A stone house was built first, by Pieter Bronck, of the family for whom the Bronx was named, who bought the property from native Americans. The house is reputed to be the location where the Coxsackie Declaration of Independence was signed, more than a year before the...

An original 19th century two-room Clarendon schoolhouse displaying many artifacts important to the history of the community. A barn houses farming artifacts of the area.

The Elijah Miller House is a historic home at North White Plains, Westchester County, New York. The house is an 18th century Rhode Island-style farmhouse that was used during the Revolutionary War by General George Washington as a headquarters command post during the...

Ever Rest is the home and studio of Jasper F. Cropsey, an influential painter in the Hudson River School. The historic house museum is located in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and was built in 1832. Cropsey acquired the property in 1885 and built an artist studio...

Preserving historical and architecturally significant buildings and sites in the City of Kingston; promoting and foster interest in the historical heritage and beauty of Kingston; acquiring, preserve and exhibit materials relating to regional history and culture.

The John Brown Farm and Gravesite was the home and is the final resting place of abolitionist John Brown. It is located in North Elba near Lake Placid, New York, where John Brown moved in 1849 to lead freed slaves in farming. In 1855, he moved to Kansas to support...

Locust Lawn is a surviving 19th century farm. The centerpiece of Locust Lawn is the Jeffersonian mansion of Colonel Josiah Hasbrouck which remains without modern heating, plumbing and electrical systems. The site also features the earlier Evert Terwilliger House.

Shaker Heritage Society is an education and historic preservation organization incorporated by the New York State Department of Education.  The Society’s mission is to preserve the Watervliet Shaker National Historic District, site of America’s first Shaker...

The headquarters of the United Nations is a distinctive complex in New York City, United States, that has served as the official headquarters of the United Nations since its completion in 1952. It is located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, on spacious...

The Tribute WTC Visitor Center is a project of the September 11th Families' Association, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. All proceeds and donations benefit the operation of the Tribute Center and educational programming.