Charles A. Lindbergh House [MN]

Description

The 1906 Charles A. Lindbergh House is the childhood home of Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), best known for his 1927 flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis. Today, the house contains its original furnishings. A visitor's center provides a full-scale model of the Spirit of st. Louis's cockpit that guests can enter, in addition to information on Lindbergh's life, adventures, and conservation work.

The site offers period rooms, exhibits, films, tours, an interpretive trail, and numerous field trip programs tailored to Minnesota state educational standards. Reservations are required for tours.

Liberty State Park and Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

Description

From 1892 through 1954, the CRRNJ Terminal stood with the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island to unfold one of this nation's most dramatic stories: the immigration of northern, southern, and eastern Europeans, among others, into the United States. After being greeted by the Statue of Liberty and processed at Ellis Island, these immigrants purchased tickets and boarded trains at the Terminal to their new homes.

The site offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, workshops, and educational and recreational events.

Hickory Hill [GA]

Description

Hickory Hill served as the home for Tom Watson, the divisive US Senator from Georgia. Watson, although elected as a democrat, soon was one of the senate's biggest advocates for southern black farmers. Today, Hickory Hill serves as a historic house museum which chronicles the life and times of Thomas Watson.

The home offers field trip programs, guided tours, summer camps, and exhibits on Thomas Watson. The website offers a biography of Watson, visitor information, a calendar of events, and resources for teachers including curriculum guides and worksheets.

Brucemore [IA]

Description

The Brucemore Mansion, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was home to three wealthy Iowa families, the Sinclair, Douglas, and Hall families. The home was built in 1884, and today stands as a historic house museum.

The home offers exhibits in the attached visitor center, guided tours, field trip programs, special events including concerts and interpretive activities, and summer camps. The website offers visitor information, a history of the home, a collection of essays for students, and an events calendar. In order to contact the mansion via email, use the "contact us" link located at the top of the webpage.

Historic Brattonsville [SC]

Description

Historic Brattonsville consists of the Bratton farm, which has been carefully restored and now serves as a historic house musum and living history center. Historic Brattonsville preserves the history of the farm from its role in the revolutionary war through its days as a large, rural farm run by slave labor. The museum also has a special focus on African American history.

Historic Brattonsville offers exhibits, guided tours, field trip activities, children's activities, and occasional special events such as family days and presentations. The website offers visitor information, a history of the farm, an events calendar, and information regarding the programs offered by the farm.

Frank Lloyd Wright's The Westcott House [OH]

Description

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) built The Westcott House in 1908 as a Prairie Style residence. Wright pioneered the Prairie Style (1893-circa 1917) as a means of connecting architecture with the natural landscape. Features include bands of windows, open floor plans, and emphasis on horizontal line—the horizontal echoing the Midwestern horizon and considered to be symbolic of freedom and domesticity. Wright is known for designing the totality of his works—from the architecture to the interior finishes and furnishings—in order to create a designed immersion environment. The Westcott House is the only Prairie Style dwelling in Ohio.

The house offers an 8-minute introductory video and a 45-minute guided tour. Reservations are highly recommended; and are necessary for tours in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, French, Polish, Swedish and ASL. The second floor is not accessible by wheelchair.

Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop [IA]

Description

This uniquely preserved blacksmith shop is exactly as German immigrant Matthew Edel left it the day he died. Edel, a skilled blacksmith and inventor, operated the shop until his death in 1940. Visitors can see his tools and wares and hear stories about blacksmithing during the age before tractors and automobiles.

The site offers tours and demonstrations.