Sentences with phrase «historic house museum»

Historic downtown square is near to a multitude of properties listed on the National Register, including the Riverview at Hobson Grove historic house museum, the Kentucky Museum and Library, and several Civil War landmarks.

Visitors and tourists enjoy museums such as, National Railroad Museum, Hazelwood Historic House Museum, EAA Air Adventure Museum, and the White Pillars Museum.

The reason for the strong season may be new museum manager Greg Therriault, who helped ferry a capital campaign that aims to raise $ 180,0000 to restore (and save) the historic house the museum calls home.

Nearby, visit the Craigdarroch Castle Historic House Museum, the opulent mansion of coal baron Robert Dunsmuir.

Your membership keeps the door of access open to all those wishing to engage with the historic house museum and gardens.

Next door is the Stow House, a historic house museum, and the South Coast Railroad Museum.

Officially christened in 1984, the section has been working to care for the artifacts since Hearst Castle was donated to the State of California in 1957 as a historic house museum.

The Steves Homestead, maintained since 1954 as a historic house museum, is a Victorian French Second Empire design, three - story residence in the King William area built for Edward Steves in 1876 and furnished in a late 19th - century style.

Historic House museums have the additional responsibility of interpreting both the historic structures and their contents.

Often associated with Revolutionary War heroes or Connecticut statesmen, historic house museums promoted patriotism and respect for government institutions.

Before joining the Historic Districts Council, Mr. Bankoff was senior staff at the Historic House Trust of New York City, where he coordinated programmatic oversight of more than 20 historic house museums throughout the five boroughs.

McDonald's practice often focuses on site - specific «interventions» in historic house museums, libraries and gardens which investigate the sites and their stories to explore how these public places connect with personal histories and emotional states.

McDonald's practice often focuses on site - specific «interventions» in historic house museums, rare book libraries, cultural institutions, and botanic gardens to investigate the sites and their stories in order to explore how public places connect with personal histories and emotional states.

The New York attorney general alone oversees about 80,000 nonprofits, ranging from world - renowned institutions like the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Metropolitan Opera to little - known historic house museums.

Not exact matches

Musée des beaux arts Located in the historic Place de Miremont square, the fine - arts and archeology museum houses a collection of artifacts from Vienne's Roman past, as well as paintings from the 16th to early 20th centuries.

Travel back in time by touring the city's Historic District featuring several preserved buildings: The Whitaker - Jaynes House serves as the city's local history museum; the Bacon House is one the oldest surviving structures in the area; the Tice House, a charming cage and the Stage Stop Hotel, is currently home to the only California Welcome Center in Orange County.

Next time around we'd like to book two nights, so the first day could be spent enjoying Historic Deerfield (we didn't manage to see the Indian House Memorial in full, or the Apprentice's Workshop at Dwight House, an activity center featuring woodworking, ceramics, and textiles... among other stops) and a second day could involve zipping down to Northampton and the Eric Carle Museum in Amherst.

The Museum and Historical Society have been the recipient of numerous awards and grants over the years including when the Nathaniel Moore Banta House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

The money from the Illinois Public Museum Operating Grant Program will be used to build a blacksmith shop to house the tools, as well as for new programs in blacksmithing, woodworking, pottery and candlemaking, said Elaine Keating, coordinator of historic sites for the Lisle Park District and the only full - time employee at Lisle Station Park.

The area also is home to major cultural institutions - the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium and the Prairie Avenue Historic District, with its famed Glessner House.

The city's points of interest include the Edward M. Cotter fireboat, considered the world's oldest active fireboat [165] and is a United States National Historic Landmark, Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens, the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, [166] Buffalo Museum of Science, [167] the Buffalo Zoo — the third oldest in the United States --[168] Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, the Anchor Bar and Darwin D. Martin House.

The «Only in Queens» Summer Festival will also offer a wide range of activities for people of all ages, including: • Guided tours of the New York State Pavilion's Tent of Tomorrow, the Queens Library Mobile Unit, the Queens Theatre and the Queens Museum; • Family - friendly fun including cultural performances, face painting, inflatable bounce houses, a Delta Air Lines Scavenger Hunt, activities run by the United States Tennis Association, and an appearance by Mr. Met; • Food and craft vendors offering a variety of international cuisine and merchandise for sale; • Exhibits of memorabilia from the original 1939 - 40 and 1964 - 65 World's Fairs, classic cars and a boat from the annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival; • Virtual reality demonstrations by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the group People for the Pavilion and Queens - based RPGA Studio as part of the international ideas competition currently underway to solicit imaginative and creative public input for how the New York State Pavilion can best be adapted for public reuse.

The landmark historic, stone structure will become the new home of the D&H Canal Society, which intends to relocate its existing museum to the Canal House.

It's now open to visitors as a historic house and museum and is a charming and romantic little place, decorated with Parisian wallpaper and antique furniture.

The museum holds historic weapons, fine art, natural science and to top it off, you can share your new facts and knowledge in the Tullie House restaurant.

Directory of field trips for science centers, museums, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, historic houses, arboreta in state of Florida.

Love historic houses, museums, vintage motor bikes, cars and planes.

