vermont, with his mother while he was a student at Harvard. … More
75 Years of Art, Culture, and Nature at Connecticut’s Hill-Stead Museum
A surprising Connecticut gem, Hill-Stead Museum presents superb Impressionist works by Monet, Degas, Manet, and others in a well-preserved Colonial … More
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: Interpreting the Past, Inspiring the Present
Photo by Julian Parker-Burns, courtesy of Harriet Beecher Stowe Center. A woman had to be brave to take on the … More
A Photographer’s Life in Focus: NY’s Alice Austen House
Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of women who may be less well-known, such as photographer … More
Save the Norwalk Mansion!
This was the outcry in 1961 when the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, threatened to raze Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, one of the … More
Winterthur Museum Celebrates Christmas
Winterthur, the Delaware home of Henry Francis du Pont and his family, is a museum today, but in his lifetime, … More
Historic House and Cultural Center: Edith Wharton’s The Mount
Nestled in gardens in the Berkshires town of Lenox, writer Edith Wharton’s country home, The Mount, serves as both a … More
Chesterwood: Daniel Chester French’s Berkshires Retreat
Daniel Chester French was at work in his Massachusetts summer home and studio in 1914, when he was commissioned to … More
Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Garden Connects History and Community
One of America’s most historic gardens survives and thrives in Southwest Philadelphia today, preserving the legacy of pioneering colonial botanist … More
