National Historic Landmark - Morrill Hall, Cornell University

National Historic Landmark - Morrill Hall, Cornell University

Constructed in 1866-68, this was the original building of Cornell University.

Cornell's founding marked a revolution in American higher education, for it offered training on the basis of equality among the disciplines to ...

National Historic Landmark - J. Pierpont Morgan Librar

National Historic Landmark - J. Pierpont Morgan Library

Morgan, an important financier, organized U.S. Steel and was influential in the railroad industry.

This Renaissance-style library (1902-1907) contains literary and artistic collections.

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National Historic Landmark - Thomas Moran House

National Historic Landmark - Thomas Moran House

Moran produced notable paintings of the West, two of which, -The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone- and -The Chasm of the Colorado- hang in the United States Capitol.

He built this two-story shingled house ...

National Historic Landmark-Montgomery Place

National Historical Landmark- Montgomery Place

Overlooking the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains beyond, Montgomery Place is a unique survival of the Romantic vision of mid-19th century America.

Through the efforts of architect Alexander Jackson Davis, the original staid, formal Federal style ...

National Historic Landmark-Mohawk Upper Castle

National Historical Landmark-Mohawk Upper Castle Historic District

Archeological and architectural resources located in this district are associated with Nowadaga, the most westerly part of the major 18th-century Mohawk Indian community of Canajoharie.

During the 18th century, Mohawk people regarded Canajoharie as ...

National Historic Landmark-Modesty (sloop)

National Historical Landmark-MODESTY(Sloop)

MODESTY is a classic Long Island Sound shellfish dredging sloop. Although built at the end of the age of commercial vessels working under sail, and after the peak of the local shellfish industry, she is a rare unaltered ...

National Historic Landmark-Florence Mills House

National Historical Landmark-Florence Mills House

Home (1910-27) of the popular African American singer who in the 1920s achieved stardom on Broadway and in Europe, thus becoming a symbol of success for Black Americans.

Ms. Mills starred in such productions as Shuffle ...

National Historic Landmark-Lewis Miller Cottage

National Historical Landmark-Chautauqua Institution Lewis Miller Cottage

The Chautauqua Institution flourished in the last quarter of the 19th century, contributing to the democratization of education through summer programs, and expanding to include a home study program and a press.

Miller, a co-founder, ...

National Historic Landmark-Steepletop St.Vincent Millay Home

National Historical Landmark-Edna St. Vincent Millay House & Gardens (Steepletop)

From 1925 until 1950, Steepletop was the home of Pulitzer-Prize poet Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950) one of America's most important literary figures of the 20th century.

Feminist, agnostic, and ...

National Historic Landmark-Metropolitan Museum of Art

National Historical Landmark- Metropolitan Museum of Art

Built in several stages beginning in 1874 and extending over four city blocks on the East side of Central Park, this is one of the most prestigious museums in the world for its imposing ...