The Lyman Estate
The Lyman Estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a Federal-style historic house built in 1793 by Boston shipping merchant Theodore Lyman. In 1882 it was enlarged and remodeled in the Victorian style, and then it was …
Category: Architecture
New Hampshire State House
We squeezed in a visit to the New Hampshire State House in Concord while traveling between our cat-sitting gigs in Vermont and Massachusetts. This marks our 19th state capitol, which Doug is ranking here. It …
Architecture / Art / Museums
Ambling Around Albany
While on our way to Vermont, we made a stop in Albany where we spent the night with my cousin and his family. Naturally we also squeezed in a few sites while we were there. …
New York State Capitol
Our 18th state capitol tour is in the books with a visit to the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York. New York State took its time deciding where its capital was going to …
The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
We are both fans of architecture and the Arts and Crafts movement, so I’ve been watching and waiting for the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms in Morris Plains, New Jersey to reopen. It had been …
Amusements / Architecture / Art / Food / Museums / Revolutionary War / US Presidents
An Afternoon in Princeton, New Jersey
We went to Princeton to go on a guided birding walk that was a bit of a dud, and then spent some time walking around town taking in the sites. We have both been to …
Emlen Physick Estate
We went to Cape May for their holiday house tours, and squeezed in a tour of the Emlen Physick Estate while we were there. The 18-room mansion was designed by renowned architect Frank Furness in …
Staatsburgh State Historic Site
I wound up at the Staatsburgh State Historic Site in Staatsburg, New York on a whim when the timing of other things on my radar didn’t work out quite as planned. But wow, was I …
Dashing Around Connecticut
Here are a few items of interest from some adventures around the state as I zipped in and out over two different visits (clearly one trip last summer and a second trip this winter!). Bartlett …
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
I toured Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York many years ago, but read that it gets over-the-top decorated for Christmas, so I made a detour to check it out. It was …