Hart-Cluett House
Historic House Tours
Purchase tour tickets online through the links below or in the museum shop
Guided tours of the Hart-Cluett House are available weekly when the museum is open: Fridays at 3pm and Saturdays at 2pm.
Take a trip back in time…
Tours explore the first floor and basement of the historic house. Visitors will learn about the Hart and Cluett families who called the Marble House home, life in Troy during the Gilded Age, and take a close look at this lavishly decorated house.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the tour start time. Check in with staff at the gift shop before your tour. Tours last for 1 hour.
Tours begin in the museum at 57 Second Street Troy, NY 12180.
Each ticket purchase includes a copy of The Marble House, a book about the history of the Hart-Cluett House.
Admission to the museum galleries is free!
Private and group tours are also available by appointment. Please email adoren@hartcluett.org for scheduling and pricing.
Tickets:
$20 for Adults
$10 for Current Students & Educators with valid ID
Children 16 & under are free
Tickets can be purchased in advance online or in person before the tour.
History
Beatrice Cluett, 1904. HCM Collection.
Amid the 19th-century townhouses in the downtown Troy Historic District sits a white marble house at 59 Second Street, intact and immaculately cared for since its construction in 1827. Wealthy New York merchant and banker William Howard constructed the house as a gift for his only child, Betsey Howard Hart, and her husband, Richard P. Hart, a wealthy banker-businessman and philanthropist. Six decades later, the home was sold to the George B. and Amanda R. Cluett family who resided there for 20 years. In 1910 their nephew, Albert E. Cluett, and his wife, Caroline, purchased this architectural gem.
In 1948 Albert and Caroline bequeathed the Hart-Cluett House to Rensselaer County Historical Society (now the Hart Cluett Museum). Understanding the significance of the house, they advocated to raise funds to support the transition of the property from a family home to a museum. The Hart-Cluett House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Today, the Hart-Cluett House serves as an essential part of the Hart Cluett Museum (HCM) and is both architecturally and culturally significant to American life.