November
Sub-archives
December 01, 2011
Portsmouth non-profits team up for holiday cheer
Historic New England is teaming up with the Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation and the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail to host a Holiday Sale and Open House at the Governor John Langdon House on Sunday, December 4 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. and on Thursday, December 8 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. read more...
November 30, 2011
Third graders travel back to colonial times at Coffin House
Third grade students explored aspects of life at the 1678 Coffin House in Newbury, Massachusetts. read more...
November 29, 2011
November 23, 2011
Ogden Codman Design Group gathers for Codman Cocktails
Lee Jofa hosts the first Codman Cocktails for the Ogden Codman Design Group November 15. read more...
November 21, 2011
Archaeology project begins at Phillips House
A team from The Public Archaeology Laboratory has begun to dig in the backyard of the Phillips House. read more...
November 15, 2011
Strengthening the structure at Barrett House
The limitations of nineteenth-century construction techniques require Historic New England's property care team to examine the strength of the structure at Barrett House. read more...
November 10, 2011
New online exhibit features American Staffordshire pottery
Historic New England partnered with the Transferware Collectors Club and the Winterthur Museum to create the largest collection of American Staffordshire pottery ever made publically available. read more...
November 04, 2011
Appleton Circle visits Siena and Florence, Italy
Appleton Circle's Siena and Florence visits highlight the role of the family in heritage preservation. read more...
November 02, 2011
Roof work begins at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House
Built in 1681 with an addition constructed circa 1722, the Cooper-Frost-Austin House is the oldest extant structure in Cambridge. Typical of many seventeenth-century structures, the house is defined by its distinctive roofline, consisting of a short, steep pitch on the front elevation, with a long sloping portion incorporating a lean-to on the rear elevation. read more...
November 01, 2011
Historic New England debuts decorative arts workshop
On October 29, Historic New England hosted its first one-day Introduction to Decorative Arts workshop at the Collections and Conservation Center in Haverhill, Massachusetts. read more...
