Lloyd Manor [NY]

Description

Lloyd Manor, built in 1766, is a handsome structure with fine interior woodwork by Connecticut craftsmen. Located in a spectacular setting overlooking Lloyd harbor, the grounds contain a formal garden. The house is furnished to the 1793 inventory of John Lloyd II. Lloyd Manor was the home of Jupiter Hammon, a slave who became the first published black poet. Interpretive exhibits provide the history and documentation for the installation.

The site offers exhibits, tours, and educational programs.

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum [NY]

Description

Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is a 9-acre public site nestled in a quiet area of the Pelham Bay Park. The gardens, mansion, and carriage house represent a type of elegant country living that existed in the Pelham Bay region during the mid-19th century. Using the Museum's historic collections and structures as references, visitors explore the social history of the people who lived and worked on the estate during the decades surrounding the Civil War.

The house offers tours, lectures, demonstrations, educational programs and other classes and workshops, and recreational and educational events.

Genesee Country Village and Museum [NY]

Description

Genesee Country Village and Museum's 68 buildings recreate a 19th-century rural village, from the pioneer years, beginning in 1795, to the 1920s. Depending on when they visit, visitors may watch period baseball games and foodways, crafts, and other living history demonstrations, and participate in hands-on activities. The village also houses the John L. Wehle Art Gallery, displaying sporting and wildlife art as well as a changing exhibit on 19th-century life.

The museum offers exhibits, living history demonstrations, period baseball games (on some weekends), classes, summer camps, family pioneer experience weekends, nature trails, and other recreational and educational events.

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden [NY]

Description

Visitors to the Museum can step back in time and take a guided tour through the hotel's eight fully furnished period rooms. Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house and converted into a hotel in 1826, the Museum transports the visitor back to the Mount Vernon Hotel, a country escape for New Yorkers living in the crowded city at the southern tip of Manhattan.

The museum offers tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Olana State Historic Site [NY]

Description

Olana was created as a singular work of art by Fredrick Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the foremost artists of the Hudson River School. Church's estate unites picturesque landscapes, romantic architecture, and scenic vistas of the Hudson River Valley. The house is restored to its 1890s appearence with original furnishings and paintings.

A second website for the site can be found here.

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

Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site [NY]

Description

The Battle of Oriskany, fought in 1777, was one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War and a battle that many considered to be a turning point in the war. The battle itself is considered an American victory, primarily because the American forces were able to drive off the Indians supporting the British troops.

The state historic site offers a memorial to the battle, ranger-led programs, and self-guided tours. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the site.

Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands [NY]

Description

The Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands seeks to preserve and share the history of the Newburgh area, New York. To this end, the society operates the 1830 neoclassical Captain David Crawford House, once home to an major local maritime entrepreneur. The house presents 19th-century upper class life and the histories of Newburgh and the Hudson River Valley. Society collections include furnishings, decorative arts, archival documents, and fine arts. Highlights include 18th-century furnishings, a Duncan Phyfe settee, and Hudson River School paintings.

The society offers tours and research library access. Appointments are required for library access.