Juan de Anza House

Erected c. 1830, the original one-story, rectangular two-room adobe house was "Americanized" and enlarged in the 1850s. The resulting house is typical of the "Americanization" of traditional Mexican houses by early U.S. settlers in the State. The Anza House is ...

National Historic Landmark - Jethro Wood House

National Historic Landmark - Jethro Wood House

Wood patented the first successful cast-iron plow in 1819, which revolutionized farming methods.

This was his home from 1800 to 1834; the two-story clapboard house is still used as a residence.

National Historic Landmark-Samuel J.Tilden House

National Historical Landmark-Samuel J.Tilden House

Occupied today by the National Arts Club, this building was the residence (c. 1860-c. 1885) of one of the central figures in the disputed Tilden-Hayes Presidential election (1876) and resultant compromise of 1877, events which for ...

National Historic Landmark-Third Judicial District Courthouse

National Historical Landmark- Third Judicial District Courthouse

Designed in the Ruskinian or Venetian style, and an outstanding example of civic architecture, this is Withers' best known work (1874-77).

It is exuberant by comparison with his other designs, which include a number ...

National Historic Landmark - John Philip Sousa House

National Historic Landmark - John Philip Sousa House

Sousa, a band director and composer, was best known for his marches, including --The Stars and Stripes Forever--.

He lived here from 1915 until his death in 1932.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical ...

The Abbey, Joaquin Miller Home

In 1886, Joaquin Miller (1837-1913), the first major poet of the far western frontier, moved to this property near Oakland and built a small, three-room house which he dubbed the "Abbey". Known as the "Poet of the Sierras", Miller's writings ...

National Historic Landmark-Slabsides-John Burroughs' cabin

National Historical Landmark-Slabsides John Burroughs cabin

From 1895 to 1921, this was the summer residence and retreat of the noted scientist and nature writer John Burroughs.

The cabin, which was designed and built by Burroughs, is called Slabsides because of its ...

National Historic Landmark-Jackie Robinson House

National Historical Landmark-John Roosevelt (Jackie) Robinson House

Home (1947-50) of the baseball player who in 1947 became the first African-American to play in the major leagues, thus breaking the color barrier to full integration in professional team sports.

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National Historic Landmark-Jackson Pollock House and Studio

National Historical Landmark- Jackson Pollock House & Studio

From 1945 until his death, this was the home and workplace of Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), considered one of the most revolutionary figures in the history of 20th-century art and a key ingredient ...

National Historic Landmark - Morris-Jumel Mansion

National Historic Landmark - Morris-Jumel Mansion

The major surviving landmark of the Battle of Harlem Heights (September 16, 1776).

Briefly served as General Washington's headquarters.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks