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;
Index - New England Antiquing
Gift Shops of Historic New England
House Museums & Villages
Grand Openening
Boston's Weekly
Antique Market
May 16-17, 2009
Food & Lodging Since 1773
Stockbridge, MA
Milford
Antiques
Show
Every Sunday
October through April
Milford, NH
****CONNECTICUT****
HISTORIC HOUSES
OTHER USES
c1746
DEACON TIMOTHY PRATT HOUSE
c. 1746 center chimney colonial listed on National Historic Register.
Now converted to a Bed & Breakfast, maintains the colonial flavor.
CHAMPLIN HILL ANTIQUES
Featuring delightful antique country & primitive furniture, with treasures including folk art,
mirrors, pewter, quilts and more at affordable prices.
Champlin Hill Antiques is a mandatory stop in the Burlington, VT area
1740
Benjamin Rockwell Homested
Now THE RED PETTICOT antique shop.
Built c. 1740
Located on 113 West Lane (Rte 35)
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone 203-431-9451
Heidi Howard creates trade and tavern signs in the style of 18th and 19th century New England sign painters. Each sign is handcrafted from 100 to 200 year old boards,
Authentic Historical Designs
A House Plan Firm with a special approach to designing houses.
We take authentic exteriors from yesteryear and unite them with
practical and up-to-date floor plans. Now you can have the look
of an old house - without any of the inconveniences.
1740
LOWER FARM BED & BREAKFAST
119 Mystic Road , Mystic/North Stonington, CT
Phone - 866-535-9075.
.
The Inn is a Bed and Breakfast that blends the charm of yesterday with the comforts of today.
A 1740 center chimney Georgian Colonial farmhouse located in Mystic Connecticut Country.
SWAN COVE B&B
ANTIQUES & BREAKFAST
- Listed with the National Registry Historic Places
Enjoy a weekend of Antique Shopping in Connecticut.
-Close to many sources of antique shopping.
1714 to mid 1700s
ELIAS CHILD HOUSE
50 Perrin Road
Woodstock, CT 06281
Magnificent center hall colonial on 47 rural acres. Heavily furnished in antiques.
Browse our web site for the
history of Elias Child House.
1740
HOMESPUN FARM B&B
306 Preston Road (Route 164)
Griswold, CT 06351
Historic farm property run for over two hundred years by decendants of
William Brewster of Mayflower fame. Nominated for the National Registry
of Historic Places.
WESTBROOK INN
976 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, CT 06498
Step back in time to the Romantic Victorian Era to this magnificantly restored
Connecticut Historic Inn. Graceful flowered grounds, fine antique appointments,
working fireplaces, picturesque beaches and more await your arrival.
Decorate with
Antiques
JONESPORT NAUTICAL ANTIQUES
Cherry Corner Cupboard - $3,500
Cherry glass-door corner cupboard with 12 lights, original glass, plate grooves, attractive dentil molding, circa 1820-1830, New York State origin.
Click on image for more detail.
Linda Rosen Antiques
Sheffield, MA
CLICK HERE
for selected antiquing books from Amazon.
New Englands Historic Attractions
Historic Houses
Historic Inns & Taverns
Historic Villages
B&B in Historic Houses
Antique Shops by State
Nautical Antiquibg
>
CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUES
Route 7, Sheffield, MA 01257
Since 1977, specializing in American antique wicker furniture.
Period wicker including chairs, tables, and matching sets
from the 1870s through the 1920s.
OTHER
ATTRACTIONS
MYSTIC
SEAPORT MUSEUM
Located in Mystic, Connecticut (near New London), this seaport
museum has a number of ships, and excellent displays on whaling,
including a whaling ship.
Fort Griswold
Groton, CT
Here the British massacre of
Colonial defenders took place
on Sept. 6, 1781
Stonington Harbor Light
by permission of
New England Lighthouses
-a Virtual Tour
WALLACE NUTTING COLLECTION
Largest collection of early American (1690-1730)
furniture & domestic articles in the USA.
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-278-2670
Commission a beautifully crafted pen-and-ink portrait of your home.
Purchase a box of greeting cards with your House Portrait.
Art created from photographs.
Joel David Abramson
House Portraits
HISTORIC HOUSES
MUSEUMS
1639
HENRY WHITFIELD STATE MUSEUM
Guilford, CT
Built in 1639, Connecticut's oldest house and
New England's oldest stone house.
ca. 1660
THOMAS LEE HOUSE
East Lyme, CT
The Thomas Lee House (c. 1660) is one of the oldest wood frame houses in Connecticut still in its primitive state.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Houses, the building housed several generations of Lees.
Notable among them was Ezra Lee, who piloted The Turtle, a wooden submarine designed by David Bushnell
and used to attack the British fleet in New York Harbor during the American Revolution
Virtual tour of house
info@eastlymehistoricalsociety.org
1681 Deacon John Graves House
Madison, CT
ca. 1695-1698
GENERAL DAVID HUMPHREYS HOUSE
37 Elm Street, Ansonia, CT
The Humphreys House is the birthplace of the Revolutionary War officer and friend of George Washington
who later became our nation's first ambassador.
ca. 1690-1710
THE HYLAND HOUSE
GUILFORD, CT
ca. 1700
Historic Putnam Cottage
Known as Knapp's Tavern during Revolutuinary War
ca. 1700
Eells-Stow House
Milford Historical Society
Milford, CT
ca. 1710-1720
BUTTOLPH-WILLIAMS HOUSE
249 Broad Street
Weathersfield, CT
CLICK HERE for photo and description material provided by
"The Antiquarian & Landmark Society".
c1720
STANLEY-WHITMAN COLONIAL HOMESTEAD
Built c.1720)
37 High St.
Farmington, CT (I-84 Ex. 39) 06032
Phone 860-677-9222
c1720
DANIEL BENTON HOMESTEAD
Tolland Historical Society
Tolland CT
C1723
HUNTINGTON HOMESTEAD
Governor Samuel Huntington Trust, Inc.
