The incomparable House Museum, built around a central courtyard, is the former summer home of Caramoor's founders Lucie Bigelow and Walter Tower Rosen.

Resembling a Mediterranean villa, the House Museum was designed by Walter Rosen, with assistance from the architect Christian Rosborg, and was built between 1929 and 1939 to showcase the collection the Rosens had amassed through the years: Renaissance, 18th century, and Eastern art objects and furnishings - tapestries, sculpture, paintings, textiles, furniture, exquisite
wall coverings, stained glass, Urbino Maiolica, and a major jade collection. 
Entire rooms were imported from European palaces and country manors.

Today,  twenty rooms are open to the public. Every year we offer a new exhibition.

House Museum Tours 
The docent-led tour takes the visitors back to another place in another time.  Walter and Lucie Rosen built the estate as their summer home in the early part of the twentieth century to accomodate their vast collection of Asian and European
art and furnishings:  tapestries, paintings, sculpture, textiles, stained glass,
furniture, cloisonné and a major jade collection.  Caramoor is one of five famous
mansions in the United States that incorporate entire rooms from European villas and palaces.  The House Museum is a jewel awaiting your visit.

The House Museum will re-open May 3rd for tours Wednesday to Sunday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm, with the last tour at 2:00pm. Tours by appointment only. 

Tour price (including exhibition): $10.00; children under 16 free

For more information call 914.232.5035 ext. 221 or 223.

GARDENS
Visitors to Caramoor are usually astounded by the unique gardens found at this world-famous music venue.

The Caramoor estate sprawls over 80 lovely acres that were designed to be a jewel-like setting for musical events held there, as well as a place for pleasurable strolling and picnicking. Unlike other gardens in the area, Caramoor's were planned to enhance the site's Renaissance sensibility and have recently been restored and expanded.

Click here for more information about the gardens.