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The Grandest Historic Mansions to Visit Across the United States

Roxanna is a freelance writer for MarthaStewart.com.

All open to the public, you can tour the interior of these luxury establishments to admire their size and number of rooms. From state to state, these are as beautiful as they are significant in U.S. history.

Time travel may not be possible, but we can experience the next best thing by visiting historic mansions. These living museums preserve history by keeping the way of life from the era in which the former residents lived on display.

Simple curiosity is the main reason for the popularity of historic house tours. It's human nature to be curious, even nosy, about the people who live beyond those wrought iron gates, those tall white pillars, that mass of fragrant wisteria. House tours provide a healthy—and legal—outlet for our inquisitiveness while benefiting the organizations that work to keep history alive. Kitty Robinson of the Historic Charleston Foundation explains, "I think people love to see what other families have done with these historic homes to make them livable. Toddlers really do live in eighteenth century living rooms." Tours also offer rare opportunities for amateur and professional collectors , gardeners, designers, and history buffs to see what might not be found in books, magazines, or museums. "People go for inspiration," says Sandra Soule, the editor of America's Wonderful Little Hotels and Inns guidebook series.

Many of these properties had to temporarily close their doors to the public at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that some of the restrictions have eased and states are reopening to tourists, historic mansions have also begun allowing the public to visit their sites again. And these house tours can be found all over the country this summer, from Providence, Rhode Island, to Pasadena, California. Cicero once asked, "What is more agreeable than one's home?" For a vacation, maybe someone else's.

Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York

This historic mansion is also a luxury hotel, which means you enjoy a royal European experience right in New York. Oheka Castle was built in 1919 as a summer home for Otto Hermann Kahn.

Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut

See where Mark Twain lived. The house is open for tours on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays but tickets should be purchased in advance. If you're not ready to travel just yet, know that it's also possible to go on a virtual tour.

George Washington's Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon, Virginia

George Washington lived in this home that was 10 times the size of most other homes in West Virginia. Currently, only the first floor is open again for tours and tickets need to be purchased ahead of time.

Fairlawn Mansion in Superior, Wisconsin

Tours are limited to 12 people per tour, but if you're able to get inside, the Fairlawn Mansion is worth a visit. A gorgeous Victorian house that was first occupied by private residents from 1890 to 1920, the property went on to become a Children's Home for 42 years. Today, it's the perfect place to learn about this region's history.

The Ringling Mansion in Sarasota, Florida

Behold the home of the famous circus leader: the mansion called Ca' d'Zan . Once the winter home of circus impresario John Ringling (the name means "John's House" in Venetian dialect), this 1920s Venetian-Gothic-style villa was the romantically crumbling backdrop for the 1998 film Great Expectations . Today, fully restored, it's a museum and a scene-stealing home, where you can stand on the bay-front terrace.

Highlands Ranch Mansion in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

See a working ranch with history in action at the Highlands Ranch Mansion . Featuring historic barns, ranch houses and more on the property, it's like walking into a Weatern fairy tale.

Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright in Mill Run, Pennsylvania

Built in 1935 by Frank Lloyd Wright, Fallingwater served as a weekend home for the couple that owned Kaufmann's Department Store. The architecture is beautiful and a sight to behold.

Bingham-Hanna Mansion and the Hay-McKinney Mansion in Cleveland, Ohio

These two mansions are part of the Cleveland History Center and are works of art. Artifacts from the early 1900s, when the homes were built, give visitors a glimpse into the past.

Prospect Place in Trinway, Ohio

This historic mansion was a stop along the Underground Railroad. George Adams lived there with his wife, and abolitionists would meet in his parlor.

Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina

In addition to a gorgeous mansion, the Biltmore Estate features 8,000 acres of gardens and grounds. George Vanderbilt's former home, the property has a whopping 250 rooms and was completed in 1895.

The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island

The Italian Renaissance–style villa was the summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his family and the grandest of the Gilded Age summer homes in Newport. Designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt to replace an existing wood structure, the 70-room, four-story home was decorated by Ogden Codman, Jr. and completed in 1895. Today, the Breakers is owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County, which offers access to a number of historic homes in the area, including another Hunt design, Marble House, which was built for Vanderbilt's brother.

The Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts

Author Edith Wharton took inspiration from Belton House in England, as well as French and Italian influences, when designing the house and grounds at the Mount , which was built with architects Ogden Codman, Jr., her coauthor of the book The Decoration of Houses, and Francis L.V. Hoppin. Wharton lived and worked there for 10 years before she and her husband, Teddy, sold the property in 1911. The Mount was declared a National Historic landmark in 1971 and is now a cultural center dedicated to Wharton's life and work.

Bayou Bend Collection and Garden in Houston, Texas

Philanthropist Ima Hogg and her brothers built the mansion in the River Oaks area of Houston between 1927 and 1928. Texas architect John F. Staub designed the house, taking inspiration from 18th-century Georgian and Spanish Creole architecture. The home's 14 acres of gardens mix formal landscape design with natural woodlands. Hogg donated the property to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and it is now a house museum showcasing American paintings and decorative arts.

Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee

They didn't call him "The King" for nothing. More than 40 years after his death, both fans and those curious about this pop culture phenom are still flocking to Elvis Presley's Graceland home. Yes, the Jungle Room always draws a crowd, but there's more to what is now deemed Elvis Presley's Memphis at Graceland than his former living quarters. After touring the Graceland mansion, guests can also visit several adjacent museums, including those housing celebrity memorabilia from his career, favorite automobiles he owned and even his private jets named the "Lisa Marie" and "Hound Dog II." Guest quarters are also a part of the complex for those wanting an overnight experience.