PO Box 231,
Scotland, CT 06264
The Huntington Homestead is the Birthplace of
Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Type: Saltbox Farmhouse.
C1724
Harrison House Museum
124 Main Street, Branford, CT
Branford Historical Society
1734-1740
GOVERNOR JOHNATHAN TRUMBULL House Museum
169 West Town Street
Lebanon, CT
Learn about Gov. Trumbull.
c1746
NOAH WEBSTER HOUSE
West Hartford, CT
Click here
for biography of Naoh Webster
Derrin House
249 West Avon Road, Avon, CT
Being restored by Avon Historical Society
ca. 1750
CAPT. DAVID JUDSON HOUSE
Stratford Historical Society
967 Academy Hill
Stratford, CT
203-378-0630
Built circa 1750 by Capt. David Judson on the site of his great-grandfather's 1639 stone house,
Judson House is a fine example of Georgian achitecture with its impressive broken scroll pediment
entry.
It is furnished with period pieces of Stratford origin
ca. 1750
Ogden House & Garden
Fairfield Historical Society
Fairfield, CT
ca. 1750
THE GLEBE HOUSE MUSEUM
Woodbury, CT
CLICK HERE for Glebe House History.
1756
HANFIRD-SILLIMAN HOUSE
New Canaan Historical Society
New Canaan, CT
"18th Century towns were required by law to have a tavern and inn for travelers;
New Canaan's "ordinary" was built by Stephen Hanford, a weaver and the community's first licensed tavern keeper. "
Interior phots
ca. 1758
The Shaw-Perkins Mansion
New London County Historical Society
New London, CT
c1760
HATHEWAY HOUSE
Built 1760
55 South Main Street, Suffield, CT
Phone 860/668-0055
CLICK HERE for another photo and description provided by
"The Antiquarian & Landmark Society".
c1760
General Samuel McClellan House
South Woodstock, CT
General McClellan was a Revolutionary War general. He raised horses on the property for Washington's army. He lead
a regiment from Woodstock at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Samuel McClellan was
also the grandfather of George B McClellan, the Civil
War General that went out of favor with Linclon. Among
other history of the house, is the fact that Wintrop
Chandler, famous American artist, lived in the home.
He was McClellan's nephew. There is an over-mantel
painting done by him, applied directly to the mortar.
The house is now an Antique Shop.
1764
KING HOUSE MUSEUM
Built in 1764
232 South Main Street
Suffield, CT ---- A few miles north of Bradley
Internationl Airport
Fee: Yes
The Suffield Historical Society
ca.1769
Johnathan Trumbull Junior House
Lebanon, CT
Geoge Washington really slept here.
Trumbull was Washington's secretary during the war.
Click here
for photo and biography of Johnathan Trumbull, Jr.
ca.1770
Pequotsepos Manor
Denison Society & Denison Homestead Museum
Gift Shop
Mystic, CT
Guilford, CT
Classic New England Saltbox
1776
NATHAN HALE HOMESTEAD
2299 South Street
Coventry, CT o6238
Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy
1780
THE OLIVER ELLSWORTH HOMSTEAD
Windsor, CT
Operated by the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution
Born in 1745, Oliver Ellsworth was one of the framers of the United States Constitution.
Connecticut's first Senator, and author of the Judiciary Act, which forms the basis of our present day federal judicial system.
Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail Wolcott, lived at the Homestead until his death in 1807.
While living at the Homestead, Ellsworth was visited by President George Washington in 1789,
and by President John Adams in 1799.
1782
Butler-McCook House & Gardens
396 Main Street
Hartford, CT
The oldest house in Hartford.
Read about
the disaster that struck this house from an wandering SUV.
1790
Burr Mansion
Fairfield (CT) Historical Society
1785
John Rider House Museum
Danbury Historical Society
Danbury, CT
1794-1810
Thankful Arnold House
The Haddam Historical Society
Haddam, CT
1799
Enoch Kelsey House
1702 Main Street
Newington, CT
MATHEW CURTIS HOUSE
Newtown, CT
Newtown Historical Society
1808
Kellog-Eddy House
679 Willard Street
Newington, CT
1853
CAPT. NATAHANIAL B. PALMER HOUSE
40 Palmer Street
Stonington, CT
The Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House, a National Historic Landmark, was home to the noted sea captain
and naval architect Nathaniel Brown Palmer who, in 1820, was the first person to sight and cruise along the
continent of Antarctica. Nathaniel Palmer and his brother Captain Alexander Palmer built the house in 1853
for their families.
1874
THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
Some of Twain's most famous works written here.
