Author Archives: Historic New England

Discoveries at the Eustis Estate: What We Found in the Attic

| July 6, 2016

Historic New England is working to transform the 1878 Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts, into a museum and study center opening in 2017. Below, Curatorial and Interpretive Planning Assistant Elyse Werling reveals the story behind a surprising find the attic. As part of the effort to turn the Eustis Estate from a private home into […]

The Young Couple and Their Mansion: W. E. C. and Edith Eustis

| June 6, 2016

Historic New England is working to transform the 1878 Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts, into a museum and study center opening in 2017. Below, Curatorial and Interpretive Planning Assistant Elyse Werling introduces you to the young couple who were the first to call the Eustis Estate home. Today, many young couples choose a “starter home,” […]

William Ralph Emerson: Father of the Shingle Style

| May 19, 2016

Historic New England is working to transform the 1878 Eustis Estate in Milton, Massachusetts, into a museum and study center opening in 2017. The estate is a significant work by New England architect William Ralph Emerson. Curatorial and Interpretive Planning Assistant Elyse Werling introduces you to Emerson, “the father of the Shingle Style.” William Ralph […]

Family Manuscript Collections

| October 1, 2014

Expanding Access to New England Heritage Highlights from and finding aids for Historic New England’s collection of family manuscripts and business records In September 2013, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission awarded Historic New England a grant to improve public access to twenty-six collections of family papers associated with our historic properties. The project […]

CBS Sunday Morning visits wallpaper collection

| May 18, 2013

Richard’s vast knowledge and Historic New England’s extensive collection were both on display during the taping, where wallpaper samples from 1780s to 1960s were used to illustrate the story of the history of wallpaper use in America. Examples included flocked, scenic, commemorative, ceiling, novelty papers, and more. Stay tuned for information on the episode’s air date. In the meantime, […]

Historic New England protects one of the oldest houses in Brookline, Mass.

| April 23, 2013

One of the oldest houses in Brookline, Massachusetts, is the eighty-fifth privately owned historic property and the first property in Brookline protected through Historic New England’s Stewardship Easement Program. Some of the most significant items protected through the preservation easement include timber framing with decorative carving, early floor boards, an early door with seventeenth-century hinges, […]