National Trust Historic Sites

Oatlands

Once part of the extensive Carter family plantation holdings, Oatlands is located in Leesburg, VA, between Washington, DC and Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. A National Trust Historic Site.

Philip Johnson's Glass House

Philip Johnson's Glass House (New Canaan, CT) was a remarkable achievement when it was completed in 1949. Inspired by Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House (Ill.), its exterior walls are of glass with no interior walls, a radical departure from houses of the time. A National Trust Historic Site.

Pope-Leighey House

This "Usonian" house was developed by Frank Lloyd Wright as a means of providing affordable housing for people of moderate means. A National Trust Historic Site, it is located near Washington, DC.

President Lincoln's Cottage

Abraham Lincoln and his family resided seasonally at what is now known as President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, DC. A National Trust Historic Site.

Shadows-on-the-Teche

The Shadows, built as the home of a sugar planter, is situated in New Iberia, on the banks of the Bayou Teche in the heart of Cajun Louisiana. A National Trust Historic Site.

Touro Synagogue

Dedicated in 1763, Touro Synagogue (Newport, RI) is the oldest synagogue in the United States and the only one which survives from the colonial era. A National Trust Historic Site.

Villa Finale

Villa Finale, originally built in 1876, was restored in the late 1960s by preservation visionary Walter Mathis, who lived in the San Antonio, TX home until his death in 2005.

Woodlawn

Built in 1805, Woodlawn overlooks the Potomac River near Washington, DC. The grand house was a gift from George Washington to his nephew Major Lawrence Lewis and his wife Eleanor "Nelly" Custis. A National Trust Historic Site.

Woodrow Wilson House

In 1921, after leading the nation through the first World War, President Woodrow Wilson moved to this elegant Washington, DC home. A National Trust Historic Site.