OSBOURNE HOMESTEAD MUSEUM
500 Hawthorn Avenue
Derby, CT
****MASSACHUSETTS****
****WESTERN MASS**** EASTERN MASS****
****THE SOUTH SHORE
****CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS****
See also
BED & BREAKFAST IN HISTORIC HOMES
17th Century Saturday - Essex County MA - June 2,& July 2, 2007
Many first period houses (1625-1725) will be open.
New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont
Historic & Antique Houses For Sale Antique Houses - Restoration & Repair
Pre 1700 Houses Antique B&Bs Historic Inns & Taverns
; Index - New England Antiquing
Gift Shops of Historic New England House Museums & Villages
Grand Openening
Boston's Weekly
Antique Market
May 16-17, 2009
Food & Lodging Since 1773
Stockbridge, MA
Milford
Antiques
Show
Every Sunday
October through April
Milford, NH
****CONNECTICUT****
HISTORIC HOUSES
OTHER USES
c1746
DEACON TIMOTHY PRATT HOUSE
c. 1746 center chimney colonial listed on National Historic Register.
Now converted to a Bed & Breakfast, maintains the colonial flavor.
CHAMPLIN HILL ANTIQUES
Featuring delightful antique country & primitive furniture, with treasures including folk art,
mirrors, pewter, quilts and more at affordable prices.
Champlin Hill Antiques is a mandatory stop in the Burlington, VT area
1740
Benjamin Rockwell Homested
Now THE RED PETTICOT antique shop.
Built c. 1740
Located on 113 West Lane (Rte 35)
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone 203-431-9451
Heidi Howard creates trade and tavern signs in the style of 18th and 19th century New England sign painters. Each sign is handcrafted from 100 to 200 year old boards,
Authentic Historical Designs
A House Plan Firm with a special approach to designing houses.
We take authentic exteriors from yesteryear and unite them with
practical and up-to-date floor plans. Now you can have the look
of an old house - without any of the inconveniences.
1740
LOWER FARM BED & BREAKFAST
119 Mystic Road , Mystic/North Stonington, CT
Phone - 866-535-9075.
.
The Inn is a Bed and Breakfast that blends the charm of yesterday with the comforts of today.
A 1740 center chimney Georgian Colonial farmhouse located in Mystic Connecticut Country.
SWAN COVE B&B
ANTIQUES & BREAKFAST
- Listed with the National Registry Historic Places
Enjoy a weekend of Antique Shopping in Connecticut.
-Close to many sources of antique shopping.
1714 to mid 1700s
ELIAS CHILD HOUSE
50 Perrin Road
Woodstock, CT 06281
Magnificent center hall colonial on 47 rural acres. Heavily furnished in antiques.
Browse our web site for the
history of Elias Child House.
1740
HOMESPUN FARM B&B
306 Preston Road (Route 164)
Griswold, CT 06351
Historic farm property run for over two hundred years by decendants of
William Brewster of Mayflower fame. Nominated for the National Registry
of Historic Places.
WESTBROOK INN
976 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, CT 06498
Step back in time to the Romantic Victorian Era to this magnificantly restored
Connecticut Historic Inn. Graceful flowered grounds, fine antique appointments,
working fireplaces, picturesque beaches and more await your arrival.
Decorate with
Antiques
JONESPORT NAUTICAL ANTIQUES
Cherry Corner Cupboard - $3,500
Cherry glass-door corner cupboard with 12 lights, original glass, plate grooves, attractive dentil molding, circa 1820-1830, New York State origin.
Click on image for more detail.
Linda Rosen Antiques
Sheffield, MA
CLICK HERE
for selected antiquing books from Amazon.
New Englands Historic Attractions
Historic Houses
Historic Inns & Taverns
Historic Villages
B&B in Historic Houses
Antique Shops by State
Nautical Antiquibg
>
CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUES
Route 7, Sheffield, MA 01257
Since 1977, specializing in American antique wicker furniture.
Period wicker including chairs, tables, and matching sets
from the 1870s through the 1920s.
OTHER
ATTRACTIONS
MYSTIC
SEAPORT MUSEUM
Located in Mystic, Connecticut (near New London), this seaport
museum has a number of ships, and excellent displays on whaling,
including a whaling ship.
Fort Griswold
Groton, CT
Here the British massacre of
Colonial defenders took place
on Sept. 6, 1781
Stonington Harbor Light
by permission of
New England Lighthouses
-a Virtual Tour
WALLACE NUTTING COLLECTION
Largest collection of early American (1690-1730)
furniture & domestic articles in the USA.
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-278-2670
Commission a beautifully crafted pen-and-ink portrait of your home.
Purchase a box of greeting cards with your House Portrait.
Art created from photographs.
Joel David Abramson
House Portraits
HISTORIC HOUSES
MUSEUMS
1639
HENRY WHITFIELD STATE MUSEUM
Guilford, CT
Built in 1639, Connecticut's oldest house and
New England's oldest stone house.
ca. 1660
THOMAS LEE HOUSE
East Lyme, CT
The Thomas Lee House (c. 1660) is one of the oldest wood frame houses in Connecticut still in its primitive state.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Houses, the building housed several generations of Lees.