Vizcaya in Miami, Florida

Built between 1914 and 1922, Vizcaya was the winter residence of industrial executive James Deering. The Miami home boasts a design meant to look like a time-worn Italianate villa complete with grottos and bridges. The surrounding gardens are based on Italian and French examples incorporating flora suited for a subtropical setting. Unlike many other historic mansions converted to museums, Vizcaya still has most of its original decor. Visitors enjoy perusing 34 decorated rooms showcasing more than 2,500 art objects collected by Deering, and furnishings that have been in the home for more than 100 years.

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The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox has a rich history dating back before the Europeans arrived in the Americas. The boats can be traced to the Lenni Lenape Indians whom hunted and fished from the “sink box” or a rectangular pontoon, decked over with a small rectangular pit. The sink box was altered until the first true sneak box was constructed by Hazelton Seaman in 1836 at West Creek, New Jersey in the Barnegat Bay. These first sneakboxes were floating duckblinds incapable of movement. Maneuvered with the help of a skiff or a propelled skiff the boat could help the hunter to surprise the birds.

After Seaman’s original sneakbox was built, variations began to appear and was fully developed and improved by 1855. From here its popularity grew through the American Sportsman and Forest & Stream Magazine.  N.H. Bishop made the sneakbox even more famous when he took a four month trip in it down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh to the Gulf of Mexico. 

The sneakbox has truly stood the “test of time”, but how does a boat constructed in 1855 remain unchanged…by its construction.  Assembled with Jersey cedar, the most versatile feature of the sneakbox is its ability to sail in deep waters as well as shallow.

This same tradition remains today in the Classic Barnegat Sneakbox.  Although construction has changed to a light weight and maintenance free fiberglass, the lines and function of this historic craft remain unchanged.

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THE SNEAK BOX

The Sneak Box, named for its ability to sneak in on its prey, was first built by Captain Hazelton of West Creek N.J. in 1836. It can be rowed, sailed or sculled across the water and is a sea worthy, lightweight hunting craft able to navigate the marshes and bays of New Jersey. In winter months, it was even used as a sled, to maneuver across the snow, with the addition of two runners to the bottom. Over the years, many other N.J. builders have produced various models, keeping however the basic design of the craft. Sneak boxes are used to this day by stalwart duck hunters in the wee hours of the morning along the marshes and creeks of Barnegat Bay.

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From the very beginning of the waterfowling roots in America, no other craft has had such an important part in waterfowling history as the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox. Carrying on that fabled tradition, Classic Barnegat Sneakboxes specializes in the construction of hand-laid fiberglass Sneakboxes for a tough-as-nails boat.

From shallow marshes to heavy seas, these boats are built to handle it all.

Contact: Classic Barnegat; (814) 443-3846; www.classicbarnegat.com.

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Created in 1836 by Capt. Hazelton Seaman, the Barnegat Sneakbox Was Specifically Designed for the Market Gunners of that Era

By Zack Taylor

• March 23, 1975

Winters were long in the 1830's, Crops hard to coax from the sandy soil of southern New Jersey. Little wonder those who could turned to the vast bays to provide. Summers offered fish, crabs and clams. When cold sent these scurrying for cover, down from the far northern places came hordes of waterfowl. Succulent birds appeared on the baymen's dinner tables. And shooting for the market padded budgets when cash crops were hard to come by.

Men needed boats to aid their pursuit of the wildfowl and, in 1836 one of the boatbuilders created a duckboat of such remarkable capabilities that even now, well over 100 years since its creation, it remains amazingly popular.

Break With Tradition

And oddly enough, while the names of these early boat designers are lost to history. we know the inventor of this one. He was a Captain Hazelton Seaman of West Creek, N.J., and how and why his name lives while hundreds of others have passed into obscurity is a story in itself.

Captain Seaman's boat was a bold break with tradition. Other duckboats were open boats. Seaman sealed his with a gracefully ‐ curving deck. A tight‐fitting hatch cover over the small cockpit opening made the boat a watertight box. No storm could sink it.

Other duckboats had flat bottoms but Seaman rounded the bottom of his boat. This made it easy to row. The baymen could push the boats out through the waves to retrieve their downed quarry. And since fish or game seem always to be far distant. Seaman put in a centerboard and a small sail.

Steering with an oar, slumped down behind a canvas hood to ward off icy bay spray, the men of old made long passages out to the best hunting areas. Seaman worked out a tricky rig so the mast could be kept short enough to stow inside the hull when not in use.

No duckboat can be very big. It has to be small enough so hunters can hide it in tiny creeks or in the low marsh grasses. Seaman made his boat a cockleshell, a mere 12 feet long. Yet this presented problems since the baymen had to haul as many as 50 decoys with them. Seaman devised removable racks round the after deck. Standing the decoys on their breasts neatly stowed the necessary number.

There were no seasons then. Hunting could continue even when the bays were locked in ice. Seaman fitted his boat's bottom with oak runners. With a long ice pike, the men could ease up to thick floes, and rock the boat up on the ice. There with sail hoisted, the amazing duckboat sailed merrily on!

Instant Success

Captain Seaman's design was apparently an instant success. He originally called his creation “The Devil's Coffin.” Baymen using them to sneak up on waterfowl quickly amended this to “sneak boat” and probably because sink boxes—boxes sunk under the water—were popular, the name finally settled on sneakbox.

