What's New
February 02, 2012
Lincoln Cultural Council supports programs at Gropius House, Codman Estate
A Lincoln Cultural Council grant to Historic New England helps bring regional history and architecture experts to Lincoln, Massachusetts. read more...
January 31, 2012
Boston transit images now available
More than 8,000 digitized images from the Boston Transit Archive are now available for browsing in Historic New England's online Collections Access Project. read more...
January 27, 2012
Housekeeping in Haverhill
The collections team took a day to thoroughly clean the furniture storage area at the Collections and Conservation Center in Haverhill. read more...
January 26, 2012
Historic preservation meets energy efficiency
Learn how to weatherize your older home without damaging its historic fabric. read more...
January 24, 2012
Hamilton House landscape comes alive in winter
While many of our museums are quiet during the winter months, our landscapes remain active. read more...
January 18, 2012
Casing the joint
Independent furniture scholars Robert Mussey and Clark Pearce recently spent the second of two intensive days at Historic New England’s Collections and Conservation Center poring over examples of furniture made in Boston between 1815 and 1830. read more...
January 13, 2012
Phillips House welcomes visitors all winter
Learn how the Phillips family spent their winter months during the Winter Weekends program. read more...
January 06, 2012
New Preservation Hot Topic reveals why porch ceilings are often painted blue
Homeowners often ask how a porch ceiling should be painted, and take for granted that an old-fashioned porch ceiling was always painted blue. read more...
January 05, 2012
Copper beeches protect Lyman Estate landscape for more than a century
Many of the copper beeches imported so long ago were enjoyed by four generations of the Lyman family. read more...
January 03, 2012
Stewardship property in Massachusetts has new owner
The Kingsbury-Whitaker House, a Stewardship Program property in Needham, Massachusetts, recently sold to new private owners. read more...