Notable among them was Ezra Lee, who piloted The Turtle, a wooden submarine designed by David Bushnell
and used to attack the British fleet in New York Harbor during the American Revolution
Virtual tour of house
info@eastlymehistoricalsociety.org
1681 Deacon John Graves House
Madison, CT
ca. 1695-1698
GENERAL DAVID HUMPHREYS HOUSE
37 Elm Street, Ansonia, CT
The Humphreys House is the birthplace of the Revolutionary War officer and friend of George Washington
who later became our nation's first ambassador.
ca. 1690-1710
THE HYLAND HOUSE
GUILFORD, CT
ca. 1700
Historic Putnam Cottage
Known as Knapp's Tavern during Revolutuinary War
ca. 1700
Eells-Stow House
Milford Historical Society
Milford, CT
ca. 1710-1720
BUTTOLPH-WILLIAMS HOUSE
249 Broad Street
Weathersfield, CT
CLICK HERE for photo and description material provided by
"The Antiquarian & Landmark Society".
c1720
STANLEY-WHITMAN COLONIAL HOMESTEAD
Built c.1720)
37 High St.
Farmington, CT (I-84 Ex. 39) 06032
Phone 860-677-9222
c1720
DANIEL BENTON HOMESTEAD
Tolland Historical Society
Tolland CT
C1723
HUNTINGTON HOMESTEAD
Governor Samuel Huntington Trust, Inc.
PO Box 231,
Scotland, CT 06264
The Huntington Homestead is the Birthplace of
Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Type: Saltbox Farmhouse.
C1724
Harrison House Museum
124 Main Street, Branford, CT
Branford Historical Society
1734-1740
GOVERNOR JOHNATHAN TRUMBULL House Museum
169 West Town Street
Lebanon, CT
Learn about Gov. Trumbull.
c1746
NOAH WEBSTER HOUSE
West Hartford, CT
Click here
for biography of Naoh Webster
Derrin House
249 West Avon Road, Avon, CT
Being restored by Avon Historical Society
ca. 1750
CAPT. DAVID JUDSON HOUSE
Stratford Historical Society
967 Academy Hill
Stratford, CT
203-378-0630
Built circa 1750 by Capt. David Judson on the site of his great-grandfather's 1639 stone house,
Judson House is a fine example of Georgian achitecture with its impressive broken scroll pediment
entry.
It is furnished with period pieces of Stratford origin
ca. 1750
Ogden House & Garden
Fairfield Historical Society
Fairfield, CT
ca. 1750
THE GLEBE HOUSE MUSEUM
Woodbury, CT
CLICK HERE for Glebe House History.
1756
HANFIRD-SILLIMAN HOUSE
New Canaan Historical Society
New Canaan, CT
"18th Century towns were required by law to have a tavern and inn for travelers;
New Canaan's "ordinary" was built by Stephen Hanford, a weaver and the community's first licensed tavern keeper. "
Interior phots
ca. 1758
The Shaw-Perkins Mansion
New London County Historical Society
New London, CT
c1760
HATHEWAY HOUSE
Built 1760
55 South Main Street, Suffield, CT
Phone 860/668-0055
CLICK HERE for another photo and description provided by
"The Antiquarian & Landmark Society".
c1760
General Samuel McClellan House
South Woodstock, CT
General McClellan was a Revolutionary War general. He raised horses on the property for Washington's army. He lead
a regiment from Woodstock at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Samuel McClellan was
also the grandfather of George B McClellan, the Civil
War General that went out of favor with Linclon. Among
other history of the house, is the fact that Wintrop
Chandler, famous American artist, lived in the home.
He was McClellan's nephew. There is an over-mantel
painting done by him, applied directly to the mortar.
The house is now an Antique Shop.
1764
KING HOUSE MUSEUM
Built in 1764
232 South Main Street
Suffield, CT ---- A few miles north of Bradley
Internationl Airport
Fee: Yes
The Suffield Historical Society
ca.1769
Johnathan Trumbull Junior House
Lebanon, CT
Geoge Washington really slept here.
Trumbull was Washington's secretary during the war.
Click here
for photo and biography of Johnathan Trumbull, Jr.
ca.1770
Pequotsepos Manor
Denison Society & Denison Homestead Museum
Gift Shop
Mystic, CT
Guilford, CT
Classic New England Saltbox
1776
NATHAN HALE HOMESTEAD
2299 South Street
Coventry, CT o6238
Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy
1780
THE OLIVER ELLSWORTH HOMSTEAD
Windsor, CT
Operated by the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution
Born in 1745, Oliver Ellsworth was one of the framers of the United States Constitution.
Connecticut's first Senator, and author of the Judiciary Act, which forms the basis of our present day federal judicial system.
Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail Wolcott, lived at the Homestead until his death in 1807.
While living at the Homestead, Ellsworth was visited by President George Washington in 1789,
and by President John Adams in 1799.
1782
Butler-McCook House & Gardens
396 Main Street
Hartford, CT
The oldest house in Hartford.
Read about
the disaster that struck this house from an wandering SUV.
1790
Burr Mansion
Fairfield (CT) Historical Society
1785
John Rider House Museum
Danbury Historical Society
Danbury, CT
1794-1810
Thankful Arnold House
The Haddam Historical Society
Haddam, CT
1799
Enoch Kelsey House
1702 Main Street
Newington, CT
MATHEW CURTIS HOUSE
Newtown, CT
Newtown Historical Society
1808
Kellog-Eddy House
679 Willard Street
Newington, CT
1853
CAPT. NATAHANIAL B. PALMER HOUSE
40 Palmer Street
Stonington, CT
The Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House, a National Historic Landmark, was home to the noted sea captain
and naval architect Nathaniel Brown Palmer who, in 1820, was the first person to sight and cruise along the
continent of Antarctica. Nathaniel Palmer and his brother Captain Alexander Palmer built the house in 1853
for their families.