Each hunter outfitted his sneakbox like the little ship it was. The baymen lined the interior with pillow‐like salt hay. For warmth they lit kerosene lanterns under bow and stern. And how they used the boats! They'd sail off miles away, gun for several days, sleeping snug and warm under the hatch cover.

Seaman's name was rescued from oblivion by a writer of the 1880's who lived in the bayside Jersey village of Toms River. Nathaniel Bishop's specialty was making long voyages in small boats and writing about them. The most popular was an account of a marathon four‐month voyage down the Mississippi River in a 12‐foot sneakbox. Curious about the origins of the boat, Bishop journeyed downbay and recorded what the baymen told him. The importance of Seaman's sneakbox was to go far beyond the confines of hunting to save thousands of lives. This same Bishop, inspired by the watertight integrity of his sneakbox, expanded the idea into the Life Car. An indispensable item of the early life Saving Service, Life Cars were little more than steel tanks rounded at the end and cut by a watertight door. When violent surf prevented rescuers from reaching stranded ships, a line was shot to the vessel and the passengers ferried through the huge waves in the cars. The library in Toms River still bears Bishop's name.

Sneakboxes were translated into racing vessels from the beginning. The most startling versions were “sandbaggers,” replicas of Seaman's basic hull shape but 20 feet long and with a massive marconi ‐ rigged mainsail. The name arose from the fact that each man in the crew was entitled to carry two 50‐pound sand bags as extra ballast.

Still very much in action today on Barnegat Bay are the popular 15‐foot racing sneakboxes. They are widely used as kid's trainers. Heaven knows why. With huge heavy gaffs and booms and the catboat's tendency to dive they were and are cantankerous. In any kind of brisk breeze the jibing mark was (I'm speaking from experience here) approached with terror, followed by exalted relief if the boat weathered the maneuver. In heavy blows, many the racing sneakbox that has plunged down a wave and kept right on going, despite frantic efforts of her crew to keep her afloat.

The Perrine Boat Works in Barnegat that built so many of the 15‐footers is gone as is much of the old bay but a little of it lingers on. In Dave Beaton's boatyard in West Mantoloking you can find Dave, all 85 years of him, still building sneakboxes, the scent of cedar shavings sweet in the air. They use the small 12 footers as junior trainers still at many clubs on the bay. And there's a special twinkle in Mr. Beaten's eye when a small skipper leaves his shop with a new sneakhox and the promise of the boating pleasure it represents.

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Boat Model, New Jersey Sneakbox

This model represents a New Jersey sneakbox, a small boat invented and used in Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. The sneakbox was developed in 1836 by boat builder Captain Hazleton Seaman, as a small boat that could be camouflaged for hunting wild fowl. Low in the water, the sneakbox is decked with a small cockpit so that a hunter can camouflage the boat with grasses over the top. During the nineteenth century the sneakbox was used by hunters, particularly commercial duck hunters. It would typically carry one person, along with his gear. Some sneakboxes were fitted out with sails, although this one is not and would have been rowed instead. The original represented by this model was a little under 12 feet long and around 4 feet wide. It was built in 1890 and given to the Smithsonian by J. D. Gifford from Tuckerton, New Jersey.

Date Made: 1890

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Object Name: boat, sneak boat, sneak, rigged model Other Terms: boat, sneak; Maritime

Measurements: overall: 12 in x 5 in x 16 in; 30.48 cm x 12.7 cm x 40.64 cm

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Experience “old school waterfowling ”

From the very beginning of the waterfowling roots in America , the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox has had a legendary history.  No other craft has had such an important part in waterfowling history.  Carrying on that fabled tradition, Classic Barnegat specializes in the construction of fiberglass Barnegat Bay Sneakboxes . 

The Barnegat Bay design has been around for over 150 years for one reason:  it works! 

Whether you hunt the salt marshes of New Jersey, the Susquehanna Flats of the Chesapeake Bay, the big water of the Great Lakes, the backwaters of the Mississippi River, the marshes of the Midwest, the prairie potholes of the Dakota’s or anywhere in between, the Classic Barnegat Sneakbox will fit your needs. 

In addition, we have a full line of “old school”, traditional, high quality hunting gear.  Our goal is to provide high quality, hard to find hunting gear at an economical price.  Whether it’s a top of the line boat, a custom duck call, a hand carved decoy, or longlines for your decoy spread, Classic Barnegat is your source.

Under new ownership!!  Many new improvements and features!

Check back frequently as we will be updating our site and our products often .

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Our SNEAK BOX is an updated and improved rendition of the Barnegat Bay sneak box. The most important difference in our version is the inexpensive materials used and the ease with which it's built. Light weight also makes the SNEAK BOX an excellent recreational sailboat for those members of the family who don't hunt... a good argument to use when trying to sell the project to the family. It takes only five sheets of 4' x 8' plywood to plank the hull, and no building form or jig is required. Unlike the old solid wood versions, the SNEAK BOX weighs a mere 115 lbs.

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1942 16' Perrine Boatworks Barnegat Bay Sailing Sneakbox

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This boat was built at PERRINE BOATWORKS in Barnegat, NJ in 1942 Considered the #1 BB Sneakbox builders on Barnegat Bay. She was totally restored & sailed for the 1st time last year since her restoration. She is an EXCELLENT SAILOR & a JOY TO SAIL.

