Since moving to the 80-acre former sailors' home three years ago, the museum has significantly expanded its programs.
Over the past several years, the museum has expanded significantly.
Later, the museum had expanded into two other historical houses.
The museum has since expanded but the house remains part of the complex.
A single museum about freedom would narrow, rather than expand, that feeling.
Established in May 1996, the museum has continually expanded from one room to three stories.
Over the years the museum has expanded its facilities, public programming and members.
The museum opened at this site on 15 September 1983 and later expanded to include the whole of the former station.
The museum will expand to 72,000 square feet from 60,000.
Beginning in 1911, the museum gradually expanded throughout the building.