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From Craft to Industrial Historic New England’s furniture collection spans four centuries and suggests the range of styles, forms, and types of furniture New Englanders have lived with over time. This well-documented collection teaches us about the variations of regional styles, the shift from craft to industrial production, and...
Historic New England’s Quincy House in Quincy, Massachusetts, recently welcomed a fascinating artifact as part of its interior restoration project. In early May, a rare early nineteenth-century Chinese ivory pagoda arrived to act as a stand-in for the Quincy family’s pagoda, which is now in the collection of the...
Woodstock, Connecticut Open May Through October Voted best public garden by Connecticut Magazine. Roseland Cottage offers a unique and beautiful setting for weddings and other private parties. From May through October, the flowering trees and perennial gardens are lovely for events held outside or in the Carriage House. Tents...
More than sixty guests attended the opening reception for Head to Toe: Hat and Shoe Fashions from Historic New England at the Eustis Estate. Curator Laura Johnson welcomed members, donors, volunteers, and staff with brief remarks and an overview about the exhibition. She was on hand...
Historic New England awarded a $10,000 matching grant from The 1772 Foundation and Preservation Massachusetts. The funds will be used toward the restoration of the Bark Pit Greenhouse at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Massachusetts. The greenhouse is a long, low brick structure built into the side of a...
Dates: 09/15/2024
Location: Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm | Massachusetts
This summer, leave your car at home and explore Historic New England’s properties on public transportation. Have you ever been asked — or asked someone else — “You don’t have a car? How do you manage to get around?” For many people, the answer is public transportation. Relying on...
Historic New England is soliciting student and recent graduate poster presentations for the 2022 Historic New England Summit to be held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA, October 13-14, 2022. The region’s largest multi-disciplinary event will assemble provocative, informative and collaborative experts for a highly interactive conversation about how...
Best practices from Historic New England experts Trees and woody shrubs are an important part of the overall interpretation of Historic New England’s museum properties. Prioritizing tree and shrub work can be a management challenge because trees require continual care and maintenance during their life. Historic New England manages...
Dramatically sited on a hill overlooking the Sheepscot River, Castle Tucker tells the story of a prominent shipping family’s life on the coast of Maine over a period of 150 years. From 1858 until the end of the twentieth century, both the Tucker family and their imposing house survived...
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