RIGS : 1 Marconi mast & boom 1 Gaff rig w/ mast, boom & gaff, all in very good condition, NO SAIL.

Older custom local trailer, good tires, no lights.

** THIS BOAT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION **

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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

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Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

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A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

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A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

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A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

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CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox is a waterfowling boat legacy that has lasted generations and adpated with the times

Golden waters run in the twisting rivers that weave through West Creek, New Jersey. It trickles in from upland pine forests, where pine needles leach tannins and tint clear water with an amber hue. The water carves through cedar swamps and pours into the estuaries. Here, saltwater blends with fresh. The mix creates a brackish marsh that holds thousands of wintering waterfowl every year. 

West Creek overlooks the marsh like a shepherd tending a grassy vista filled with sheep. It’s a town that takes pride in its waterfowl, and it’s a town anchored by tradition. Rotten plywood signs hang by single rusted nails above the shed doors that line West Creek’s streets. They’re labeled Decoy Shop and Boat Yard in blistered, dripping black paint. Stained tobacco pipes hang loosely from their owners’ cracked and dried lips as they whittle away at cedar mallards and black ducks, pintail and teal. They wear faded flat caps and stiff flannel jackets cloaked with sawdust. When they’re not at work, they’re on the marsh. Waterfowl hunting runs as thick in the veins of West Creek’s townsfolk as the water runs gold, and at the heart of it all lies the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox.

The legacy of the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox

The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox chiseled its legacy back in 1836. Captain Hazleton Seaman of West Creek began a mission to create the ultimate duck hunting boat. Hazleton was a waterfowler and expert craftsman. He hunted the marshes surrounding Barnegat Bay, about ten miles from West Creek as the duck flies. Like all tidal creek duck hunters, he battled against shallow bays, icy winters, wary ducks, and unforgiving terrain. He needed a boat that he could both row and sail. It had to be sleek enough to conceal in salt marsh sedge yet durable enough to survive ice floes and rough surf. Above all else, it had to be a boat specifically designed for duck hunting.

Seaman’s creation was the Frankenstein of duck boats. It had the cover of a ground blind and the hull of a skiff. It had an elongated, convex frame like an eye contact lens. The hull acted like a sled on mudflats, ice, and snow. It could be rowed or sailed. Its ribs were water-resistant and crafted from lightweight Atlantic white cedar, giving it a local flare tailored for the marsh. From the side, the boat was barely a foot tall. It could hardly be seen as it skipped like a stone across the water. He built gunnels that served as decoy racks and a flat deck that could be manicured with cordgrass and salt hay for camouflage. He stretched canvas across an oak hoop and fastened it to the bow. The apron laid on the boat like a raised fingernail and shielded the rider from sea spray. In the middle of it all, Seaman built a cockpit where duck hunters could slip in and sink low as if they were in a layout blind. Seaman named his creation the Devil’s Coffin. The local baymen dubbed it the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox.

In Seaman’s sneakbox, hunters could row within shooting range of unsuspecting ducks or simply tuck up among some grass behind some decoys. In the grass, the boat disappeared, and duck hunters could fool birds all day long without getting busted. Its usefulness didn’t go unnoticed. Suddenly, sneakboxes hoarded winter marshes from the tip of Cape May to Long Island Sound. 

The rise in popularity of the Sneakbox

As the boat rose in popularity, backyard artisans began improving its initial design. They modified spray shields and custom-tailored the gunnels. Hazelton’s boat evolved and sprouted into dozens of varieties that differed in hull dimensions, lengths, and weights. Some of the best were created by Captain George Bogart of Manahawkin. Bogart built his sneakboxes in his yard, surrounded by thick swamps and dense cedars. One sunny morning in the fall of 1875, while Bogart labored on a new boat under the shade of a willow, a bright young adventurer from Medford, Massachusetts , came strolling down his driveway. His name was Nathaniel Bishop, and he requested a sneakbox of his own.

Bogart sold Nathaniel a custom-made twelve-foot, two-hundred-pound sneakbox for $25. Nathaniel bought oar locks, oars, a sail, an anchor, and other outfits for an additional $50. Nathaniel named the ship the Centennial Republic to commemorate the hundredth year of America’s existence. Bogart helped seal the Centennial in a protective layer of burlap before Nathaniel shipped it on a freight train from Tuckerton, New Jersey, to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania . 

Nathaniel detested leaving his brand-new boat, if even for a second. He called it “a necessary evil” for a voyage. Nathaniel eventually caught up with his sneakbox in Pittsburg and embarked on an epic four-month-long journey down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. He rowed it the whole way, living and eating out of the boat’s cockpit, skirting through bluegrass fields, and paddling his way through a post-Civil War American south. Eventually, Nathaniel and the Centennial poured out into the Gulf of Mexico and landed on the mouth of the Suwannee River, where his adventure ended. In 1879, he published a book about his 2600-mile journey, aptly named Four Months in A Sneakbox .

By 1909, Ole Evinrude invented the outboard motor, and the sneakbox evolved a transom. A duck boat built on a tradition of rowing and sailing could now be outfitted with an oil and gas motor; this is the sneakbox we see today. There’s the fiberglass Higbee and the wooden Sammy Hunt, the low-profile Schellenger and the planing-hull Simonsen, each variation taking on the name of its builder, imbued with an individual touch of creativity and innovation. The trait that makes each of these boats a true Barnegat Bay Sneakbox is the crafted purpose, down to every rib and every nail, to hunt ducks.

