Hart House Architectual Elements from Ipswich, Mass.

Description:

The largest artifact in the museum, this Georgian-style, 2 ½-story timber-framed house was built in the 1760s and stood at 16 Elm Street in the center of Ipswich, Massachusetts, until 1963 when efforts by Ipswich citizens saved it from the bulldozer. The house was carefully taken apart—the frame, chimney, and many other pieces were shipped to the Museum and reassembled.

Today, the house is the centerpiece of the exhibition Within These Walls…, and visitors are able to peer through its walls, windows, and doors to view settings played out against the backdrop of Colonial America, the American Revolution, the abolitionist movement, the industrial era, and World War II. The exhibition tells the story of five ordinary families, selected from many, who lived in this house over 200 years and made history in their kitchens and parlors, through everyday choices and personal acts of courage and sacrifice.

Date Made: ca 1760

Resident: Caldwell, JosiahCaldwell, LucyChoate, AbrahamChoate, SarahDodge, AbrahamDodge, BethiahLynch, CatherineLynch, MaryOwner: Dodge, AbrahamCaldwell, JosiahChoate, SarahDodge, BethiahCaldwell, LucyLynch, CatherineLynch, MaryResident: Scott, MaryOwner: Choate, Abraham

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, IpswichPlace Used: United States: Massachusetts, Ipswich

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Family & Social Life, Engineering, Building, and Architecture

Exhibition: Within These Walls

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Alexander B. C. Mulholland

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.64.545Catalog Number: 64.545Accession Number: 252318

Object Name: architectural elements, Hart House

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)georgian architectual style (overall style)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-f94e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_305788

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