1874
THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
Some of Twain's most famous works written here.
OSBOURNE HOMESTEAD MUSEUM
500 Hawthorn Avenue
Derby, CT
****MASSACHUSETTS****
****WESTERN MASS**** EASTERN MASS****
****THE SOUTH SHORE
****CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS****
See also
BED & BREAKFAST IN HISTORIC HOMES
17th Century Saturday - Essex County MA - June 2,& July 2, 2007
Many first period houses (1625-1725) will be open.
Grand Openening
May 16-17, 2009Boston's Weekly |
Food & Lodging Since 1773 Stockbridge, MA
| Milford
|
****CONNECTICUT****
HISTORIC HOUSES
OTHER USES
c1746
DEACON TIMOTHY PRATT HOUSE
c. 1746 center chimney colonial listed on National Historic Register.
Now converted to a Bed & Breakfast, maintains the colonial flavor.
CHAMPLIN HILL ANTIQUES
Featuring delightful antique country & primitive furniture, with treasures including folk art,
mirrors, pewter, quilts and more at affordable prices.
Champlin Hill Antiques is a mandatory stop in the Burlington, VT area
1740
Benjamin Rockwell Homested
Now THE RED PETTICOT antique shop.
Built c. 1740
Located on 113 West Lane (Rte 35)
Ridgefield, CT 06877
Phone 203-431-9451
Heidi Howard creates trade and tavern signs in the style of 18th and 19th century New England sign painters. Each sign is handcrafted from 100 to 200 year old boards,
Authentic Historical Designs
A House Plan Firm with a special approach to designing houses.
We take authentic exteriors from yesteryear and unite them with
practical and up-to-date floor plans. Now you can have the look
of an old house - without any of the inconveniences.
1740
LOWER FARM BED & BREAKFAST
119 Mystic Road , Mystic/North Stonington, CT
Phone - 866-535-9075.
.
The Inn is a Bed and Breakfast that blends the charm of yesterday with the comforts of today.
A 1740 center chimney Georgian Colonial farmhouse located in Mystic Connecticut Country.
SWAN COVE B&B
ANTIQUES & BREAKFAST
- Listed with the National Registry Historic Places
Enjoy a weekend of Antique Shopping in Connecticut.
-Close to many sources of antique shopping.
1714 to mid 1700s
ELIAS CHILD HOUSE
50 Perrin Road
Woodstock, CT 06281
Magnificent center hall colonial on 47 rural acres. Heavily furnished in antiques.
Browse our web site for the
history of Elias Child House.
1740
HOMESPUN FARM B&B
306 Preston Road (Route 164)
Griswold, CT 06351
Historic farm property run for over two hundred years by decendants of
William Brewster of Mayflower fame. Nominated for the National Registry
of Historic Places.
WESTBROOK INN
976 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, CT 06498
Step back in time to the Romantic Victorian Era to this magnificantly restored
Connecticut Historic Inn. Graceful flowered grounds, fine antique appointments,
working fireplaces, picturesque beaches and more await your arrival.
Decorate with
Antiques
JONESPORT NAUTICAL ANTIQUES
Cherry Corner Cupboard - $3,500
Cherry glass-door corner cupboard with 12 lights, original glass, plate grooves, attractive dentil molding, circa 1820-1830, New York State origin.
Click on image for more detail.
Linda Rosen Antiques
Sheffield, MA
CLICK HERE
for selected antiquing books from Amazon.
New Englands Historic Attractions
Historic Houses
Historic Inns & Taverns
Historic Villages
B&B in Historic Houses
Antique Shops by State
Nautical Antiquibg
>
CORNER HOUSE ANTIQUES
Route 7, Sheffield, MA 01257
Since 1977, specializing in American antique wicker furniture.
Period wicker including chairs, tables, and matching sets
from the 1870s through the 1920s.
OTHER
ATTRACTIONS
MYSTIC
SEAPORT MUSEUM
Located in Mystic, Connecticut (near New London), this seaport
museum has a number of ships, and excellent displays on whaling,
including a whaling ship.
Fort Griswold
Groton, CT
Here the British massacre of
Colonial defenders took place
on Sept. 6, 1781
Stonington Harbor Light
by permission of
New England Lighthouses
-a Virtual Tour
WALLACE NUTTING COLLECTION
Largest collection of early American (1690-1730)
furniture & domestic articles in the USA.
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
600 Main Street
Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-278-2670
Commission a beautifully crafted pen-and-ink portrait of your home.
Purchase a box of greeting cards with your House Portrait.
Art created from photographs.
Joel David Abramson
House Portraits
HISTORIC HOUSES
MUSEUMS
1639
HENRY WHITFIELD STATE MUSEUM
Guilford, CT
Built in 1639, Connecticut's oldest house and
New England's oldest stone house.
ca. 1660
THOMAS LEE HOUSE
East Lyme, CT
The Thomas Lee House (c. 1660) is one of the oldest wood frame houses in Connecticut still in its primitive state.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Houses, the building housed several generations of Lees.