The modified Sneakbox may be the best duck boat one could hope for

Today, sneakboxes dip in and out of the water at boat ramps all along the mid-Atlantic shore, but nowhere more so than the marshes of southern New Jersey. When fellow sneakbox owners run into each other, it often results in an understanding nod and immediate kinship. It’s a club built on art and utility, the owners bearing on their backs a weighted tradition that has been reduced to obscurity and esoterism. It’s a responsibility expressed through pride. Those who hunt out of a sneakbox know just how deadly they can be, but others simply enjoy the craftsmanship. They enjoy a ride in a sneakbox for the art, for the history, and for a little taste of what Nathaniel Bishop experienced when he took the Centennial Republic all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Regardless of its design, or the intentions of its rider, sneakboxes have an uncanny ability to exude emotion from those who own them. The waterfowl writer Worth Mattewson sums up his feelings on the sneakbox in his book, Big December Canvasbacks .

“There is simply no one ‘best’ duck boat. But for a very wide range of hunting, the modified Barnegat Bay Sneakbox made in fiberglass comes about as close as could be hoped for…”, he continues, “Of course it looks best out in the marsh, but during the off-season, I’d bet I never walk past the two sneakboxes I own without subconsciously admiring them.”

Mathewson’s words rang true on a recent hunt out in the salt marsh fringing the shores of Cape May County, New Jersey. Boone, my golden retriever, and I overlooked a burning-red horizon with a stiff west wind to our backs, sunk down low and nestled into a sneakbox. It was a Higbee, one that my grandfather purchased out of a backyard in the 80s, crafted from fiberglass with decoy rack gunnels and a spoon-shaped hull. We tucked deep into a tidal ditch that drained straight to mud at low tide. Cordgrass bent and folded over our twelve-foot boat, and through their blades and the mud and the morning dew, Boone and I studied a small decoy spread. The cackles of clapper rails echoed through the briny morning air as the sun rose high above a cedar-flanked horizon. 

It had been nearly two hundred years since Hazleton laid the foundations for a hunt like this. Just when the cold of the deck began to seep through my waders, the stillness of the marsh cracked to the sound of whistling wings. Boone snapped his head, and I followed. Two black ducks careened above, and they had no idea they were flying straight for a Barnegat Bay Sneakbox. 

Mike Adams is an outdoor writer, wildlife biologist, and educator hailing from salt marshes of the mid-Atlantic. His work has appeared in numerous outdoor publications, where he uses hunting and fishing narratives to explore deeper issues in conservation or ecology. In the fall, you'll find him on his Barnegat Bay Sneakbox hunting ducks with his dog, Boone. Any other time of year, he's usually out on the salt marsh, catching crabs or fishing for striper.

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This is a 12' gunning sneak, with a bottom and deck shaped basically like a spoon. Planking and decking of this and all the gunning sneaks is 1/2" cedar, as is the keel, which is just a center plank. This one, built about 1910 by Howard Perrine in Barnegat, New Jersey, has oak frames. The bottom curves of the sneakbox all come from one master curve, which eases construction. Today, laminated frames could replace the natural cedar crooks. Somewhat slow under oars, she'd still be a fun, safe boat for single-handed cruising, and still a functional and useful gunning boat.   Prospective builders would need to consult other sources to build this boat, as the plans do not include a sailing rig or oars. There is a full bibliography of sources in Mystic Seaport Watercraft .   From 87 Boat Designs by Ben Fuller.

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Barnegat Sneak-Box and other Duck Boat Plans

• Thread starter Matt Wimmer
• Start date Apr 21, 2009

Matt Wimmer

• Apr 21, 2009

I am doing some research and development on duck boats and Barnegat Sneak-Box's. Does anyone have any online links to publications? Also looking for plans and books. And if anyone has made and/or owned one, I would like to know what kind of experience you had with it. Happy Paddlin.  

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• Apr 22, 2009

Hi Matt, There was an article about duckboat racing on Barnegat Bay in the March/Aril issue of WoodenBoat magazine (issue number 207). It contains a brief bit of info on the history and evolution of of sneakboxes and duckboats, but most of it is about modern competitive sailing. In addition, there have been some articles on duckboats in Hunting and Fishing Collectibles magazine. That's all I'm aware of. Hope this helps a little. Michael  

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You can start with W.P. Stephens here: http://www.dragonflycanoe.com/stephens/index.html Also look for "The Seabright Skiff and other Jersey Shore Boats" by Peter Guthorn. Several of John Gardner's books have plans for a variety of duck skiffs. The boat collection catalogs published by Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Mystic Seaport Museum have a wealth of information, and plans are available from both. Finally, plans for such boats were widely published over the years in publications like Forest and Stream, THe Rudder, MotorBoating's Ideal Series, Popular Mechanics and the like. Any good maritime museum will have a library filled with such things - you can get lost for hours in them (go ahead, ask me how I know!). One of our forum members from the Midwest was restoring a Barnegat sneakbox - Rick, are you out there? Dan  

Ric Altfather

Sneak Box Matt, As Dan mentioned, I have a 1932 Bargegat Bay Sneak Box built by the Perrine Boat Works Company who was the premier builder for a long time. I have done extensive research on this craft along with old photo's and a set of plans that were redrawn from one of the originals. You will find that there were no plans drawn back then of the original boats but there are several variations of Sneak Box type Duckers. I have the sailing version. They were built the same way every time and there was no need for plans, just a good memory. Start out with Tuckerton Seaport Museum, they have a builder there that gives classes on his version of the boat (you will find many versions) and the museum is dedicated to the Sneak Box and duck decoys. http://www.tuckertonseaport.org Dan's referenced book is an excellent source but a little hard to find. Also try http://www.books.google.com which is a goldmine of information and downloads on just about every subject from major library's. Just do a search on Barnegat Bay Sneak Box and you will get a lot of information and published stories. I'd be glad to share anything that I have on this interesting boat. Best, Ric Altfather  

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Ric, I think the link to Google is: http://books.google.com/ I tried the link you posted and it leads to a sales pitch for some kind of money making software. Thanks suggesting it. I had thought of checking out Google's book project but hadn't got around to it. Looks like a really useful site.  

