Visit America's magnificent Palladian museums
for fascinating insights into American culture and history. 

Tudor Place
Georgetown Heights, District of Columbia

Tudor Place, a '5-part profile' home, was completed in 1816 to a design by architect William Thornton.  The patrons were Thomas Peter and his wife Martha Custis Peter, step-granddaughter of George Washington.

1644 31st Street NW
Washington DC 20007

Hammond-Harwood House
Annapolis, Maryland

Tobacco planter Matthias Hammond began his '5-part profile' home in 1774 to a design by the early American architect William Buckland.  The result is celebrated as one of the most beautiful and important houses in America.

19 Maryland Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Homewood Museum
Baltimore, Maryland

In 1800 Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, offered his son a generous wedding gift — $10,000 to build and furnish a place in the country.  The result: A magnificent American home with a Palladian '5-part profile.'

The Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21218

Mount Clare Museum House
Baltimore, Maryland

Mount Clare, begun in 1760 by Charles Carroll, a Maryland barrister, was the family dwelling on a large plantation.  The house retains more than 3,000 items of painting, furniture and decorative arts.

Carroll Park
1500 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Jeremiah Lee Mansion
Marblehead, Massachusetts

Jeremiah Lee, the wealthiest merchant and shipowner in Massachusetts built his magnificent Marblehead home in 1768.  Early American furniture, handpainted 18th century wallpaper and 18th and 19th century furnishings add to its splendor.

161 Washington Street
Marblehead, Massachusetts

Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House
Cambridge, Massachusetts

John Vassall, the wealthy loyalist who built Longfellow House in 1759, was forced to abandon it and flee on the eve of the Revolution.  Later residents included General Washington and his wife Martha for nine month the following year and poet Henry Wadsworth Lonfellow for most of the 19th century.

105 Brattle Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Morris-Jumel Mansion
New York, New York

The oldest house in New York City, the Morris-Jumel Mansion was built in 1765 by British Colonel Roger Morris and his American wife Mary Philpse.  George Washington made the house his headquarters in the fall of 1776.

65 Jumel Terrace
between West 160 & West 162 Streets
New York, New York

Cliveden
Germantown, Pennsylvania

Cliveden was built 1763-1767 as a country home for Philadelphia lawyer Benjamin Chew.  The design was by another Philadelphia lawyer and amateur architect William Peters.  In 1777 British troops inside the house repulsed a major attack by troops led by George Washington.   The engagement left gunshot damage still visible today.

6401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144

Mount Pleasant
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In 1761-1762 sailing captain John MacPherson built the house that John Adams considered 'the most pleasant Seat in America.'  The house features elaborate Colonial woodwork by master carpenter Thomas Nevell, as well as magnificent paintings and furnishings.

East Fairmount Park
3800 Mount Pleasant Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19121

Redwood Library & Athenaeum
Newport, Rhode Island

The Redwood Library, the first commission of architect Peter Harrison, was begun about 1747.  The design is patterned on an earlier Palladian drawing by William Kent.

50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840-3292

Drayton Hall
Charleston, South Carolina

Stately Drayton Hall, on the bank of the Ashley River, is one of the oldest Palladian houses in America.  Constructed in 1738-1742, it blends British patternbook Palladianism with a projecting double-portico motif that seems taken from Palladio's own Four Books of Architecture.

3380 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414

Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
Fairfax County, Virginia

From 1737 George Washington regularly launched new campaigns to expand his home at Mount Vernon and and incorporate the latest in Palladian design ideas.  Mount Vernon today presents a remarkable story of history and architecture.

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, Virginia 22309

Stratford Hall Plantation
Stratford, Virginia

Thomas Lee, a wealthy plantation owner, land speculator, and one-time acting governor of Virginia, built Stratford Hall between 1730 and 1738.  The house was later the home of two signers of the Declaration of Independence, as well as Revolutionary War general 'Lighthorse Harry' Lee and Confederate general Robert E. Lee.

483 Great House Road
Stratford, Virginia 22558

Shirley Plantation
Charles City, Virginia

Shirley Plantation was established in 1613, just six years after the first English-speaking settlement at Jamestown, and has remained in the Shirley family ownership through 11 generations.  The present house was constructed 1723-1738.

Historic Route 5
Charles City, Virginia

Monticello
Albemarle County , Virginia

Thomas Jefferson began Monticello in 1769 but substantially remodeled and enlarged it between 1796 and 1809, creating one of America's most recognizable residences.

931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, Virginia

Poplar Forest
Albemarle County , Virginia

Thomas Jefferson began construction of his 'second home' in 1806.  His unique design features a two-story cube in the center, nested within an overall octagonal structure.

1542 Bateman Bridge Road
Forest, Virginia