National Historic Landmark-Carnegie Mansion

National Historic Landmark- Carnegie Mansion

Andrew Carnegie, who arrived in the United States from Scotland at age 13, became a steel industrialist and philanthropist, and one of the nation's richest men.

His empire included coal mines, steel mills and steamship and ...

National Historic Landmark-Carnegie Hall

National Historic Landmark- Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall was built by Andrew Carnegie and designed principally by William Burnett Tuthill with additions by Henry J. Hardenburgh.

Originally named Music Hall, the facility was among the first performing arts complexes and quickly helped establish ...

National Historic Landmark-Canfield Casino and Congress Park

National Historic Landmark- Canfield Casino and Congress Park

These two important sites, at the center of the community, established the international fame of Saratoga Springs--the Queen of the Spas--as a health resort and gambling center for much of the 19th century. ...

National Historic Landmark - Gonzalez-Alvarez House

A "St. Augustine-style" townhouse, adapted to Florida's unique climatic conditions. The original one-story house (c. 1723) had coquina (broken coral and shell) walls and floors of tabby (oyster shells mixed with lime).

Information provided by the National Register of Historic Places, ...

National Historic Landmark-Camp Uncas

National Historic Landmark- Camp Uncas

Camp Uncas remains one of the preeminent and best preserved cultural resources chronicling the nationally-significant development of Adirondack camp architecture.

William West Durant, a real-estate investor and proponent of the region, devised the camps to promote ...

National Historic Landmark-Camp Pine Knot

National Historic Landmark- Camp Pine Knot

Designed by William West Durant, an innovator in the field of Adirondack Camp design and one of the promoters of the Adirondack area, Camp Pine Knot is an exceptional and highly influential example of rustic ...

National Historic Landmark-John Burroughs Riverby Study

National Historic Landmark- John Burroughs Riverby Study

This small one-story frame structure was built in 1881 by John Burroughs, noted naturalist and conservationist, within the yard of his Riverby estate overlooking the Hudson.

It served as his retreat, a place where ...

National Historic Landmark-Ralph Johnson Bunche House

National Historic Landmark- Ralph Johnson Bunche House

This was the home of the distinguished Afro-American diplomat and scholar who served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

He negotiated the Israeli-Arab Truce of 1949 and was consequently awarded the Nobel Peace ...

National Historic Landmark-Buffalo State Hospital

National Historic Landmark- Buffalo State Hospital

Begun in 1872, this is an important transitional building in the developing style of H. H. Richardson. It is the first major work on which he collaborated with Frederick Law Olmsted and his partner, ...

National Historic Landmark - Freedom Tower

The Freedom Tower is considered the Ellis Island of the South for its role during a twelve year period between 1962 and 1974, as the Cuban Assistance Center, offering nationally sanctioned relief to the Cuban refugees who sought political asylum ...