Notable among them was Ezra Lee, who piloted The Turtle, a wooden submarine designed by David Bushnell
and used to attack the British fleet in New York Harbor during the American Revolution
Virtual tour of house
info@eastlymehistoricalsociety.org
1681 Deacon John Graves House
Madison, CT
ca. 1695-1698
GENERAL DAVID HUMPHREYS HOUSE
37 Elm Street, Ansonia, CT
The Humphreys House is the birthplace of the Revolutionary War officer and friend of George Washington
who later became our nation's first ambassador.
ca. 1690-1710
THE HYLAND HOUSE
GUILFORD, CT
ca. 1700
Historic Putnam Cottage
Known as Knapp's Tavern during Revolutuinary War
ca. 1700
Eells-Stow House
Milford Historical Society
Milford, CT
ca. 1710-1720
BUTTOLPH-WILLIAMS HOUSE
249 Broad Street
Weathersfield, CT
CLICK HERE for photo and description material provided by
"The Antiquarian & Landmark Society".
c1720
STANLEY-WHITMAN COLONIAL HOMESTEAD
Built c.1720)
37 High St.
Farmington, CT (I-84 Ex. 39) 06032
Phone 860-677-9222
c1720
DANIEL BENTON HOMESTEAD
Tolland Historical Society
Tolland CT
C1723
HUNTINGTON HOMESTEAD
Governor Samuel Huntington Trust, Inc.
PO Box 231,
Scotland, CT 06264
The Huntington Homestead is the Birthplace of
Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Type: Saltbox Farmhouse.
C1724
Harrison House Museum
124 Main Street, Branford, CT
Branford Historical Society
1734-1740
GOVERNOR JOHNATHAN TRUMBULL House Museum
169 West Town Street
Lebanon, CT
Learn about Gov. Trumbull.
c1746
NOAH WEBSTER HOUSE
West Hartford, CT
Click here
for biography of Naoh Webster
Derrin House
249 West Avon Road, Avon, CT
Being restored by Avon Historical Society
ca. 1750
CAPT. DAVID JUDSON HOUSE
Stratford Historical Society
967 Academy Hill
Stratford, CT
203-378-0630
Built circa 1750 by Capt. David Judson on the site of his great-grandfather's 1639 stone house,
Judson House is a fine example of Georgian achitecture with its impressive broken scroll pediment
entry.
It is furnished with period pieces of Stratford origin
ca. 1750
Ogden House & Garden
Fairfield Historical Society
Fairfield, CT
ca. 1750
THE GLEBE HOUSE MUSEUM
Woodbury, CT
CLICK HERE for Glebe House History.
1756
HANFIRD-SILLIMAN HOUSE
New Canaan Historical Society
New Canaan, CT
"18th Century towns were required by law to have a tavern and inn for travelers;
New Canaan's "ordinary" was built by Stephen Hanford, a weaver and the community's first licensed tavern keeper. "
Interior phots
ca. 1758
The Shaw-Perkins Mansion
New London County Historical Society
New London, CT
c1760
HATHEWAY HOUSE
Built 1760
55 South Main Street, Suffield, CT
Phone 860/668-0055
CLICK HERE for another photo and description provided by
"The Antiquarian & Landmark Society".
c1760
General Samuel McClellan House
South Woodstock, CT
General McClellan was a Revolutionary War general. He raised horses on the property for Washington's army. He lead
a regiment from Woodstock at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Samuel McClellan was
also the grandfather of George B McClellan, the Civil
War General that went out of favor with Linclon. Among
other history of the house, is the fact that Wintrop
Chandler, famous American artist, lived in the home.
He was McClellan's nephew. There is an over-mantel
painting done by him, applied directly to the mortar.
The house is now an Antique Shop.
1764
KING HOUSE MUSEUM
Built in 1764
232 South Main Street
Suffield, CT ---- A few miles north of Bradley
Internationl Airport
Fee: Yes
The Suffield Historical Society
ca.1769
Johnathan Trumbull Junior House
Lebanon, CT
Geoge Washington really slept here.
Trumbull was Washington's secretary during the war.
Click here
for photo and biography of Johnathan Trumbull, Jr.
ca.1770
Pequotsepos Manor
Denison Society & Denison Homestead Museum
Gift Shop
Mystic, CT
Guilford, CT
Classic New England Saltbox
1776
NATHAN HALE HOMESTEAD
2299 South Street
Coventry, CT o6238
Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America's First Spy
1780
THE OLIVER ELLSWORTH HOMSTEAD
Windsor, CT
Operated by the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution
Born in 1745, Oliver Ellsworth was one of the framers of the United States Constitution.
Connecticut's first Senator, and author of the Judiciary Act, which forms the basis of our present day federal judicial system.
Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail Wolcott, lived at the Homestead until his death in 1807.
While living at the Homestead, Ellsworth was visited by President George Washington in 1789,
and by President John Adams in 1799.
1782
Butler-McCook House & Gardens
396 Main Street
Hartford, CT
The oldest house in Hartford.
Read about
the disaster that struck this house from an wandering SUV.