Thanks for the save Andy!  

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There are also a couple of duckboat forums on the web that are worth checking out. http://duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi http://www.ratemyduckboat.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=5 I built a sail for a guy who was restoring an old duckboat a couple years ago and since I don't know squat about these boats, the forums proved helpful, as did some of the old photos we managed to dig up. The sails were pretty interesting. Most were modified versions of some of the same traditional lug, sprit and gaff types we use on canoes and dinghies, but tended to have curiously long, stretched-out clew corners with a hollowed foot and were used boomless. They had very strange downwind shapes due to this, but we figured all those old photos tended to indicate that they must have had good reason to build them that way, so we did, too. It was actually a pretty cool looking sail when finished. Kind of made me want to get a duckboat, but the last thing I need is another form of boating hobby.  

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I would like to find out more about a boat called the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox (BBSB). Do any of you know any builders of these boats (wood or fiberglass)? I would also look at puchasing an older boat. -- Jim Rehl ( [email protected] ), December 02, 2001

There are a few designs called a sneakbox. The most often seen on Barnegat Bay is 15' long and is strictly a sailboat. There is a 12' version known as a Diamond, also a sailboat. Other versions for hunting are very low to the water, wide enough to hunt from, and can be rowed or pushed with a shoving oar. David Beaton & Sons of Mantoloking NJ is the builder of most wood sneaks now sailing. An older builder was Perrine. What kind of sneakbox are you looking for? -- Larry Deering ( [email protected] ), December 04, 2001.

A little more information: I am looking for the BBSB to duck hunt from in the fall and winter and for rowing in the off season (spring and summer). The desired length is 12' with a 4' beam. The lower the boat sits in the water (profile) the better for my needs. I know some BBSB's are built now as a "higher volume" boats mainly to use with an outboard motor but I would rather row. There are much better designs for those looking for an outboard powered boat. Some of these boats do have sailing rigs which I could use in the summer but a rig is not a requirement. -- Jim Rehl ( [email protected] ), December 04, 2001.

A couple of years ago the Rockland Apprenticeshop built a nice hunting sneakbox for a customer. Don't know what they got for it. Off hand I do not know of anyone who is building these in glass on a production basis. Melonseeds which are slightly larger are being produced in glass for the recreational trade, but there is no reason that you can't hunt from one after specifying that it by built in duckboat drab. -- Ben Fuller ( [email protected] ), January 05, 2002.

I built a sneakbox in 1959 and it was probably the most versatile duck boat I've ever owned. You can't believe how many shooting opportunities it opened up around private land. It was undoubtedly one of the most seaworthy boats I've seen. If I were to build another one, I think I would build it along harpins(?) in the traditional manner -- Bob Coombs ( [email protected] ), January 08, 2002.

Thanks for all the responses. I just returned from Maine (to central Ohio) with a fiberglass BBSB built for sailing or rowing. The design is a copy of a boat built in 1836 -- it is much lower in profile than most of the boats built today. -- Jim Rehl ( [email protected] ), January 10, 2002.

There is someone in MD building fg sneakboxes. Website is http://home.earthlink.net/~classicbarnegat/index.htm. Telephone 410- 798-7886. -- andy anderson ( [email protected] ), January 24, 2002.

I own a BBSB Built by Classic Barnegat in Mayo Maryland, and use it for duck hunting it rides low in the water and the ducks never knew what hit them. This barnegat is built to use a motor it also has ore blocks and rows better than it motors. Its 12'6" by 4' and it built to scale to the orignals. Contact me if you want more info. By the way the builder only wants about $1800 finished also has splash fly and payed extra for a soft and hard cockpit cover. www.classicbarnegat.comm -- Charlie Latona ( [email protected] ), April 21, 2002.

I just finished rebuilding an original 1938 BBSB. It was original white cedar but I fiberglassed over it. I used all the original planking but did replace the cedar ribs. I hated to glass over the original wood but decided it was better than swelling it every year. I started the boat in early August 02 and finished it the day before Thanksgiving. I have not killed a duck out of it yet but I am sure I will soon. I think that is more due to the poor hunting this year rather than the boat. I run a 6hp on it. It sure is a nice boat so far. -- Andrew Timmins ( [email protected] ), December 26, 2002.

I am investigating a stitch and glue approach to a boat my boys and I can sail, perhaps a melonseed. I own an original bbsb made by leon headley my late friend somers headley's father. I could convert it back to sail but it is such a lovely thing and a keepsake i havent the gumption to cut it. Would rather keep it hanging in the rafters and build another for me and the boys. My point is this only, these boats give joy and pleasure when viewed by the right eye and made by the right hand -- joe mcmillan ( [email protected] ), December 31, 2002.

