Visitors can journey into the past at the home of Iowa's 12th governor, William Larrabee and Anna Larrabee, his wife. They can enjoy a guided tour to see and hear how the Larrabee family furnished and maintained this 1874 vintage brick and natural limestone mansion for more than 100 years. All of the furnishings are original to the house.
The site offers tours and occasional recreational and educational events.
The 1891 Gilded Age James J. Hill House served as the residence of James J. Hill (1838-1916), chief executive officer of several Great Northern Railway lines; his family; and their servants. The interpretive focuses include family life and the life of the home's domestic servants. Other topics covered include Hill's career; architecture; interior design; and period heating, power, communication, and lighting systems. Hill's original gallery now displays art exhibits.
The house offers residence tours, exhibits, 75-minute tours of the residence for students, video or slide show introductory programs for students, late 19th-century skill workshops for children, 90-minute walking tours and 45-minute bus tours of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, lectures, concerts, and dramatic performances. Reservations are required for field trips. The website offers a word search.
The Tinker Swiss Cottage was built in the 1860's, based on owner businessman Robert Hall Tinker's trip to Switzerland and love of Swiss architecture. Today it is one of the few remaining examples of 19th century Swiss architecture in America.
School tours are offered and education packets are available with pre and post tour activities. A hands-on activity may also be included with a tour of the Cottage.
In historic Deerfield, visitors can step back into early America as they tour 11 house museums, exploring hundreds of years of history along an original, mile-long street. Two houses, the Stebbins House and Sheldon House, are available for self-guided tours all day during the regular season.
The site offers exhibits, tours, workshops, educational programs, research library access, and recreational and educational events.
The Perry County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Somerset, Ohio, and the rest of Perry County. The society maintains two historic structures, the Perry County Museum, which is located at the entrance to the Perryville City Park, and the Faherty House, which serves as a historic house museum and as the society's headquarters.
The society offers guided tours and exhibits on Perry County history. The website offers research information, visitor information, and historical information regarding Perry County.
The Paine Art Center and Gardens are located in the historic Paine Mansion, which was built in the early 1930s for the Nathan Paine and his wife, wealthy logging and milling moguls. Today, the center preserves both the historic home and serves as a showcase for the Paine family's art collection.
The center offers exhibits and galleries, guided tours of the center, and special events. The website offers a history of the home, a calendar of events, visitor information, and a virtual tour of the mansion.
The Walworth County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Elkhorn, WI, and the surrounding area. The society maintains an extensive archive, which is available to researchers by appointment, and the Webster House Museum, which gives visitors a glimpse into life in Walworth County during the early 1800s.
The society offers guided tours of the Webster House and research resources. The website offers visitor information, a history of the Webster House, a listing of upcoming events, and an online catalog. In order to contact the site via email, use the "contact us" link located on the top of the webpage.
The Lewis and Clark expedition camped here twice during their historic journey to locate the elusive Northwest Passage in 1805 and 1806. For countless generations before that Indian people used this area as a camping crossroad.
A second website for the site, maintained by the Travelers' Rest Preservation and Heritage Foundation, can be found here.
The site offers tours, educational programs, workshops, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).
In 1880, the town of Rugby was established by British author and social reformer Thomas Hughes as a Utopian colony for Christians who wanted to build a cooperative agricultural community free of class tensions and distinctions. Though the colony caused a lot of controversy and only lasted two decades, the descendents of some of the colonist has preserved this interesting compound in rural Tennessee.
Guided tours of the historic town are available, though there is no specific tour for school groups. Workshops and events are offered but can be quite expensive. Lodging and dinging options are also offered on site.
The 1906 Beaux Arts Colonial McFaddin-Ward House presents the history of its residents and that of the Beaumont, TX area between 1906 and 1950. The McFaddins were involved in real estate, trapping, rice farming, rice milling, cattle, and oil. The grounds contain historic gardens. The carriage house contains period rooms and exhibits addressing the McFaddin's business interests and automobiles.
The house offers a 10-minute introductory film, period rooms, exhibits, guided tours, gardens, self-guided carriage house tours, and seventh grade tours. Guided tours consist of no more than eight visitors, and children under eight are not permitted. Spike heels cannot be worn in the residence. The home is not wheelchair accessible. The website offers pre-tour information and post-visit suggestions for educators.