1790
Burr Mansion
Fairfield (CT) Historical Society
1785
John Rider House Museum
Danbury Historical Society
Danbury, CT
1794-1810
Thankful Arnold House
The Haddam Historical Society
Haddam, CT
1799
Enoch Kelsey House
1702 Main Street
Newington, CT
MATHEW CURTIS HOUSE
Newtown, CT
Newtown Historical Society
1808
Kellog-Eddy House
679 Willard Street
Newington, CT
1853
CAPT. NATAHANIAL B. PALMER HOUSE
40 Palmer Street
Stonington, CT
The Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House, a National Historic Landmark, was home to the noted sea captain
and naval architect Nathaniel Brown Palmer who, in 1820, was the first person to sight and cruise along the
continent of Antarctica. Nathaniel Palmer and his brother Captain Alexander Palmer built the house in 1853
for their families.
1874
THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE
351 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
Some of Twain's most famous works written here.
OSBOURNE HOMESTEAD MUSEUM
500 Hawthorn Avenue
Derby, CT
****MASSACHUSETTS****
****WESTERN MASS**** EASTERN MASS****
****THE SOUTH SHORE
****CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS****
See also
BED & BREAKFAST IN HISTORIC HOMES
17th Century Saturday - Essex County MA - June 2,& July 2, 2007
Many first period houses (1625-1725) will be open.
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****WESTERN MASS**** EASTERN MASS****
****THE SOUTH SHORE
****CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS****
See also
BED & BREAKFAST IN HISTORIC HOMES
17th Century Saturday - Essex County MA - June 2,& July 2, 2007
Many first period houses (1625-1725) will be open.
***********WESTERN MASS***************
ca. 1730
The Parsons House
of the Historic Northasmpton Society
58 Bradley Street
Northampton, MA
ca. 1735
COLONEL ASHLEY HOUSE
Built c. 1735
Sheffield, MA
1-413-229-8600 - Admission Fee
Near Bartholomew's Cobble
Property of
The Trustees of Reservations
1739
THE MISSION HOUSE
Built in 1739 by the first missionary to the
Stockridge Mohegan Indians- Restored & Moved 1928
Contains a fine collection of period furnishings
including some used by the original owner.
Open Memorial Day to Columbus Day - admission fee.
Main Street
Stockbridge, MA
Info: 413-298-3299
Property of
The Trustees of Reservations
1743
SHELDON-HAWKS HOUSE
Information Center
Old Deerfield, MA
Phone 413/774-5581
Fee-Yes
THE BIDWELL HOUSE MUSEUM
" elegant Georgian saltbox originally built circa 1750
as a parsonage. Authentically restored, filled with antiques..."
A Registered Historic Landmark -
Click here for history of house.
Art School Road
Monterey, MA
413-528-6888
1786RICHARD SALTER STORRS HOUSE - 1786
Longmeadow Street - Next to Library
Longmeadow, MA
The Longmeadow Historical Society
BRANDT HOUSE
29 Highland Avenue
Greenfield, MA
800-235-3329
A Colonial Revival Estate Built in 1890
Now a gracious B&B
WILLARD HOUSE and CLOCK MUSEUM
Built c. 1718-1755-1790
11 Willard Street
North Grafton, MA
Phone: 508-839-3500
BLACK WALNUT INN
1184 North Pleasant Street
Amherst MA 01002
Built: 1821
Type: Federal style brick house - now a B&B.
MERWIN HOUSE
Built c. 1824
16 West Main Street
Stockbridge, MA
Society for Preservation of
New England Antiquities
1780's
EMILY DICKENSON HOME & MUSEUM
William Cullen Bryant House
c. 1636
c. 1644
HERMAN MELVILLE'S ARROWHEAD
1780'S Farm House
Restored to Melville's era
Herman Melville and Arrowhead.
780 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone 413/442-1449
Fee-Yes
National Historic Landmark
280 Main Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Phone: 413-542-8161
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*********EASTERN MASS - BOSTON AREA**********
THE FAIRBANKS HOUSE
511 East Street
Dedham, MA 02026
"Oldest surviving timber frame house in America.
25 photos of The Fairbanks House
source - Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
The Faibanks House - 260 years- one family - Dedham, MA
Detailed account of this remarkably preserved 1637 frame house.
by Helen H. Hill, New England Antique Journal, April 2006
Entered - 03-31-06
1644 Nataniel Felton, Sr. House
Peabody Historical Society, Peabody, MA
Society has three historic houses, go to left
sidebar and click on "Felton Sr. House.
posted 3-16-o8
c. 1648
PUTNAM HOUSE
Danvers, MA
c. 1648
THE BLAKE HOUSE
725 Colunbia Road
Dorchester, MA
c. 1640 - 1670
JOHN WHIPPLE HOUSE
Ipswich, MA
Ipswich Historical Society
c. 1648
Putnam House
Danvers, MA
c. 1659
Bellington-Cary House
Chelsea, MA
1667-1725
Reuben Brown House
Concors, MA
c. pre 1675
JUDGE CORWIN HOUSE
The Witch House
Salem, MA
Example of 17th century architecture.
Only surviving stucture in Salem with direct ties
to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
1680
Paul Revere House
On Freedom Trail
Boston,MA
1681
1687
1694
ca. 1698-1738
ca. 1714
ca. 1715
ca. 1730
1740
1746
ca. 1747-1751
ca. 1759
ca. 1767
1768
HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES
ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
ADAMS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE
QUINCY HOUSE
GENERAL ARTEMAS WARD HOME
17th & 18th CENTURY HOUSES IN SALEM
http://www.nicholshousemuseum.org/home.html">
NICHOLS HOUSE MUSEUN
President John Adams Birthplace
Quincy, MA
ref Wikipedia - photo
BOARDMAN HOUSE
Saugus. MA
Greenwood Farm
HANCOCK-CLARKE HOUSE
Lexington, MA
Prominant in Revolutionary War History.
