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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Parson Capen House
This circa 1683 house was home to Reverend Joseph Capen, Topsfield's minister for many years. It is one of the best preserved 17th-century houses in the United States. It is operated by the Topsfield Historical Society as a house museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Gropius House
Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius designed this house in 1937 as a personal expression of Modernism, living in it until his death in 1969. Owned by Historic New England and operated as a house museum, it contains the most important...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maine: Nickels Sortwell House
Originally built for a ship's captain in 1807, this house saw multiple uses before being purchased for use as a summer residence. It is now a house museum operated by Historic New England.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Caleb Cushing House
This fine Federalist house was the home of diplomat and United States Attorney General Caleb Cushing (1800-79). Cushing is known for negotiating the 1844 Treaty of Wanghia, the first treaty between the United States and Qing China, and...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Spencer Pierce Little House
This house is a rare example of a 17th-century stone house in New England. Relatively unchanged despite additions over the centuries, it is now owned by Historic New England, who operate the site as a farm and museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Boardman House
This house, whose early construction dates to the late 17th century, has remained little changed since the early 18th century. It is now a house museum operated by Historic New England.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Jethro Coffin House
This saltbox house, built in 1686, is the oldest surviving residential structure on Nantucket. It is now owned by the Nantucket Historical Association, which operates it as a house museum.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Mn: Charles A. Lindbergh House and Park
The Charles A. Lindbergh House and Park was once the farm of Congressman Charles August Lindbergh and his son Charles Lindbergh, the famous aviator. Their restored 1906 house and two other farm buildings are within the park boundaries....
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Josiah Quincy House
This house, built c. 1770, was occupied by a succession of politically active Quincys, and contains architectural details unique among houses from the period. It is owned by Historic New England, who offer infrequent tours during the...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ca: Eames House (Case Study House 8)
Built in 1949 by husband-and-wife design pioneers Charles and Ray Eames; also known as Case Study House No. 8.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota: James J. Hill House
The James J. Hill House, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built by railroad magnate James J. Hill. The house, completed in 1891, is near the eastern end of Summit Avenue near the Cathedral of Saint Paul. With 36,000 square feet (3,344...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Ca: Monterey Old Town Historic District
Also known as Monterey State Historic Park, this NHLD contains both California's First Theatre, and the Monterey Customs House, where the American flag was first raised over California. It also incorporates the National Historic...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Jeremiah Lee House
Jeremiah Lee was the wealthiest merchant in Massachusetts in the 1760s, when he had this Georgian mansion built. The mansion is in a remarkable state of preservation, and is operated by the local historical society as a house museum.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Larkin House
This house, part of the larger NHLD Monterey State Historic Park, combined Spanish building techniques with New England features, creating the Monterey Colonial style of architecture.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Derby Summer House
This is a rare example of an 18th-century American garden house. Designed in the 1790s by Samuel McIntire, it resided on the estate of Salem merchant Elias Hasket Derby until 1901, when it was moved to the Endicott family's Glen Magna...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Illinois: F. F. Tomek House
A Frank Lloyd Wright house in the Riverside Historic District.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: House of the Seven Gables
Best known for its association with Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name, this 1668 house was also a key early preservation effort, successfully restored in the early 20th century by historian and preservationist Joseph Everett...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Maryland: H. L. Mencken House
A home of author H. L. Mencken. The house is included in the Union Square-Hollins Market Historic District.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Indiana: Levi Coffin House
Levi Coffin lived in this house from 1827 to 1847, where he helped as many as 2,000 slaves escape to freedom. The house was known as the Union Depot of the Underground Railroad, and it contained secret doors that could hide fugitives.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: Estudillo House
Adobe house; constructed in 1827; was considered one of the finest houses in Mexican California.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts: Isaac Royall House
This c. 1692 house was extensively expanded in the 18th century by merchant and slaveowner Isaac Royall, Jr. It was occupied by John Stark during the 1775-76 Siege of Boston. A well-preserved Georgian house that is now a museum, the...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Missouri: George Caleb Bingham House
George Caleb Bingham, a painter, lived in this house from 1837-1845. During his time at this house, Bingham first sketched the Missouri River and local frontier life that later turned into his "genre" works.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island: Governor Henry Lippitt House
This well-preserved 1865 Italianate villa-style house was built for Governor Henry Lippitt. It is now a house museum, with original interior furnishings by architect Henry Childs.
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Missouri: Field House
This was the home of attorney Roswell Field, who represented slave Dred Scott in the U.S. Supreme Court case Scott v. Sandford (1857). Also the birthplace of Field's son, author Eugene Field, the house is currently known as the Eugene...