African Meeting House and Abiel Smith School
On a hill named Beacon, on a street named Joy, stand the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School. The African Meeting House (1806) is the oldest existing black church building in the country built primarily by black artisans. The Abiel Smith School (1835) was the nation's first building constructed for the sole purpose of housing a black public school. This National Trust Historic Site is owned and managed by the Museum of African American History.
Regional Events
Kykuit Closes for the Season,
11/02/08
Tarrytown,
New York
Kykuit, the estate that served as home to four generations of Rockefellers, closes to visitors for the season on Sunday, November 2. The estate includes a six-story stone house, expansive terraced gardens, art galleries, outdoor sculpture, commanding Hudson River views, and much more.
Regional Sites
101 Spring Street, New York, New York, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
2 Columbus Circle, , New York, 11 Most Endangered
African Meeting House, Nantucket , Massachusetts, National Trust Historic Sites
Alice Austen House, Staten Island, New York, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
Annapolis, MD, , Maryland, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Bath, ME, , Maine, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Bethlehem Steel Plant, , Pennsylvania, 11 Most Endangered
Bronx River Parkway, , New York, 11 Most Endangered
Brooklyn's Industrial Waterfront, , New York, 11 Most Endangered
Burlington, VT, , Vermont, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Camp Security, , Pennsylvania, 11 Most Endangered
Cape Cod, , Massachusetts, 11 Most Endangered
Cedar Grove, The Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, New York, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
Charles Demuth House & Garden Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Historic Artist Homes & Studios
Chatham, MA, , Massachusetts, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Chesterwood, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Historic Artist Homes & Studios, National Trust Historic Sites
CIGNA Campus, , Connecticut, 11 Most Endangered
Cliveden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Community Revitalization, National Trust Historic Sites
Cooperstown, NY, , New York, Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Cranston Street Armory, , Rhode Island, 11 Most Endangered