The red - brick house, owned by the nearby Miami University of Ohio, where McGuffey taught ancient languages and moral philosophy, is a national historic landmark and museum.

This podcast from Teacher magazine is supported by Sydney Living Museums, caring for 12 of the most important historic houses, gardens and museums Museums, caring for 12 of the most important historic houses, gardens and museums museums in NSW.

For more than 40 years, the Association has donated more than $ 7 million to numerous charities that also include Joe DiMaggio Hospital, YMCA, Alzheimer's Association Sheridan House, Museum of Art, American Cancer Society, Historic Society of Fort Lauderdale, and others.

During the years, the Association has donated more than $ 7 million to numerous charities that include Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County, Joe DiMaggio Hospital, YMCA, Alzheimer's Association Sheridan House, Museum of Art, American Cancer Society, Historic Society of Fort Lauderdale to name but a few.

On Grand Turk we are a historic building — The Guinep House — we have a museum shop, meeting facilities available for rental, and offer a range of activities such as special tours, events, and Museumuseum shop, meeting facilities available for rental, and offer a range of activities such as special tours, events, and MuseumMuseum Day.

The country's oldest wine estate not only has an historic manor house museum, but has recently designed a visitor route experience that includes entrance to the manor house, a tour of the Cloete cellar, and wine tasting.

We could have tried a whole list of touristy type adventures laid out for people wanting the whole experience — gold panning, the Digging Museum, a whirl through a variety of churches, a house museum that survives as a living example of the lifestyle of the town's original general dealer, but we chose instead to hive off to the town's historic cemMuseum, a whirl through a variety of churches, a house museum that survives as a living example of the lifestyle of the town's original general dealer, but we chose instead to hive off to the town's historic cemmuseum that survives as a living example of the lifestyle of the town's original general dealer, but we chose instead to hive off to the town's historic cemetery.

You could also take the kids on a cruise in the Dubai Creek, or visit one of the fascinating museums - you'll find everything from beautifully restored historic houses dedicated to the city's long history as well as exciting galleries featuring contemporary art and design.

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Through its operation of the William Heath Davis House Museum and Park, the GQHF promotes the educational, historical and cultural development of the historic Gaslamp Quarter.

Jack House (536 Marsh Street) Built in the late 1870s and deeded to the city by the Jack family in 1974, this historic Victorian home has been fully restored into a «living museum,» giving visitors a glimpse of life at the turn of the century.

This Espanola, NM hotel is near many local points of interest including Northern New Mexico College, the Chimay Museum, the historic Bond House Museum and the Camel Rock Casino.

kitchenette complete with full - sized refrigerators, microwaves, and Keurig machines are available to guests in both the Main House and the Carriage House.After breakfast, explore local art and history at one of the many museums in the area including the many historic mansions along the Hudson, the West Point Museum, or the Storm King Art Center.

Try to visit in the morning and you'll find many old shops selling local delicacies like the butter cake called Kouign Amann, or stop for a coffee in the old city center to appreciate the architecture of the historic houses before visiting the maritime museum which is in a boat docked on the city walls.

Since its opening to the public, the Anne Frank House has proven itself to be much more than a historic museum.

Ever since Anne Frank House opened its doors to the public in 1960, it has continuously proven itself to be much more than a historic museum.

Outside there is a collection of historic agricultural machinery and a traditional blacksmith's workshop, and the museum also houses an extensive collection of period images produced by the renowned local photographer Sydney Smith.

Tour the highlights of Perth, then travel to Fremantle, an historic seaside town of convict history, glorious alfresco outdoor dining, modern ocean racing yachts, terraced houses, museums and galliers set between the Indian Ocean and the Swan River.

If you're looking for an extraordinary experience, stay at the Breiter House, a 5 * worthy luxury apartment, in an original canal house with the historic atmosphere that you'd expect in a muHouse, a 5 * worthy luxury apartment, in an original canal house with the historic atmosphere that you'd expect in a muhouse with the historic atmosphere that you'd expect in a museum.

ASVA, which represents the interests of the key visitor attractions sector in Scotland, has over 450 members comprising some of Scotland's most popular and iconic castles, galleries, museums, historic houses, heritage sites, wildlife parks, gardens and leisure attractions.

From activities such as sand - skiing, desert driving, shopping at The Walk at JBR, and sailing tours of the historic Sheikh Saeed Al Maktoum House, Dubai Museum, Jumeirah Mosque and Dubai Marina, The Ritz - Carlton, Dubai is the perfect place to discover all that The Emirates has to offer.

The staff of the Old Powder House Inn is always happy to assist guests in putting together an itinerary and helping them find the many local attractions, such as the Lightner Museum, Castillo de San Marcos, and Flagler College, all of which are just a short walk from this historic bed and breakfast.

If you came to Santa Fe, I would tell you to stroll around the city's historic and colorful Plaza; visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the International Folk Art Museum or any of the other half dozen museums in town; explore the galleries on Canyon Road; take a hike in the nearby mountains; have a soak and a massage at 10,000 Waves; take in an opera (summer) at the famed Santa Fe Opera House; and catch one of New Mexico's dramatic sunsets, while having a libation at the Bell Tower Bar of La Fonda Hotel.