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May.23.2021
While public parks and monuments are a beautiful way to experience U.S. history, nothing feels quite as personal and intimate as a private tour of someone’s former home. Across the country, historic houses are open to the public, either because of the legacy of their owners or because of the building’s own important legacy.
For those interested in experiencing American history in a more unconventional way, here are seven gorgeous historic homes to choose from.
1. George Washington’s Home
Mount Vernon, Virginia
Located in northern Virginia, just a few miles from Washington, D.C., Mount Vernon is the former home of the nation’s first president. What started in 1734 as a 1.5 story house built by George Washington’s own father soon expanded under the president, who oversaw a transformation into the 21-room mansion visitors can see today. Tourists can explore Washington’s study, front parlor, kitchen, and bedrooms, as well as the surrounding ga
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. More and more people are planning domestic road trips during the COVID-19 pandemic, cautiously avoiding international travel because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This can be a challenge if you’re planning a romantic getaway to celebrate a special anniversary or birthday. But luxury doesn’t have to be synonymous with flying to Paris or Santorini.
I asked award-winning wedding photographer (and Staten Island native) Natalie Licini, owner of Je Revele Fine Art Photography, and she recommended a few. Check out these fabulous and best of all, local! destinations and book your stay on
Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York, November 3, 2020. (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
Otto Hermann Kahn s estate from the air (public domain)
Otto Hermann Kahn at the Morristown Field Club on September 25, 1913 (public domain via wikipedia)
Oheka Castle before restoration in the 1980s (courtesy)
HUNTINGTON, New York Social clubs in New Jersey rejected Otto Hermann Kahn from membership for being Jewish in the early 1900s. So the financier decided to build his own castle and golf course atop the highest point of Long Island’s Gold Coast.
Completed in time for the wedding of Kahn’s daughter Maud in 1920, Oheka an acronym for
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