The Kennedy Farm is an American landmark where John Brown planned and began his raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in 1859. Also known as John Brown's Headquarters and Kennedy Farmhouse, the log, stone and brick building has retained its historical integrity and is...

A National Register Historic Property, Morven Park, in Leesburg, VA was once the home of two governors, Thomas Swann of Maryland and Westmoreland Davis of Virginia. More than 100,000 people visit Morven Park each year, enjoying the multifaceted equestrian center and...

The John Poole House (19923 Fisher Ave, Poolesville, Maryland) is the oldest building in Poolesville. The log structure was built in 1793 by John Poole, Jr. served as a trading post for traveling merchants, and families from the surrounding farms and plantations, and...

The Roger Brooke Taney House interprets a property owned by former Frederick attorney and fifth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The restored house has presented the legacy of Roger Brooke Taney to the public since 1930. The site, including the...

Built around 1758, Schifferstadt Architectural Museum is the one of the oldest and most historic buildings in the City of Frederick. Built at the beginning of the French and Indian War as frontier settlers abandoned their western Maryland farms in fear of raids from...

Reconstructed home of Barbara Fritchie, heroine of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem from the Civil War. "Shoot if you must, this old gray head, but spare your country's flag," she said to Stonewall Jackson.

Oatlands Plantation is an estate located in Leesburg, Virginia. The Oatlands property is composed of the main mansion and 260 acres (101.2 ha) of farmland and gardens.

The Bowman House, built by Jacob Powles during the first half of the 19th century, is typical of log houses built in Western Maryland. In 1868, John E. Bowman purchased the log house and established the Boonsboro Pottery. His kiln was about 75 feet to the rear of the...

The Beatty-Cramer House site is home to 3 structures. The primary building is a combination of the c.1732 Beatty portion of the house, the c.1855 Cramer addition, and later renovations. The two outbuildings are an 18th century spring house and a 19th century smoke...

The Waters House, originally known as Pleasant Fields, was built in three sections, the oldest of which dates from the 1790s. This early brick farmhouse was built by Basil Waters, a member of a prominent Montgomery County family. Over the course of the 19th century...