House Museums & Open-Air Museums of Vermont Photos

House Museums are historic or architecturally important homes restored to a defined period of time and open for public tours. Open-Air Museums are collections of such houses in a village or neighborhood with the addition of farms, commercial or industrial buildings. A list of all house museums in the state follows the featured museums at the top.

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Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT Stone Cottage from South Burlington, VT & decorative arts galleries at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT Colonial Revival dining room from New York house of museum founder Electra H. Webb at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT Ogden M. Pleissner's sitting room in Pleissner Gallery at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT
Shelburne Museum Webb House Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT Entrance hall of Webb House which replicates interior of Webb's New York apartment at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT Au jardin painting by Édouard Manet in Webb House at Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, VT
President Calvin Coolidge SHP, Plymouth Notch, VT Coolidge Homestead house at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park. Plymouth Notch, VT Master bedroom in Coolidge Homestead at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park. Plymouth Notch, VT Birthplace house bedroom at President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Park. Plymouth Notch, VT
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion NHP, Woodstock, VT Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion run by National Park Service. Woodstock, VT Parlor fireplace with collection of ceramic jars at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion. Woodstock, VT Belvedere facade at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion. Woodstock, VT
Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, VT Farm house at Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock, VT Farm house parlor with table gas lamp at Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock, VT Wicker chair in farm house at Billings Farm & Museum. Woodstock, VT
Park-McCullough Historic Estate, North Bennington, VT Mansard roof of Park-McCullough Historic Estate. North Bennington, VT Main entry hall woodwork & wallpaper at Park-McCullough Historic Estate. North Bennington, VT Billiard room at Park-McCullough Historic Estate. North Bennington, VT
Other House Museums of Vermont
  • Addison: John Strong Mansion (DAR )
  • Brownington: The Old Stone House Museum
  • Burlington: Ethan Allen Homestead
  • Fairfield: President Chester A. Arthur Birthplace
  • Ferrisburgh: Rokeby Museum
  • Manchester: Robert Todd Lincoln's Hildene
  • Middlebury: Sheldon Museum Judd-Harris House
  • Morrisville: Noyes Home Museum
  • Proctor: Wilson Castle
  • Weathersfield: The Reverend Dan Foster House
  • Weston: Farrar Mansur
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All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
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