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The Wayside – built circa 1717; later the home of Samuel Whitney, a Minuteman who fought the British regulars at the North Bridge on April 19, 1775; home of Louisa May Alcott and her family 1845–1848; home of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family 1852–1870; purchased in 1883 by Boston publisher Daniel Lothrop and his wife, author Harriett ...
The Joseph Webb House is a historic Georgian-style house at 211 Main Street in Wethersfield, Connecticut.It was designated a National Historic Landmark for its significance as the location of the five-day military conference between George Washington and French commander Rochambeau in 1781 during the American Revolutionary War that preceded the Siege of Yorktown, the last major battle of the ...
Jeremiah Lee, oil on canvas, John Singleton Copley, 1769. Wadsworth Atheneum Mrs. Jeremiah Lee, oil on canvas, John Singleton Copley, c. 1769. Wadsworth Atheneum. The mansion is a large wooden house in the Georgian style, with imitation stone ashlar facade, built in 1768 by Colonel Jeremiah Lee, at that time the wealthiest merchant and ship owner in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- If you want to live like a king why not go for a house named for one - Georgian-style homes are stately, reserved and, well, regal. Before the American Revolution, many ...
Though named for the Georgian Era of English history, which lasted from 1714 to 1837 under the reign of the House of Hanover, the Georgian architectural style is largely inspired by the ideals of ...
Pages in category "Georgian architecture in Massachusetts" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Lady Pepperrell House is an American historic house in Kittery Point, Maine.It stands on State Route 103, opposite the First Congregational Church and Parsonage.Built in 1760 by Lady Mary Pepperrell, widow of Sir William Pepperrell, the house is one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in New England.
In 1941, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities bought the house at a bank auction. In 1949, descendants of Hichborn led an effort to restore the house. [ 4 ] The house was named a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service on November 24, 1968.