I own a Barnegat Bay sneak box designed and built by Perrine at his banaget boatworks around 1920. It is in good shape,mostly originalwith a new sale. I don't sail it any more and would like to sell it to someone who would take care of it and enjoy it. Interested parties can contact me by email or at the following numbers 315 354 4105 or 252 249 3996 the boat is located near Blue Mountain in NYS -- Warren A. Reynolds ( [email protected] ), July 12, 2003.

To whom it may concern: I own 3 Barnegat Bay Sneakboxes I built. They are 12' X 4'. Two are on a single trailer and one is on its own trailer. I have a video concerning the last time I opened them for inspection. I would send a copy for viewing to someone who is serious about buying them. I am retired and due to medial reasons no longer able to use them. I would like to sell them to someone who would appreciate and care for them properly. If the name sounds familiar it's because for over 20 years I wrote for various waterfowling magazines and for over 35 years I made and sold Carlson Championship Calls. I sold the business about 5 years ago and CCC calls are still in Cabela's and many other catalogs and stores. These handcrafted BBSBs are unique and a real collectors item. I've made thousands of waterfowl calls, but only 3 waterfowling boats. Interested parties may call me at 1-319-848-3370 or e-mail me. Sincerely, Wendell R. Carlson 12200 College St. S.W. Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 -- Wendell R. Carlson ( [email protected] ), July 16, 2003.

I have a 12� NJ Cedar Barnegat Bay Sneakbox for sale. It was built by William Kelly, a local boaqt builder in West Creek NJ. The boat has never been wet. A picture of the boat can be found at http://members.cox.net/mkuhn/Items%20for%20sale.html I am asking $1000 for it. -- Scott Hickman ( [email protected] ), September 09, 2003.

There is a "back yard" builder of BBSB in Kennebunk Maine. His name is Bill Perry and lives on Sea rd. He builds them in fiberglass although I beleive he lost his mold in a fire. Not sure if he has built another mold. -- Andrew White ( [email protected] ), November 28, 2003.

I own a melonseed-love the boat-great to row, but am getting a Drascombe Scaffie so I can camp(and perhaps sail on the North Sea one day). If anyne is looking for a melonseed-please e-mail. My father was a duck hunter and made his boats out of stainless steel. He was a steelworker. I helped sand the seats-never duck hunted -- Carrie Metzger ( [email protected] ), January 23, 2004.

I would like to see some photos of the mellonseed boat you have. I would be interested in buying it if the design would work for me for rowing or hunting. Thanks, Jim -- Jim Rehl ( [email protected] ), January 23, 2004.

I have a Perrine BBSB that originally belonged to my Great Uncle. I have the builders plate from the cockpit with the name JH Perrine, Barnegat NJ, but it unfortunately is not dated. My family was never entirely sure when it was built or exactly how old it was, but our math and the failing memories of the family members that remembered the day he got it as a teenager put it around 1918- 1920. I've had it now in my garage in Havre de Grace, MD for close to 20 years, and it hung from the rafters of the garage at his summer cottage in Charlestown Maryland for probably 20 before that. Though I have no intention of ever selling it, I've always been curious what it was worth. I have all the rigging, two masts, two upper gaffs and a newer, meaning probably 1970's era sail. It has 99% of the original wood, the only board having been removed is the central plank where the mast slides in. It has been stored indoors and covered for probably 40 years except when it was used, which it hasn't been since the best I can remember the late seventies. I also have the cast iron wheel and wood dolly that was custom built and fit to it when he bought it. I've always had plans to restore it totally some day,just to take a sail in it, but I've so far never progressed very far. It honestly looks like you could throw a coat of paint on it, swell it and sail away in it. Is there any archive or source of information where I could find more deetails about my boat and J H Perrine, the builder. John L Narvell IV, Havre de Grace MD -- John Narvell ( [email protected] ), March 08, 2004.

That's a real treasure, Jim. You might try contacting Tuckerton Seaport Museum, 152 Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ, 609-296-8868. (Their site -- www.tuckertonseaport.org -- doesn't seem to be working.) The museum is housed in a collection of old buildings that were moved to the site, and they have a recreation of the Perrine Boatworks, with demonstrations on sneakbox building. Here's a link to a virtual tour of the shop: http://www.lehsd.k12.nj.us/Seaport/Jones/perrine's%20Boatworks.htm Stephen Paskey -- Stephen Paskey ( [email protected] ), March 09, 2004.

I too have a great interest in the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox. Does anyone have Information on where I can find a set of prints? Any information would be greatly appreciated. -- Harry Schlott ( [email protected] ), December 03, 2004.

In response to the recent request regarding a set of prints: there are several sources you could consult. In John Gardner's "Building Classic Small Craft," there are instructions and drawings for the "modernized" construction of a 14-foot sneakbox. The instructions are based on a late 19-century drawing by W.P. Stevens. Second, Howard Chapelle's "American Small Sailing Craft" has a discussion of sneakboxes, including line drawings and offsets for two different boats. Third, Mystic Seaport sells large scale prints with lines, offsets, and construction details for a 12-foot boat. The plan number is 61.915 -- you'll find ordering details at the Seaport's website, www.mysticseaport.org There are other scattered sources, but those are the most accessible. If I were going to build a sneakbox, I'd get my hands on all of the above. -- Stephen Paskey ( [email protected] ), January 04, 2005.

