The Phelps Mansion Museum

Name

The Phelps Mansion Museum

Legal name

Phelps Mansion Museum

Website

https://phelpsmansion.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Historic House Museum

NAICS

Historical Sites (712120), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121)

akta.pro primary industry

History Museums (THAJADAB)

Keywords

• Historic house museum
• Mansion venue rentals
• Educational school tours
• Cultural heritage programming
• Gilded age exhibits

Headquarters

HQ city

Binghamton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tour Admissions: Revenue from guided and self-guided tours of the mansion. Guided tours priced at $12 adults, $10 seniors/students, free for children 12 and under. Self-guided tours at $10 adults, $8 seniors/students.
2. Facility Rentals: Revenue from renting the ballroom and mansion for events including weddings, photography sessions, corporate events, and private celebrations. Ballroom base rate $525 for 3 hours. Formal dining room $100/hour. After-hours photography $100/hour.
3. Membership Dues: Annual membership program with tiers. Board members are required to join at $250 level. Event tickets priced differently for members vs non-members (e.g., $10 vs $15 for presentations).
4. Donations and Grants: The museum receives operational support from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Broome County Arts Council United Cultural Fund. Accepts donations through Zeffy platform.
5. Photography Sessions: During normal business hours, photography charged at admission price ($10 per person). After-hours photography sessions at $100/hour.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Phelps Mansion Museum preserves and interprets an 1870 Gilded Age mansion built for Sherman David Phelps, offering the public guided and self-guided tours of architect Isaac G. Perry's Italianate interiors. It sells educational programs for K-12 and adult learners, rents the mansion for weddings, photography sessions, and private celebrations, and hosts themed special events on-site while extending access through a Bloomberg Connects digital guide.

Product overview

The Phelps Mansion Museum is a historic house museum offering a portfolio of visitor experiences centered on Gilded and Progressive Era history. Core offerings include guided and self-guided museum tours, a Bloomberg Connects digital guide app, and educational programs for schools. The museum also operates as an event venue, providing ballroom and dining room rentals for private events, weddings, and photography sessions. Special programming such as History Hour presentations, community events, and theatrical experiences like the Serial Killer Speakeasy complement the traditional museum experience. Membership programs support operational funding and provide visitor benefits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guided Mansion Tour Staff-led walk through the preserved 1870 Gilded Age mansion, covering its architecture, original interiors, and the history of Sherman David Phelps and his family, available to general visitors on scheduled dates and times.
• Self-Guided Mansion Tour Independent walk through the mansion using interpretive materials, allowing visitors to explore the historic interiors at their own pace on designated dates.
• Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide Mobile-app-based digital tour guide delivered via the Bloomberg Connects platform, providing remote and on-site visitors with interpretive content about the Phelps Mansion's history and architecture.
• School and Group Educational Tours Curriculum-aligned guided tours designed for K-12 classes, homeschool groups, and youth organizations, led by the museum's educator to teach 19th-century American life, architecture, and Victorian-era history.
• Wedding and Private Event Venue Rental Rental of the mansion's historic interiors and grounds for weddings, receptions, private parties, and milestone celebrations, with on-site coordination provided by the museum's Rental Coordinator.
• Photography Session Rental Rental of the mansion's historic interiors for engagement, wedding, family, and portrait photography sessions booked through the museum's Rental Coordinator.
• Special Themed Events

Quantifiable outcome

• Free admission for SNAP beneficiaries through Museums for All program
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Midnight CreativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduces immersive events like the Serial Killer Speakeasy at the Phelps Mansion. Also creators of the Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy. The museum serves as venue host.
• HistoryForgeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital history platform featured at Community Day events. Collaborative partnership for educational programming.
• Broome County Historical SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal historical organization that participates in Community Day events and collaborates on historical programming.
• Preservation Association of the Southern TierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional preservation organization that participates in museum Community Day events and shares commitment to historic preservation.
• Blue Star MuseumsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational collaboration among NEA, Blue Star Families, and Department of Defense providing free admission to military personnel and families May-September.
• Museums for All / SNAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program providing free museum admission to SNAP beneficiaries, expanding accessibility.
• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)minorOthersProfessional association membership providing resources and recognition for state and local history organizations.
• Museum Association of New York (MANY)minorOthersState museum association membership supporting professional development and advocacy for NY museums.
• Greater Binghamton Chamber of CommerceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal chamber membership supporting business networking and community economic development.
• Chenango County Council of the Arts (CCCA)minorOthersRegional arts council membership supporting cross-county cultural programming.
• New York Council on Non-Profits (NYCON)minorOthersState nonprofit association membership providing resources and advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Theodore Roosevelt's Oyster Bay, NY estate preserved as a public museum with guided tours, educational programming, and event use. Comparable in scope as a NY-based Gilded/American-heritage historic house museum offering tours and education to a regional audience.
• Roberson Museum and Science Center: Binghamton-based nonprofit museum combining history, art, and science exhibitions with venue rentals and education programs. Closest geographic and operational peer — same market, similar multi-revenue model (admissions, rentals, school programs, grants).
• Olana State Historic Site: Hudson, NY historic house museum of Hudson River School painter Frederic Church, combining Gilded/Progressive Era-era house preservation with tours, events, and school programs. Closest functional peer as a NY state-region historic house museum of comparable scale.
• Mark Twain House & Museum: Hartford, CT historic house museum offering guided tours, education programs, venue rentals, and special events at similar price points. Directly comparable as a mid-sized, single-asset historic house museum with diversified earned revenue.

Broad incumbents

• Biltmore Estate: Asheville, NC Gilded Age historic estate operating ticketed tours, educational programming, weddings, and on-site hospitality. Comparable in concept (Gilded Age mansion as multi-revenue cultural venue) but operates at massively larger scale with on-site lodging.
• The Frick Collection: NYC Gilded Age mansion-turned-museum with ticketed tours, education, and high-end private events. Comparable as a historic Gilded Age mansion operating as a museum, but at significantly larger scale and with a global audience.
• Corning Museum of Glass: Corning, NY specialty museum with ticketed admission, demos, education, and event rentals, supported by corporate philanthropy. Comparable in revenue model (admissions + education + rentals + grants) but operates at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Fenimore Art Museum: Cooperstown, NY art and history museum operated by the same parent as The Farmers' Museum, offering ticketed exhibitions, events, and education. Comparable as a NY regional nonprofit museum with similar revenue model and grant dependencies.
• Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Utica, NY regional arts museum offering ticketed exhibitions, school programs, venue rentals, and events. Comparable in scale and revenue mix as a New York State–region cultural nonprofit.
• The Farmers' Museum: Cooperstown, NY living-history museum with admissions, education programs, and event rentals, supported by a regional membership base. Comparable as a New York State–region nonprofit history museum with multi-stream earned revenue and grant funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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