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Information on houses, mansions, farms and other dwellings located in the United States that were once a private residence and have been converted into a museum because of the historic significance of its architecture, location, resident(s) and/or event(s) that took place there located in New York.
http://www.cowneck.org/
Offers tours by appointment only of Sands-Willets House (c. 1735) and Thomas Dodge House (c. 1721). Includes details and photos. Located in Port Washington.
http://www.dyckmanfarmhouse.org/
Last Dutch colonial farmhouse in Manhattan was built c.1784 and opened as a museum in 1916. Provides its history, genealogy, major restoration projects, a volunteer application and directions. Scheduled to reopen in summer 2005.
http://www.fentonhistorycenter.org/
The mansion was built in 1863 by Reuben Eaton Fenton, governor, as a family home in Italian-Villa style, and includes tours, library, exhibits, collections, museum shop, and newsletter located in Jamestown.
http://www.gomez.org/
Exhibits the history of early pioneer Sephardic Jews in America. Includes online exhibits, visitor information, and museum history located at Marlboro.
http://www.hudsonvalley.org/historic-sites/kykuit
A grand house built by family patriarch John D. Rockefeller; it is now open to the public located at Sleepy Hollow. A description, tour hours, on-line ticket orders, and Rockefeller biographies are found here.
http://www.hydehall.org/
Features tour of neoclassic mansion built in 1817. Includes details and photos, hours, admission fees, calendar of events and directions. Located in Cooperstown.
http://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/
Celebrating the life and work of Jazz great Louis Armstrong. Located in Queens, New York City.
http://lyndhurst.org/
Features Gothic Revival mansion and historic Hudson Valley estate. Includes a virtual tour, hours, admissions, tour options, calendar of events, membership, educational programs and directions. Located in Tarrytown.
http://www.oldfortjohnson.org/
Features restored fieldstone house built in 1749 by Sir William Johnson in the Mohawk Valley. Includes details of the original furnishings, regional exhibits, family history, hours, admission fees, membership form, volunteer opportunities and directions. Located near Amsterdam.
http://www.oneidacommunity.org/
National Historic Landmark. This museum features the history of the Oneida religious community founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848.
http://www.raynhamhallmuseum.org/
A historic home on the shores of Oyster Bay, Long Island, revealing life from the American Revolution to the beginning of the Gold Coast.
http://www.ryehistory.org/
Information on the Square House (1730) and the Timothy Knapp House (between 1667 and 1770), includes general information and directions.
http://www.theoldstonehouse.org/
A modern reconstruction of the Vechte-Cortelyou House, a 1699 Dutch stone farmhouse, includes general information located at Brooklyn.
http://www.susanbanthonyhouse.org/
Home and artifacts of Susan B. Anthony in Rochester. Museum and National Historic Landmark of the champion of suffrage, abolition, temperance and equal rights.
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