Molly Brown House Museum [CO]

Description

The Molly Brown House was the opulent 1889 home of the Titanic's most famous survivor, the "unsinkable" Molly Brown. Brown, a wealthy "new money" philanthropist from Colorado was responsible for bringing publicity and aid to survivors of the disastrous Titanic sinking, of which she was also a victim. Her house is a tribute to her and all of her progressive ideals.

The site offers tours for students K-8, 12 traveling education outreach programs, and a host of online teaching resources.

Hugh Mercer Apothecary [VA]

Description

This 18th-century building was restored to house the Hugh Mercer Apothecary. Dr. Mercer served the citizens of Fredericksburg with medicines and treatments of the time. Leeches, lancets, snakeroot, and crab claws made up just some of the remedies. Dr. Mercer practiced medicine for 15 years in Fredericksburg. His patients included Mary Washington. Dr. Mercer left his practice to join the Revolutionary army and died as a Brigadier General at the Battle of Princeton.

The site offers tours.

The Hideout [WI]

Description

The Hideout, created in the early 1920's, was the retreat of notorious crime syndicate leader Al Capone (1899–1947). The site includes the main lodge, which contains period furnishings; gun tower for protecting the site when in use by Capone; jail cell; bunk house; and an added museum about the 1920's.

The site offers exhibits and a guided tour.

Ball-Sellers House [VA]

Description

The Ball-Sellers House is an example of an ordinary 1700s home, built and inhabited by mid-18th-century yeoman farmer and miller, John Ball. The original logs with daubing, wide plank floors, and rare clapboard roof remain to this day.

The house offers an interpretive docent.

Campbell House Museum [MO]

Description

Built in 1851, the first house in the elegant neighborhood Lucas Place, the Campbell House was the home of renowned fur trader and entrepreneur Robert Campbell and his family from 1854 until 1938. The museum contains hundreds of original Campbell possessions including furniture, paintings, clothing, letters, carriages, and a unique set of interior photographs taken in the mid-1880s.

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

Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House [VA]

Description

The circa 1939 Pope-Leighey House is an example of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian architecture—residential architecture designed to be affordable to the average individual and to mesh with its natural environment. The home's furnishing were also designed by Wright to provide an immersion environment.

The house offers period rooms, guided tours, and a book club video presentation and guided tour. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more.

Hearthstone Historic House Museum [WI]

Description

The Hearthstone Historic House Museum is located in Wisconsin, and holds the honor of being the first home in the world lit by hydroelectricity. Today, the home stands as a historic house museum, and is opne to visitors year round.

The home offers guided tours, the "discovery trunks" school outreach program, special events, and exhibits. The website offers a brief history of the home, visitor information, and information regarding upcoming events.

Rising Sun Tavern [VA]

Description

Built by Charles Washington around 1760 as his home, this frame building became a tavern in 1792, operating in the bustling town of Fredericksburg. The Tap Room features a reconstructed bar cage and fine collection of 18th- and 19th-century English and American pewter. Another spacious room provided a space for meetings and private dinners by patrons of the tavern. "Tavern wenches" provide visitors with a lively interpretation of 18th-century tavern life. The tavern is filled with period furnishings and stories of early life in Fredericksburg.

The tavern offers tours.

Erie County Historical Society and Museum [PA]

Description

The Erie County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the unique historical heritage of Erie, Pennsylvania, and the surrounding area. The society runs two museums, the Battles Museums of Rural Life and the Museum of Erie County History, and also operates two historic house museums, the Cashier's House and the Watson-Curtze Mansion. Finally, the society owns and operates the Erie Planetarium, a prime attraction for school groups and visitors of all ages.

The society offers guided tours, exhibits, traveling exhibits, school outreach programs featuring 60-90 minute presentations, planetarium shows, and special events. The website offers visitor information, histories of the society and its attractions, a calendar of events, and information regarding the educational programs offered by the society.

Governor's Mansion [MS]

Description

The Governor's Mansion is a 1842 Greek Revival Mansion which has served as Mississippi's gubernatorial residence since its erection. Most furnishings are Empire style (1810-1830), although the site also contains French Restoration (1830-1850), Rococo Revival (1850-1870), and Renaissance Revival (1860-1880) pieces.

The mansion offers period rooms and guided tours. Reservations must be made for groups of 10 or more. As the residence may be closed for state events, it is suggested that visitors call ahead to confirm that tours will be offered on the day which they wish to visit. The website offers small galleries of furniture images arranged by style, as well as floor plans.