Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home
Hildene bill itself as “the Lincoln Family Home” – no, not that Lincoln, but his eldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, and this home in Manchester, Vt., wasn’t even built …
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Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion
The Park–McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion in North Bennington, Vt., is a 35-room Victorian “country house” set on 200 acres today, down from 700 acres at its peak. Built in 1865 by attorney and entrepreneur Trenor …
Hancock Shaker Village
We visited the former Shaker commune Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Mass. It was an active Shaker community from the late 1700s until the middle of the 20th century. The community’s peak was in the …
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A Few Sites along the Lower Hudson River in New York
Nestled right along the Hudson River in Tarrytown, N.Y., sits Washington Irving’s Sunnyside home. The home, purchased as a small stone farmhouse in 1835, sits on 10 acres, and is a mixture of Dutch Colonial …
Thomas Cole National Historic Site
Thomas Cole was a founder of the Hudson River School of American Painting and is widely regarded as the father of American landscape painting, yet he was born and raised in England. He came to …
Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio
The Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio in Lenox, MA was an unexpected delight. It was the home of George L. K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen, two abstract artists we had never heard of; yet, the …
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The Armour-Stiner Octagon House
The Armour-Stiner Octagon House in Irvington, N.Y., is an absolutely stunning architectural delight. It was built in 1860 as a summer home for financier Paul J. Armour, and was originally just two floors with no …
Sites in Central & North Jersey
While meandering our way from Central New Jersey up towards the New York border, we listened to Blind Faith by Joe McGinniss; this is a true crime book that took place near where I grew …
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Scenes from the Pine Barrens and Asbury Park
I grew up on the Jersey Shore, living in Forked River until I graduated college. My parents moved a town over to Whiting not long after, where my grandparents were living in a retirement home. …
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Random Sites In and Around Baltimore
By a totally crazy coincidence, Doug and I were visiting Baltimore at the same time as our lovely and adventurous friends Don and Jen. Don was in town for a conference, so we only got …