Christian, AAM lists about 15,000 museums in the country -- most of which are house or historic structure museums. The listings in the Directory of Historic House Museums in the United States are not numbered, but you could likely estimate from their information. It is published by AASLH. Michelle -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christian Carr Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:44 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Quick question re: historic house museums Hello all--just a brief query, then we can all get back to the Smithsonian debate. Can anyone give me a ballpark figure as to how many historic house museums there are in America? While there may be no definitive number, I'd like to get a better idea of the total. Thanks so much, Christian Director, Sweet Briar Museum Assistant Professor of Arts Management Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, VA ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).