American Country House Foundation

American Country House Foundation The American Country House Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and

Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last day to get tickets to the country house conference in Newport. Enjoy a full day of lectu...
11/13/2025

Tomorrow (Thursday) is the last day to get tickets to the country house conference in Newport. Enjoy a full day of lectures and house tours covering 200 years of Rhode Island domestic architecture and interiors. (Ticket link in bio)

We are 9 days away from the Country House Conference in Newport, RI. Ticket link in bio. Tour Vinland, built in 1882 fo...
11/06/2025

We are 9 days away from the Country House Conference in Newport, RI. Ticket link in bio. Tour Vinland, built in 1882 for to***co heiress Catherine Lorillard Wolfe by the firm Peabody & Stearns

Join us November 15th at Salve Regina in Newport, RI for the Country House Conference. will present “GOLDEN”: Before G...
11/02/2025

Join us November 15th at Salve Regina in Newport, RI for the Country House Conference. will present “GOLDEN”: Before GILDED: 18th century Rhode Island Country Houses and their furnishings. Above is Whitehall, located in Middletown RI. Whitehall represents a period of transition in American domestic architecture and the emergence of the country house. The present building represents a Palladian expansion in 1729 for Bishop George Berkeley (1685 - 1753). Berkeley donated the property to Yale in 1731 and today it is owned and operated by the NSCDA-RI. Ticket information in bio

Join us on Saturday November 15th for the annual Country House Conference. We will tour Wakehurst, completed in 1888 for...
10/30/2025

Join us on Saturday November 15th for the annual Country House Conference. We will tour Wakehurst, completed in 1888 for the eccentric American Anglophile James J. Van Alen. Van Alen was the regretted son-in-law of William Backhouse and Caroline “Lina” Astor. If you’re a Gilded Age fan get your tickets soon!!!

Join us in Newport on November 15th for the annual Country House Conference. Newport Mansions curator Leslie Jones will ...
10/26/2025

Join us in Newport on November 15th for the annual Country House Conference. Newport Mansions curator Leslie Jones will be present the early rise of the Newport summer cottages. She will give an insiders look at Kingscote and Chateau-sur-Mer two great Newport mansions that mark a watershed for the seaside community as it transitioned into storied summer escape of the Gilded Age. Ticket link in bio.

Rock Cliff, 1869 cottage of Thomas Forbes Cushing. Designed by local architect George Champlin Mason.
09/05/2025

Rock Cliff, 1869 cottage of Thomas Forbes Cushing. Designed by local architect George Champlin Mason.

The upcoming Country House Conference hosted at Filoli and sponsored by is sold out. We have a waitlist for those who w...
10/27/2024

The upcoming Country House Conference hosted at Filoli and sponsored by is sold out. We have a waitlist for those who were unable to obtain tickets. We appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you at future programs.

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