Roger Kennedy of the Smithsonian Institution has hailed Hyde Hall as "a great house, architecturally, and a social document of the first importance." The late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan called Hyde Hall "one of the most remarkable buildings in America," and Brendan Gill, long-time architecture critic for The New Yorker magazine and an early champion for Hyde Hall's restoration, declared it one of the "three or four great buildings in America of its time."

Today Hyde Hall is a house museum and regional cultural center offering visitors the unique opportunity to tour a true restoration in progress and to see, feel and understand where English patriarchy met American individualism.

VISITING HYDE HALL

Step back in time with a visit to Hyde Hall. Begin your tour with an introductory orientation in our newly remodeled visitor center located in the estate's carriage barn. Explore the house with its nearly 50 rooms and stunning architectural details, under the guidance of a skilled interpreter. See firsthand our ongoing restoration process, and perhaps talk to a craftsman at work. Bring your picnic lunch to enjoy on the lawn as you take in the unspoiled view of Otsego Lake that inspired George Clarke to choose this site for his country house nearly two hundred years ago. You are invited to spend the day as you experience grandeur in the country.