Belle Grove
336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, Virginia 22645
Tel: (540) 869-2028
Fax: (540) 969-9638
Email: mailto:info@bellegrove.org
Website: http://www.bellegrove.org
Belle Grove manor house was built in 1794. Once described as "the
most splendid building west of the Blue Ridge," Belle Grove
Plantation is one of the most imposing and important structures of
its time. The farmstead is still used to display regional arts and
crafts, merging Irish, English and German traditions.
Open: Apr-Nov, daily; Nov-Dec, weekends only; Jan-Mar, closed.
Private tours available during the off-season – see website.
Decatur House
1610 H Street, NW, Washington DC 20006
Tel: (202) 842-0920 Shop: (202) 842-1856
Fax: (202) 842-0030
Email: mailto:decatur_house@nthp.org
Website: http://www.decaturhouse.org
Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington
DC, and one of only three remaining houses in the country designed
by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the father of American architecture.
Completed in 1818 for naval hero Stephen Decatur and his wife,
Susan, its distinguished neo-classical architecture and prominent
location across from the White House made Decatur House one of
the Capitol's most desirable addresses and home of many of the
nation's most prominent figures.
Open for tours: Fri-Sat, 10.15am-4.15pm; Sun 12.15pm-3.15pm.
Exhibit Gallery - Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12noon-4pm. Museum
Shop – Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12noon-4pm.
Drayton Hall
3380 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, South Carolina 29414
Tel: (843) 769-2600 Shop: (843) 769-2610
Fax: (843) 766-0878
Email: mailto:info@draytonhall.org
Website: http://www.draytonhall.org
This outstanding early example of Georgian Palladian architecture
was the plantation home of the Drayton family for two centuries.
Remarkably preserved through war, natural disasters and cultural
change, it is a rare survivor. The beauty of design, proportion and
detail is testament to colonial craftsmanship and the sophistication
of early Charleston.
Open: daily, 1 Nov-28 Feb 9.30am-5pm, 1 Mar-31 Oct 8.30am-
5pm. Tours available. Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve day,
Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
James Madison’s Montpelier
11407 Constitution Hwy, Orange, Virginia 22960
Tel: (540) 672-2728
Fax: (54) 301-4919
Website: http://www.montpelier.org
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Montpelier was
the lifelong home of James Madison, Father of the Constitution, and
fourth President of the United States. Today, visitors can explore
Montpelier's historic home, 2700 acre estate, and 300 year history.
Open: daily, Nov to Mar, 9am-4pm; Apr-Oct, 9am-5pm. Closed
Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. NT member fee $6.00.
Oatlands
20850 Oatlands Plantation Lane, Leesburg, Virginia 20175
Tel: (703) 777-3174
Fax: (703) 777-4427
Website: http://www.oatlands.org
Once part of extensive plantation holdings, elegant formal gardens
were created. Oatlands tells the stories of a 19th-century working
plantation, a turn-of-the-century English-style country house and
the families who made their home there.
Open: 30 Mar to 30 December, Mon-Sat 10am - 5:00pm, Sun 1pm-
5:00pm. Tours available. NT member fee $5.00.
Pope-Leighey House
9000 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22309
Tel: (703) 780-4000
Fax: (703) 780-8509
Email: mailto:woodlawn@nthp.org
Website: http://www.popeleighey1940.org
This "Usonian" house was developed by Frank Lloyd Wright to help
provide affordable housing for people. The innovative concepts
include spacious interiors, corner windows and a cantilevered roof.
The house was relocated to the grounds of Woodlawn Plantation in
1965, when a proposed highway would have led to its demolition.
Open: 5 Apr to 20 Dec, Thurs-Mon 10am-5pm. Last tour 4pm, all
visitors must be accompanied by a guide. Closed January and
February, except for special programs.
President Lincoln’s Cottage
Int. of Upshur St, NW and Rock Creek Church Rd, NW, Washington,
DC 20011
Tel: (202) 829-0436
Fax: (202) 829-0437
Email: mailto:Lincoln_Cottage@nthp.org
Website: http://www.lincolncottage.org
President Lincoln lived at the cottage for a quarter of his presidency
and this is the most significant historic site associated with his
presidency apart from the White House. The cottage is located in
the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in North West
Washington DC. The Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center
adjacent to the cottage features related exhibits and media
presentations.
Open: Visitor Center - Mon-Sat 9.30am-4.30pm, Sun 11.30am-
5.30pm. Cottage Tours - Mon-Sat 10am-3pm, Sun 12noon-4pm.
Tours by prior booking only. On-line purchase recommended. ETIX
bookings call 1800 514 ETIX. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and
New Year’s Day. NT members $8 entry fee.
Shadows-on-the-Teche
317 East Main Street, New Iberia, Louisiana 70560
Tel: (337) 369-6446
Fax: (337) 365-5213
Email: mailto:shadows@shadowsontheteche.org
Website: http://www.shadowsontheteche.org
The Shadows, built as the home of a sugar planter, is situated on
the banks of the Bayou Teche in the heart of Cajun Louisiana. A rich
collection of 17000 family letters, photographs, and receipts
preserved in trunks in the attic, provides this Southern plantation
house with one of the best documented tour experiences in the
USA. The Shadows has been carefully restored with original
furnishings to present a picture of life on a Southern plantation in
the antebellum period.
Open: daily, 9am-4:30pm, Sun 12noon-4.30pm. Closed Easter
Sunday, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New
Year’s Day. Guided tours available.
Woodlawn
9000 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, Virginia 22309
Tel: (703) 780-4000
Fax: (703) 780-8509
Email: mailto:woodlawn@nthp.org
Website: http://www.woodlawn1805.org
In 2002, Woodlawn celebrated its 50th anniversary as the National
Trust's first Historic Site. Built in 1805, this grand house overlooking
the Potomac River was a gift from George Washington to his
nephew Major Lawrence Lewis and his wife Eleanor ‘Nelly’ Custis.
Woodlawn interprets the life of the Lewis family as well as enslaved
and free African Americans.
Open: 5 Apr to 20 Dec, Thurs-Mon 10am-5pm. Closed Tues & Wed.
Closed Jan-Feb. Open in March for needlework exhibition. Guided
tours available.
Woodrow Wilson House
2340 S Street, NW, Washington DC 20008
Tel: (202) 387-4062
Fax: (202) 483-1466
Website: http://www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org
In 1921, after leading the nation through the First World War,
President Woodrow Wilson moved to this elegant Washington home.
This dignified townhouse in the capital’s Embassy Row
neighborhood was a quiet haven for the Wilsons. Noted as
Washington’s only presidential museum, the Wilsons' home
presents a fascinating glimpse into the life of an educator, scholar
and world statesman.
Open: Tues-Sun 10am-4pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.
Tours available – see website.
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