Oneida Community Mansion House

Oneida Community Mansion House A museum, historic inn, residence, and venue preserving the legacy of the Oneida Community
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Our museum is located within a 93,000 square foot building, which also includes overnight lodging, banquet and meeting space, and residential apartments. The property encompasses 33 acres including historic gardens and grounds, the Oneida Community Cemetery, and the country's first corporate golf course. The property has two century-old New York State champion trees: a Black Walnut and a Tulip.

The perfect tour to kick off spooky season! 🪾🍂Our beloved Tunnels & Towers Tour is a behind-the-scenes experience that t...
09/05/2026

The perfect tour to kick off spooky season! 🪾🍂

Our beloved Tunnels & Towers Tour is a behind-the-scenes experience that takes visitors into the basement spaces that supported the daily life of the Oneida Community—the storage rooms, vaults, mechanical rooms, kitchens, and laundry, and more—before ascending the towers of the Mansion House to gaze out on the nearly 250 acres of gardens & grounds!

🔦 These tours sell out, so grab your tickets today!

https://www.oneidacommunity.org/event-details/tunnels-towers-tour-8

Last Day for Early Bird Registration closes TODAY Sept. 4th for the Communal Studies Association Conference!You are not ...
09/04/2026

Last Day for Early Bird Registration closes TODAY Sept. 4th for the Communal Studies Association Conference!

You are not going to want to miss the premier conference for people studying or living in communal utopias!

It is an excellent line up of some of the leading scholars in the field with amazing presentations, experiences, and social events that make this the highlight of the year for the Communal Studies Association!

Get your Early Bird discount tickets today!

https://www.oneidacommunity.org/event-details/communal-studies-association-annual-conference

🎶 LIVE MUSIC IS COMING TO THE MANSION HOUSE! 🎶We’ve got an incredible lineup for the OCMH Fall Music Series, and you won...
09/03/2026

🎶 LIVE MUSIC IS COMING TO THE MANSION HOUSE! 🎶

We’ve got an incredible lineup for the OCMH Fall Music Series, and you won’t want to miss these two unforgettable nights in the Mansion House Big Hall!

🎤 OCTOBER 25 — MARTIN SEXTON

A soul-marinated voice, acoustic guitar, and a suitcase full of heartfelt songs. With a career spanning legendary venues from The Fillmore to Carnegie Hall, Martin S*xton is known for his powerful vocals, honest songwriting, and electrifying live performances.

Come hear why fans keep coming back for more!

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS: https://www.oneidacommunity.org/event-details/martin-sexton-concert

🥁 NOVEMBER 8 — KAREN SAVOCA & PETE HEITZMAN

Back by popular demand! This dynamic guitar and percussion duo brings soulful songwriting, rich grooves, and the energy of a full band to the Mansion House stage.

With eight SAMMY Awards and an induction into the SAMMY Hall of Fame, Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman are performers you’ll want to experience live.

🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS: https://www.oneidacommunity.org/event-details/savoca-heitzman

✨ Two incredible concerts. One historic venue. Make the Mansion House part of your fall plans! 🍂

This year head back to school at the Oneida Community Mansion House with its "Communities in Conversation" Series.Learn ...
08/31/2026

This year head back to school at the Oneida Community Mansion House with its "Communities in Conversation" Series.

Learn about communal utopias from the 1700s to today from from leading scholars, experts, and people currently living in communal societies.

Sign up for individual lectures OR bundle them together and save!

All lectures will be in person at OCMH and on Zoom. All who register will receive a recording of the lecture!

1: Communal History is American History with Tom Guiler, September 22, 6:00pm
2: "Perverted Spiritualistic Forces": John Humphrey Noyes versus William Hepworth Dixon in the Victorian Press with Christian Goodwillie, October 27, 6:00pm
3. S*x, Communalism, and Utopia: How a 70s Commune Took Oneida into the Future with Cheryl Coulthard, November 24, 6:00pm
4. New Light Family Values: S*x & Salvation in Revolutionary New England iwht Doug Winiarski, January 26, 6:00pm
5. Unexpected Colonial American Composers: The Sisters of the Ephrata Cloister with Christopher Herbert, April 1, 6:00pm
6. Camphill and the Ever-Changing Face of Intentional Community with Dan McKanan, April 15, 6:00pm
7. From Oneida to Ithaca: Enduring Themes in Intentional Communities with Heather Sullivan-Catlin and Jen Myers, April 27, 6:00pm

https://www.oneidacommunity.org/event-details/communal-history-is-american-history-2

A new and improved South Porch! 🔨Thanks to the generosity of our incredible donors and supporters OCMH was able to compl...
08/29/2026

A new and improved South Porch! 🔨

Thanks to the generosity of our incredible donors and supporters OCMH was able to complete a MAJOR historic preservation project this summer—the restoration of the historic South Porch!

