According to an editorial published in the Association for State and Local
History Magazine, about 2 years ago, there are roughly 5,000.  The article
is on line at: 

                          http://www.aaslh.org/images/hhouseart.pdf

They published a directory of house museums (available from Alta Mira
Press.)  In my experience it includes about half of the house museums that
are "out there" 

Randy Hees
Patterson House at Ardenwood Farm
Fremont California


> [Original Message]
> From: Christian Carr <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2/1/2005 1:46:05 PM
> 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
>

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