Riversdale House Museum

We went here so a friend could complete some work for school. The docents loved it and were extremely accommodating, getting our friend all the information that she needed and then some. They gave us a very detailed tour of the home and spoke specially on Adam Plummer, a slave who lived and was forced to serve on the property. The unique thing about Plummer is that he could read and write, which resulted in one of the only firsthand accounts of slavery during those times. It's a real shame that they don't have a copy of the journal, or even excerpts from it, especially in the outbuilding that they have set up as a home for slaves would have been. I would have purchased a copy in the gift shop without hesitation. The mansion is gorgeous and has many unique features. The coolest thing we learned was that people of that time would protect their wood floors with not just carpets, but also gigantic canvases. More or less a painting that you walk on! That kinda blew my mind. Since then I've recognized similar canvases (at Montpelier for example). Definitely come check it out to see how different architecture is from those days. Take the tour, learn some things. They even have a little library in the office.