I have two BBS's Built by Vansant in ATlantic City. Considered one of the best Gunning boxes ever built. I have wealth of info regarding BBs'S my grand father built them If you wish to contact me you may call me at my office 410-639-7011 it's okay for me to talk about boats there I have a boatyard and am a Marine surveyor. I look forward to anyone who wants to talk Boats especially duck boats Doug -- Doug Megargee ( [email protected] ), February 02, 2005.

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Sneakbox (1880) A sneakbox is a small boat that can be sailed, rowed, poled or sculled. It is predominantly associated with the Barnegat Bay in New Jersey, just as the canoe-like Delaware Ducker is associated with the New Jersey marshes along the Delaware River near Philadelphia.. Railbird skiffs and garvey-like sneakboxes are other American hunting-boat types.

The sneakbox has truly stood the "test of time", but how does a boat constructed in 1855 remain unchanged…by its construction. Assembled with Jersey cedar, the most versatile feature of the sneakbox is its ability to sail in deep waters as well as shallow. This same tradition remains today in the Classic Barnegat Sneakbox. Although ...

Barnegat Bay Sneakbox is a 14′ 11″ / 4.6 m monohull sailboat designed by J. Howard Perrine and built by J. Howard Perrine starting in 1918. ... The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more. Formula. D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³ D: Displacement of the boat in ...

THE SNEAK BOX. The Sneak Box, named for its ability to sneak in on its prey, was first built by Captain Hazelton of West Creek N.J. in 1836. It can be rowed, sailed or sculled across the water and is a sea worthy, lightweight hunting craft able to navigate the marshes and bays of New Jersey. In winter months, it was even used as a sled, to ...

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Boats. The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox. No other boat in production has the heritage, tradition, and history of the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox.Originally designed for the tidal marshes of New Jersey, this boat was designed as a low profile boat capable of being tucked into the salt grass and disappearing.It was also capable of handling the rough water and bringing the waterman safely home.

The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox was originally a gunning skiff developed for use by market hunters of the Barnegat Bay. region so they could sneak up on flocks of ducks, hence the name sneakbox. According to Nathaniel H. Bishop, the. original sneakbox was designed and built by Hazelton Seaman of West Creek, NJ in 1836. The boat's original name

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Curious about the origins of the boat, Bishop journeyed downbay and recorded what the baymen told him. The importance of Seaman's sneakbox was to go far beyond the confines of hunting to save ...

The sneakbox was developed in 1836 by boat builder Captain Hazleton Seaman, as a small boat that could be camouflaged for hunting wild fowl. Low in the water, the sneakbox is decked with a small cockpit so that a hunter can camouflage the boat with grasses over the top. During the nineteenth century the sneakbox was used by hunters ...

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Sneak Box. Our SNEAK BOX is an updated and improved rendition of the Barnegat Bay sneak box. The most important difference in our version is the inexpensive materials used and the ease with which it's built. Light weight also makes the SNEAK BOX an excellent recreational sailboat for those members of the family who don't hunt... a good argument ...

10-30-2007, 07:53 AM. Re: Gardner's Barnegat Bay Sneakbox Lines Dennis, The boats built by Beatons were for racing on Barnegat Bay. They have a generous sail plan and can be as tough to handle as any over-canvassed catboat can be. Downwind in a breeze you have to almost hang off the transom to keep from pitch-poling.

This boat was built at PERRINE BOATWORKS in Barnegat, NJ in 1942 Considered the #1 BB Sneakbox builders on Barnegat Bay. She was totally restored & sailed for the 1st time last year since her restoration. She is an EXCELLENT SAILOR & a JOY TO SAIL. RIGS : 1 Marconi mast & boom 1 Gaff rig w/ mast, boom & gaff, all in very good condition, NO SAIL.

The legacy of the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox. The Barnegat Bay Sneakbox chiseled its legacy back in 1836. Captain Hazleton Seaman of West Creek began a mission to create the ultimate duck hunting boat. Hazleton was a waterfowler and expert craftsman. He hunted the marshes surrounding Barnegat Bay, about ten miles from West Creek as the duck flies.

Description. This is a 12' gunning sneak, with a bottom and deck shaped basically like a spoon. Planking and decking of this and all the gunning sneaks is 1/2" cedar, as is the keel, which is just a center plank. This one, built about 1910 by Howard Perrine in Barnegat, New Jersey, has oak frames. The bottom curves of the sneakbox all come from ...

WCHA #4035. Apr 22, 2009. #4. Sneak Box. Matt, As Dan mentioned, I have a 1932 Bargegat Bay Sneak Box built by the Perrine Boat Works Company who was the premier builder for a long time. I have done extensive research on this craft along with old photo's and a set of plans that were redrawn from one of the originals.

Welcome back to Camp's outdoors, on today's video we're going over the New sneak box that I just rebuilt. Be sure to subscribe to the channel, like the vide...

The Bluebill is a sneakbox style duckboat designed for a 20hp outboard, with a few key innovative features for better performance and utility. ... The venerable Devlin Mallard is a proven sneakbox style boat that can take a 15hp outboard, but also excels at rowing. Read More. Scaup 16. The Scaup 16 is a sneakbox style duckboat with enough room ...

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Answers. There are a few designs called a sneakbox. The most often seen on Barnegat Bay is 15' long and is strictly a sailboat. There is a 12' version known as a Diamond, also a sailboat. Other versions for hunting are very low to the water, wide enough to hunt from, and can be rowed or pushed with a shoving oar.

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