THE GUILD-KELLOCK hOUSE
Center Chimney Post and Beam Gambrel, Wrentham, MA
Listed for sale by OldHouse.com
(please tell the agent that you saw it on antiquing.com)
Dole-Little House
Newbury, MA
HAGER HOUSE ANTIQUE SHOP
850 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
A 1730 Gambreled home displays a wide range of quality inventory
in a general line of country 18th and 19th century antiques.
Forty minutes from downtown Boston and 1500 feet from the famous
Longfellow's Wayside Inn.
Jason Russell House
Arlington, MA
Macy-Colby House
Amesbury, MA
Source - Wikipedia
THE SHIRLEY-EUSTIS hOUSE
Roxbury, MA
Longfellow Historic Site
105 Battle Street
Cambridge, MA
"Home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and headquarters
for George Washington during the seige of Boston.
LEMURL CLAPP HOUSE
Dorchester Historical Society
Dorchester, MA
JEREMIAH LEE MANSION
Marblehead, MA
1770
THE OLD MANSE
269 Monument Street
Concord, MA
978-369-3909
Built by Ralph Waldo Emerson's grandfather, both
RW Emerson and Nathanial Hawthorn wrote from this house
located near the Concord Bridge.
Property of
The Trustees of Reservations
5 Turner Street
Salem, MA 01979
John Adams Birthplace
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
Two 17th Century Farm Houses
141 Franklin Street
Quincy, MA
The (Adams) Old House
Built 1731
Occupied by Adams Family 1788-1927
135 Adams Street
Quincy, MA
Built by Colonal Josiah Quincy, a Revolutionary period leader.
Spectacular!
20 Muirhead Street
Quincy, MA
ORCHARD HOUSE
Home of Louisa May Alcott and her family for over 20 years,
where the beloved classic, "Little Women" was written in 1868.
This 300-year-old home typifies a mid-19th century middle-class home,
with over 80% of the furnishings original to the Alcotts.
399 Lexington Road
Concord, MA
786 Main Street
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Phone: 508-842-8900
Revolutionary War General's restored home
April 15 to November 30.
Excellent pictures and description of seven houses.
1804-Boston, MA
CAPTAIN FORBES HOUSE MUSEUM
1833 Greek Revival Sea Captain's House
Admission Fee
Milton, MA
THE GKIBSON HOUSE
1846 Victorian Brownstone
Boston, MA
GORE PLACE
19th Century House Museum
National Historic Landmark
52 Gore Street
Wltham, MA
781-894-2798
19th & 20th CENTURY HOUSES IN SALEM
Excellent pictures and description of five houses built before WW1.
*******THE SOUTH SHORE************
c. 1640
RICHARD SPARROW HOUSE
42 Summer Street
Plymouth, MA
The oldest house in Plymouth The Sparrows arrived Plymouth in 1633.
1653
ALDEN HOUSE HISTORIC SITE
The Alden House, located in beautiful, seaside Duxbury, MA
was built in 1653 by Pilgrim John Alden. It is open
to the public from mid-May to mid-October for a nominal charge.
1667
THE JABEZ HOWLAND HOUSE
33 Sandwich Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
The only house now standing in Plymouth where a
Matflower passenger (John Howland)is known to have lived.
CLICK HERE for article about house.
1677
The Harlow Oldfort House
119 Sandwich Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
1699
ISAAC WINSLOW HOUSE
Marshfield, MA
"The Winslow House, built circa 1699, is the ancestral home of the founding family of Marshfield.
Built by the
grandson of Pilgrim governor and diplomat Edward Winslow, and home to a prominent South Shore family,
it remains an example of how landed gentry lived in the days prior to the American Revolution.
Open to the public for guided tours from May until October, and available for functions."
1767
The Reverand Jeremiah Beal House
The Brocton Historical Society Homestead
216 North Pearl Street
Brocton, MA
1808
King Ceasar's House
Duxbury, MA
1809
Captain Gersham Bradford House
Duxbury, MA
****CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS****
c. 1672
THE VINCENT HOUSE
Martha's Vinyards oldest house.
Main Street
Edgartown, MA 02539
Phone: 508-627-8619
Fee-Seasonal
c. 1675
HOXIE HOUSE
Cape Cod's Oldest Saltbox House
18 Water Street
Sandwich, MA 02563
Phone: 508-888-1173
CLICK HERE for photos (Kidder Smith Image Project, MIT).
Seasonal - Fee
c. 1686
JETHRO COFFIN HOUSE
Nantucket's oldest house.
Sunset Hill
Nantucket MA 02554
Phone:978-922-1186
Fee-Seasonal
1730 Cammett House - Osterville, MA
Osterville Historical Society
WINSLOW CROCKER HOUSE-c. 1780
250 Route 6, Old Kings Highway
Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
508-352-4385
House moved to present location in 1936.
Interior remodeled to appropriate early American.
ATWOOD HOUSE MUSEUM
Chatham, MA
Built 1756
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