Thanks to a team of preservation professionals who expertly repaired this porch despite a few curveballs (ahem, a giant steel I-Beam running down the middle), the porch is once again open for people to enjoy the long views of the South Lawn!

Love historic preservation? Check out all the other projects we have going on: https://www.oneidacommunity.org/preservation

You're invited to the first ever Mission: OCMH Fundraiser at the Oneida Community Mansion House!This is not your typical...
08/28/2026

You're invited to the first ever Mission: OCMH Fundraiser at the Oneida Community Mansion House!

This is not your typical “gala” fundraiser. This fun, interactive adventure will challenge you to explore the Mansion House for clues, solve problems, answer trivia questions, and test your wits!

The Details
🔎What: Mission OCMH Fundraiser at the Oneida Community Mansion House
📆When: October 17, 2026 @ 6:00pm
🏡Where: Oneida Community Mansion House, 170 Kenwood Ave, Oneida, NY
🎟️Cost: $150 per person (includes admission, Ray Brothers BBQ, desserts, two drink tickets, and gifts)
👓Attire: Smart Casual

What Can I Expect?
- A scavenger-hunt-style quest across the Mansion House where teams will solve riddles, find clues, answer trivia questions, and complete historically inspired tasks to order to complete your mission. Be the first to finish and win the special grand prize!
- Raffles of incredible experiences, gifts, meals, and much more
- Music, cash bar, food from the award-winning Ray Brothers BBQ
- PLUS be the first to see OCMH's brand new galley highlighting our incredible museum collection

What is this a benefit for?
OCMH is launching Mission: OCMH to raise funds to refresh and restore the beloved Oneida Room. All proceeds from this event will go towards refreshing and restoring this historic space with new paint, furniture, and modern amenities so it can be activated for events and activities for people to experience the Oneida Room anew.

Check it out: https://www.oneidacommunity.org/event-details/mission-ocmh-search-solve-support-1

Sponsors are critical to everything we do at OCMH year around. Today we are highlighting one of our longtime sponsors Ca...
08/27/2026

Sponsors are critical to everything we do at OCMH year around.

Today we are highlighting one of our longtime sponsors Campanie & Wayland-Smith PLLC Attorney's-At-Law.

They have been a longtime sponsor of OCMH and have been critical in putting on all of our special events, from the annual car show to our music series. We cannot thank CW-S enough for all their support!

https://cwspllc.com/

Is your business looking to gain more exposure and publicity while supporting a National Historic Landmark and community anchor?
Please considering sponsoring OCMH for the 2026-2027 season!
Contact: [email protected] for more information

From our intern Norah: "Between 1879 and 1881, the Oneida Community experienced significant changes in their daily lives...
08/23/2026

From our intern Norah:

"Between 1879 and 1881, the Oneida Community experienced significant changes in their daily lives: returning to common-law marriage by abandoning Complex Marriage and transforming from communal financial pooling into a joint-stock company. These changes, along with the death of their founder John Humphrey Noyes in 1886, rocked the Community. Interestingly, we can trace the impact of these changes through old photographs.

In these photos, the women featured exemplify some of these developments. Photographs taken before the breakup display women with short hair, simple clothing, an absence of jewelry—and, in one photo, in the iconic short dress and pants. These aspects reveal the Community's ideologies; that is, their efforts against vanity and selfishness, and the labor that necessitated modifications to traditional Victorian female clothing.

The photographs dating after the breakup and around the turn-of-the-century depict returns to traditional societal norms and what John Humphrey Noyes may have considered vanity. We see the return of the customary floor-length dress, along with more "worldly" fashion choices such as intricate fabrics, fits, and styles; jewelry and accessories (such as bows and necklaces); longer hair; and dramatic corsets."

Can you spot the differences in women's style in these photographs?

Please note that there will be no 2pm tour on Saturday, August 22nd due to a private event. Thank you for your understan...
08/21/2026

Please note that there will be no 2pm tour on Saturday, August 22nd due to a private event.

Thank you for your understanding.

Address

170 Kenwood Avenue
Oneida, NY
13421

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

(315) 363-0745

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